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    So today was the state-level of the Junior Olympics. My left leg had been hurting in multiple places, so it generated new nervousness in me on top of "Oh shit I'm running to qualify". So I ended up finishing eleventh. Top ten get a medal ( ). Top thirty-five go to regionals.
     
    Yay.
     
    So there is ANOTHER big event next Saturday (I believe it is next Saturday...). Regionals in Spokane, Washington. Top twenty or so qualify for nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Time to step up my game, yo.
     
    In short: thanks to anyone who sent a little luck my way for this race, because it helped.
     
    - Kolth
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    Wouldn't that just be the ultimate cage-fight? Me, my astronomy teacher who is half my height, and the assistant math teacher who used to be in the U.S. Air Force.
     
    So this entire week, my school has been doing various fundraisers for the Tree of Giving, which helps give toys to underprivileged children. Most of the events were staple high school fundraisers (food-eating contests, pay-for-a-prank [which ended with my math teacher smashing a phone with a ballpoint hammer in front of me - hilarious!], etc), so my runner buddy and I were uninterested in contributing. That is, until tonight.
     
    Because tonight was flashlight tag. That wonderful word "tag" is like catnip for distance runners.
     
    Basically it went like this: pay a dollar at one end of the field and get five tickets. The field was dark, and you had to make it from one end to the other without getting caught by teachers with flashlights. The teachers could only shine the light about ten feet in front of them, so it was sort of fair. What wasn't fair was that the only viable path from the start to the ticket collectors at the other end was through my astronomy teacher, a young woman fresh out of college with WAY too much energy, and the ex-Air Force math assistant. And dang. She is FAST.
     
    The entire event was a contest between the four grades in my high school. My runner pal and I showed up an hour late, so we only had thirty minutes to make any impact. We, along with one other semi-runner junior, were the only three from our class. The freshman who we ended up tying with had over a dozen all running at once. I love being an endurance runner.
     
    So because it was a tie, it all comes down to who made more money. We'll find out tomorrow. Can't wait to see the freshmen's faces when they find out they got destroyed by two guys who showed up late after eating themselves silly at an awards banquet.
     
    Should I bring a camera?
     
    - Kolth
  3. Standard User
    Got the post-post (as in, after I had already posted it) review of the first chapter of OTSW. Mostly silly grammatical and fluency errors, with the occasional omitted word when I felt like it. But thanks to Shield Generator, those should be all fixed. That chapter looks so shiny and smexy now. Just goes to show what happens when you have a friend-type relationship with your English teacher rather than a teacher/student relationship: they joke too much in class and don't teach enough!
     
    So yes, now I am about halfway finished with a rough draft of chapter 2. Should be up by the end of this weekend, assuming I don't have sudden plans or get extra-lazy.
     
    - Kolth
     
    P.S. Shield thought I was out of high school (we were talking about running PRs). Isn't that adorable? And a big self-confidence boost in me, no less.
  4. Standard User
    Well, not 'make' so much as 'has'.
     
    Keeping to the purpose of this blog, I won't tell you about all the other reasons today was so fabulously amazing. I WILL tell you, however, that the first review of the drivel I call the beginnings of a story was emailed to me today. A friend of mine from MLP:Online, Shield Generator, sent me his review of the prologue and chapter one. Here is one of the highlights of what was said:
     
    "Anyway, it's a great read so far, I especially liked the imagery in the scenes with the crater, in his dad's study, and at the beginning where you talked about "your friend comes over and mentions this book, you dust it off and find yourself with this choice once again". So far, those are the parts I remember the most from what I've read so far."
     
    Imagery. I've always believed myself to be weak in the imagery department. And here, I'm told that the imagery I write creates memorable scenes. And that makes me...
     
    SUPER. HAPPY.
     
    So come Friday evening, I will be writing a lot to try and catch up. Tomorrow will be hectic as all get-out, and I should really be studying for all of the tests that I have.
     
    With jubilation,
    -Kolth
     
    P.S. Rainbow Dash will, from here on, will be acting as my in-house editor and slave driver:
  5. Standard User
    That's really cute if that is true. Knowing me, it'll be a while. A long while.
     
    So a couple things of significance happened to me today. For one, I gained a team member of sorts. If you haven't gotten the chance to introduce yourself to him, go give a big hello to Nikki-Layne! He's a talented music artist; give his tunes a listen when you get the chance.
     
    I came to Nikki with a proposition: as climatic scenes appear in my story, he writes up a song to accompany it that fits the mood/scene. If the PMs are any indication, he was pretty willing to go along with it. I think of this as a way to advertise both of our talents.
     
    The second thing that happened is people started viewing the story.
     
    HOLY CRAP.
     
    Now they weren't staggering numbers by any means (less than half a dozen). But viewers are viewers. My only regret is not having more exciting bits to show yet. <_< But the view count is kind of my indication of how hard I should be working on this story. If I'm getting one viewer a week, then I won't feel that inclined to update on a timely basis. I'm hoping to change that once the action rolls in.
     
    So anyway, I barely wrote any new work today. Mostly bounced around the forums and participated. What a lovely community. Met some cool new friends, and as I'm writing this I'm getting a picture of my brand-spankin' new O.C. drawn. I'm excited to see how it turns out!
     
    See you all later. I'm gonna go write chapter 2. Crazy, I know.
    - Kolth
  6. Standard User
    Well, while I'm here, I might as well whine and moan about how I keep myself from ever getting anything done.
     
    So, in case my signature and About Me does not stress it enough, I'm writing a story. It's gonna be a bit longer than something I'd normally write...as in, a planned four volumes all tying into one main plot. Wanna read? Click the image in my siggy. But I didn't come here to advertise. I came here to pour my writing process thoughts onto paper. Er, screen.
     
    It took me a couple of weeks to write the prologue and chapter 1 of OTSW. And then a couple more weeks of needless fiddling and editing until it was just right. And I have no doubt in my mind that I will be back to editing by the end of the week! And that is my problem. I'm a compulsive editor. It HAS to be just right before I can show anyone - even my editors! Not that that last part is a huge problem. I don't have any editors for this bad body yet...
     
    So with this project I am going to try and train that compulsive behavior out of me. I know it won't be easy, but it would help if I had a fanbase of any size pestering me to make legitimate progress and not sit around twiddling my thumbs. (Yes, this entry went from being about thought processes to shameless self-promotion. Deal with it.) So tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your cat that Kolth is writing a lame story!
     
    And for those curious as to what the story is about, all I'll say is that it is a science-fiction/adventure novel that uses and abuses many different fictional worlds. And yes, I tried to actually put science to it. Sort of. So it is not one of those "I woke up in Equestria and have no idea how it happened" stories. And, while I'm on that topic, it isn't a stricly MLP-only story. I'm unoriginal enough that I tossed a couple other universes in there too. And don't worry, I have a good reason to do that.
     
    So anyway, entry one is wrapping up. I might try next entry as a sort of play-by-play as I write the next chapter. Sort of a "What is going on in Kolth's mind as he writes?" type of entry. Or maybe I'll just rant some more.
     
    Anyway, I'm out. Goodnight!
    - Kolth
     
    EDIT/P.S: Just realized that a blog post does not include my signature. So here is the image NORMALLY in my signature.
     



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