Midterms and Cop-offs

Sorry for the long break. Midterms were stressful. And there was a snowstorm, so that was distracting. Haha

Anyways, I got some good news! I'm an honorable mention in Merlyn's Pen Humor contest. Yay!! I've been trying to get published there for ages. But I guess the third time's the charm! I wrote about playing scrabble. That always has some -uh- interesting results. at least in my house! :)

Just something that has been bothering me- why do teenagers insist writing the stories that have been done and overdone again? I'm on goodreads and people keep inviting me to answer polls about stuff, like what should they write about (and then the answers were all cop-offs of twilight, pretty little liars, and harry potter). Or naming their characters, which are almost completely identical to Edward and Jacob in both personality and nature. People, please write about something original. Nobody wants to read another lousy copy of twilight unless it's an unusually funny parody (like this one: http://www.ericdsnider.com/snide/my-rejected-twilight-screenplay/). Writing something unusual will help you get published, too.

:)