Weekly Randomness?

Yes. You see, every Friday I do a blog post about writing. Well, every Wednesday (hopefully, considering next Wednesday I start school and after I get out I have that Republican debate to cover for me journalism gig...) I will do a blog post about random stuff.

Like answering questions from Figment, a megasupertotallyawesomelovablehorrifyingamazingsplendid site for writers of young adult lit.

The following questions were submitted by: Marie Weaver, Diarmuid Carroll, Emma A., and Just Talia. I hope you all find the answers amusing.

1. Q: Favorite Pokemon? (M.W.) A: That's a hard one, as I am a Pokemon lover. I really like Eevee, but I also think Meowth is seriously awesome.
2. Q: Which Figgie (jsyk: person from Figment) would you most like to meet? (D.C.) A: You would all be very interesting to meet, so this is a hard choice. There's Figgies who aren't active on the message boards but whom I'm close to with WriteIt, another writing site I'm on. For a safe answer, I'll just go with Emma A. She is my (fake) long lost sister after all.
3. Q: If you were a chicken, what restaurant would you want to be served at? (E.A.) A: Well, I'd probably want to be cooked fresh because the thought of my dead (chicken) body being frozen scares me. I would also like to be served at the Gumbo Pot, a Cajun food restaurant, as fried chicken because then I'll at least be very tasty.
4. Q: WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A KLONDIKE BAR? (J.T.) A: SINCE YOU ASKED IN ALL CAPS I WILL ANSWER IN ALL CAPS. MY ANSWER IS... GO TO THE STORE AND BUY ONE. I'M TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY HERE. STOP MAKING ME HUNGRY.
5. Q: HOW MANY LIKES DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP? A: I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF SALIVA YOU HAVE AND HOW FAST IT GETS BROKEN DOWN. SO PROBABLY A LOT, UNLESS YOU'RE FLUFFY THE THREE HEADED DOG.

And that is all! Until next time folks!

And then... it's done! (Sort of)

This was how I responded to the realization that: yes, I just finished writing my novel.


"I can't believe it... I just finished writing my novel! OMFRACKINGERSWHIN! HOLY CANNOLI BATMAN! RANDOM NERDY INTERJECTION! B)

....

Now for the long period of revising and editing..."


That was my Facebook update that I just had to post. (It received numerous "likes" and comments because I have some of the best, most supportive friends in the whole wide world.)


Really, finishing a novel is an exciting experience, hence the random nerdy interjections. After an entire summer and then some of work on this long, challenging novel writing adventure, I was relieved to be able to finally say: I'm done!


Sort of...


Because a writer is never really done with her novel until it's published or she decides to abandon it. I am doing neither. I'd like to point out that I mentioned, amid the excited exclamations, that I will now be going through a long period of revising and editing. This period of rewriting will be just as stressful, labor intensive, and hopefully fun as writing it was... maybe more so.


So, I'd like to kick off the blog by saying that I will most definitely be writing about this new adventure, and more. I will also add that I probably will be going off my amazing (and sometimes irksome) experience as a journalist. Perhaps a poem here and there, too. 


I don't know if this will ever get read, but maybe I'll have just one reader who decides to follow me on my journey. Whoever you are or will be, thank you. I'd like to promise you that it will be worthwhile, but I really can't do that. I assure you, though, that there is a high chance that this will be entertaining and it will most certainly be writerly.

Still upset that writerly is not a word,
M. Noel 

WELCOME ALL!

I'm M. Noel and I'm a teen writer of all sorts, mainly journalist, poet, and novelist. And now: blogger! You can follow me along my writing journey here, and also here my thoughts about life and our wonderfully messed up world.


Why follow me? Why will my one blog be interesting to read? (Because I'm awesome!) Because here's a unique thing: insight about writing from a teen's point of view. I realize that us teen writers face many of the same problems as adults writers, and sometimes more. So that's what makes this interesting!


Additionally, here are some of the projects that I'm working on...

• THE NOVEL. Currently titled "How a Little Girl Became a Soldier" and it's at 18, 970 words this very moment. So you'll get to tag along with me as I talk about my noveling process and the woes and pros of going BIG.
• Journalism! I'm the lead critic for Kids Pick Flicks .com which is a wonderful job, minus the not getting paid part. But really, I love them, and being a movie critic is fun. I also write articles for a kids news publication, and I've been working for them for just about two years now.
• Random poems rock! I might even post some here...

And yes, I did say something about world views or thoughts on life. So I'm going to assure you that I can be witty and funny at times, and that my opinions are well worth being heard. But you can continue reading and decide for yourself.

Lastly, I just like to talk about writing. So I figured, why not blog?