It’s been a busy couple of weeks at work since The Dark
Knight Rises was released. It has kept me very busy and been an exhausting time
but the film itself is very good, but not quite as good as The Dark Knight, I
believe. There are reasons for this but I will go into that at a later time, in
a separate post.
New writing project
Well, I’ve finally decided to try and start some writing
again. It wasn’t a total success but it did get me a little closer. I still
haven’t found a way to inspire myself on anything I’ve been working on recently
but I did go through some of the pieces I did for university and found a few
things that I began to merge and expand on that I think could turn into a
really nice little project.
It’s already standing out to me as something different to my
favoured genres and styles. One of the pieces that I’ve selected was specifically
written for a much younger audience and while that age group might change
again, it doesn’t feel like a story an adult would read. This could all change,
as I don’t write to a certain age or with an intended audience in mind. I write
to tell a story, and as the story evolves and is put to paper, it will
inevitably find its own audience. There will always be editing to be done to
touch up on issues or loose ends and this project will be no different. I am
quite excited and feel closer than ever to start writing again.
Birthday surprise!
My birthday is surrounded by my father’s and older sister’s
birthday. IT’s an expensive time of the year for the family, having all three
within twelve days. F1 is something we all enjoy but being at Silverstone has
shown me I also enjoy the other races going on. My father is also a fan of the
Touring Cars and as they are at Silverstone the weekend of his birthday, the
three of us will be going down. I’ve never had the time to really get into it,
but the small parts I have seen I’ve enjoyed and now I have a reason to make
sure I get it sorted before October.
I really enjoy going to Silverstone – it’s a fantastic
circuit and there’s always a great atmosphere no matter what the weather. I’ll
walk around the circuit again, as I have done both times I’ve been before and I
may even see if I can get some good pictures and put them up here. I’m always
experimenting with things online. Photo’s in my blog, from a writer? This
should be interesting!
Stephen King
Over the last few years, I’ve slowly been getting through
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. I’ve just finished book five and have
started book six, The Song of Susannah. They’re fantastically intricate reads
and it can be confusing as to what is happening and where but they have kept me
interested far better than any other books have recently. When I finish the
last two, I think I will do a post looking at the series in its entirety. It
will be interesting for me, if nothing else!
Stephen King is a fantastic writer, although I have found
some of his stories can be repetitive. I suppose when you rule a genre like he
does, this can be an easy trap to fall into. Each story is very well written
and I hope I can branch out to other genres and stories to avoid this pitfall.
There are some other gems I have recently added to my book
collection again thanks to a book voucher from MMU for receiving the Programme
Leader’s Award. I spent £94 and still have £6 left, with another £10 card to
spend, so a few more books are coming my way. I finally bought The Hunger Games
books and the first A Song of Fire and Ice (or more commonly known as The Game
of Thrones books). I have a lot of reading ahead of me!
