The car stops. "Clunk-chitter-chitter-sump-lump-hisssss."

If cars could talk this '87 Chevy would scream each time you tried to start it: "DO NOT RESUSCITATE!!! ERK!!! ERK!!! ERK!!! REPEAT -- DO NOT RESUSCITATE!!!" -- then softer -- "Really -- have a heart. Just release the brake and let me roll, downhill, to the bay."

Kris and Stem Cell, two girls dressed in hooker costumes for the Indie-Pen-Dance ball, get out.

"Shit!" Kris yells. "You dumpling piece of freaking, smoking shit!"

Stem Cell takes a three-second drag-and-exhale off her Lucky Strike. "Hey. I don't talk like that to you."

"I'm talking to the freaking car, shirttail." She pops the hood. Steam rises like a cloud of ancient, Vulcan gods, ready to erupt. "And look ... where ... the ... fuck ... we are," she says, looking down the street.

( more ... )

Title: Motion


Rating: PG for language.


Author: Me (Bekkah)


Description: Hayley is an average girl who's about to have an extraordinary summer. Better than it sounds, will probably have more than one part to it.

( everything moves in slow motion )

I posted a story, The duchess, earlier. It went well, but some said it needed more detail, needed to be revised. Here is the duchess revised. Tell me which you like better.

The Duchess

Current Mood: artistic

Hello, I'm new here. I'm Ceilidh (pronounced Kay-Lay), I'm 18 years old and hope to be a full time writer in the future. I adore writing, I always have some idea or other swimming around inside my head. My favourite writers are Jeffrey Eugenides, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahniuk, JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer and Gaston Leroux. My main problem though is my complete and utter lack of self confidence in myself, nothing I write ever seems good enough to me. It's not a particularly good quality to have, although it can be good when making constructive criticism of my stuff, by which I mean tearing it apart and starting again. I'd love to talk with other writers and get some opinions on some of my stuff. 

As an indroductory gift of sorts, I'm posting a short thing I wrote yesterday out of boredom. It's also on my LJ page along with some other stuff I had saved on my computer. Hope you like it. 

Title: Death After LIfe
Author: Ceilidh-ann
Rating: N/A but it's nothing violent or anything.
Summary: Josie wakes up and finds out she's dead.

( Life After Death. )

This is meant to fit into a larger story and show how this character handles a break-up. Nothing very exciting, but I'd love some feedback because it's not really like my usual style - I'm experimenting. If you see anything that doesn't work for you, or that I can improve on, etc - do let me know, I'd appreciate it!


Thoughts? Suggestions?

Ooookay, went back to sleep this morning after my post, woke up 7 hours later, not drunk! Yay! lol.

No headache, though I definitely feel a bit... I drank, I can tell lol.

In other news, livelongnmarry is a fantastic idea. <3!

Too bad I am poor. D'oh. *enjoys reading what is on offer anyway*

Tags: life, pimpin
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: New Order - Vanishing Point

NRA4EVA

Hi, I'm Megan  (from PA) and I'm new to the writers guild. I love to read and write, but currently I read more than I write. I need to start writing more. One of my goals in the writing field is to eventually publish a novel.

My favorite books are the Twilight series by Stephenie Meye, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I  also love classics like "Pride and Prejudice" and "Frankenstein".

My major was English and I just graduated from college  in December 2007.   I took a creative writing class in college, but it was a long time ago, and I didn't save any of my notes (I should have!) or old assignments!

My problem is, I don't know how to come up with ideas to write about- whether it's a poem or short story. What/Who is your inspiration for your creativity? I'm okay once I start writing, but the hardest part is the beginning!

I also have problems coming up with names for my characters.. how do you develop the names? 

What is your advice for a beginning fictional writer like myself?

Current Location: home
Current Mood: bored

My Dad and I had a really great day today. After work, we hanged out, went shopping and out to lunch. He told me a secret, I told him a secret and we both laugh at how LAMMMMMMMMME and TAMMMMMMMEEEEEE our secrets are, but still, it's a secret. He's awesome and cool and we listen to Sublime on the way home and we both knew all the words.

I finally got The Black Parade is Dead! in the mail two days back. I got Bob's mask. I'm not thrilled, but it's better than Mikey's. I haven't watch it yet and barely getting the live music put on my ipod, I totally lack the time these days. But tonight, I will watch and get back to you on it. Yesterday, I went and experienced Warhammer and the crazies at Gameshop (???). O_o;;; After that, there was a massive Rockband Battle and some Puzzle Fighter action. Plus my Uncle NEVER calls a woman ugly, but he did call this ONE girl ugly and it was amusing, because I hated that bitch and he wasn't aware of how I felt about her and how she hates me.. (So, that was funny.) Anyway, at the mall, I added more to my OPI collection with three more colors. I was very close to buying white. (One day, one day..) But I got talked out of it. I got one sister into Queen and the other into Dorama's. We shall see where this leads up.

Work had fireworks for the residents. Three years back, a residents clothes and blanket caught on fire, so I sure hope nothing happens to them. Everyone in the building watched Independence Day. All the residents LOVE Will Smith. They refer to him as 'The Prince' (LOLZZZZ.) So yeah, I saw the film three times. I could quote that stuff if you asked me to.

Currently have a headful of bleach, really pushing my luck with leaving it on this long. Redoing the sides and hope to get it bright and not so red. Ugh, I didn't realize just HOW ugly it was. Wish me luck!~ Pics soon!

Tags: life, mcr
Current Mood: determined

I have a question about characterization, particularly about flaws. I know it's bad to have an absolutely perfect character, but deliberately placed character flaws have always seemed forced to me. I was discussing these with a friend recently, and I said that real humans don't have flaws that way; we don't advertise our worst shortcomings on billboards. Whenever I think of deliberate character flaws, I also think of my best friend and something that occurred while we were in junior high. She and I went to different schools, and she got to take a creative writing class, and it was instilled into her head that 'Characters Must Not Be Perfect.'

Current Mood: curious