Likaiars blog

Another week has passed.
I haven't finished Harry Potter 4 yet, sadly. I'm still finishing Scott Westerfelds Goliath as well. I guess I'm just not in a reading mood these days. I've been playing the Witcher though, and I'm enjoying it so much I'm contemplating buying the books, though I have to read a translation as my Polish is not that good - okay I can't read or speak it at all... On moments like these I'm a little sad that I can't just learn every language the world has to offer. What's stopping me? Well dyslexia for one, but mostly time. I need to much of it for my studies and writing projects.

Speaking of which, of those 3000 words I planned to write this week (before tomorrow ends) I wrote... *drumroll* exactly 0. In stead I started to write a short story for a contest. So I have some catching up to do today and tomorrow. Yes, I do feel I should still write those 3000 words. I'm trying to make a habit of actually keeping my own goals and deadlines...

Now this short story is a fantasy story - because that's what I like to write and the contest is in that genre. While I was starting I had some trouble getting inspiration. I knew what atmosphere I wanted, but I didn't know what to do with it. This gave me the idea of a 'inspiration group' her on booklikes. I figured it would be a great idea if writers could share how they came up with inspiration, and maybe help each other when stuck. I searched, but didn't find a group like that, so I made one: http://booklikes.com/groups/show/152/fantasy-and-science-fiction-writing-inspiration
I'm still building it, but it's open for anyone who wants to enter.

So, my plan for next week is to get to 10000 words on friday, the last day of Februari and actually read a bit. Have a nice weekend!
~Likaiar