Writing My Novel
Heya,
I've been gone because I have been writing my first novel, "The Rislenta Memoirs, Breathless" (sci-fi/fantasy). I have also been writing short stories and poems to submit to literary journals such as The Harvard Review and Fantasy and Science Fiction, to set a foundation that I will be able to put in my proposal letter to my agent and editor when I go to sell my novel.
I will post scans of my short stories and poems once they're published and once my book is published I will definitely try to post a link to my publisher's website.
I have been studying The Secret as a theory of "Life Success" and its thought changing ideas are actually very helpful. Challenging, but, helpful.
I also got a new computer. My dad actually put it together, but it beats the constant humming sound of my laptop and the occasional fleeting fear that it is about to break. I have had my laptop since 2006 and it has been running strong ever since, but I desperately need a new one and don't have the money to buy one so my dad put together a desktop for me (he's really into computers) so I was able to salvage everything on my computer before I lost it all again (thank goodness).
I have NOT been exercising, lol. With all of the above said. I did a yoga booty ballet dvd a couple of days ago, but I had gotten so out of shape from writing for the last week and a half that I couldn't make it past the first ten minutes.
I think I want to start walking. My home town is a beautiful place and I would love to explore it. I think that would be much better for me than trying to get in a Yoga Booty Ballet dvd every day. Now maybe I will try to sell my YBB dvds on ebay or something.
I have been eating my vegan diet, still, though. I have grown much more accustomed to it and have found many more things that I like to eat. Fruit popsicles and soy yogurt have become favorite treats of mine, as well as chocolate soy milk. I can eat dark chocolate, but not milk chocolate; I just haven't gotten around to buying any bars of pure dark chocolate. Plus, I tend not to like the more bitter tasting chocolate. I have always preferred milk chocolate, lol.
I'm going to go comment on your blogs and then get back to writing.
Big hugs,
Natalie
A word of caution on the yummy vegan tips (which you've probably heard): Make sure that you still watch how many calories are in the things you are eating and watch portion size. Even healthy treats can cause us to gain weight. Looking forward to a new year with a new start and new goals!