I Am On a Real Writing Kick

I've written just over 1,200 words today, and there's probably more to come. All the work is on my "main book", Quiet Storm, though, so maybe I should diversify and work on some other stuff. Silently is in major need of love and more work and The Lightning Stones is either in major need of more work, or I'm abandoning it completely.

(I really need to work on it to tell, but I'm not sure if I should work on it, seeing as I might just abandon it later on.)

Okay, well, enough authorspeak. On a different note, I have a bunch of posts for August now, so that's good, but school fires up in September, so blogging might drop off somewhat then. If you have any ideas, comment or email me. I'm toying with the idea of doing a guest week... ah, well, more on that later. I'm done here.

Ciao!

Interview with Dr. Ben Carson (Everyone Should Watch This)

Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Carson might just be one of the only people I've ever seriously fangirled about. I LOVE him and his opinions.

This recent interview, which I just watched, is amazing. I seriously think that Dr. Carson should run for president. He would be a candidate I could really get behind. And even if he doesn't run, his ideas are amazing and we should be thinking about these issues seriously and logically.

Okay, I'll stop raving now. Really all I have to say is: watch the interview. Please. Even if you don't agree with anything said, it will make you think. And that's not something that can be said about everything on the Internet, or even on television.

Good day.

Public Service Announcement Chapter 2

I have officially created a tag to hold all of my politics-oriented posts. That tag can be found here: Warning: Politics.

I've been told that a writer shouldn't blog about politics, as it is a volatile subject that can quickly erupt in nastiness, flame wars, and destruction of author fanbases. On the other hand, I do have political views, and while this isn't a political blog, per se, I might end up blogging about politics every now and again. On the other hand, my blog is so unknown at this point that I might not mind a few flame wars to up my traffic. But whatever the case, this tag will hopefully help all who are so inclined to navigate away from my political posts. On the other hand, if you want to read ALL of my political posts, this tag will be immensely helpful.

So, yes.

Two Public Service Announcements in two days! Go me!

Public Service Announcement

The title of my blog has just been changed. This is, in fact, the same blog. It is run and posted on by me, AJ. The only difference is a title change. This blog is now officially "My Life as an Adolescent Author" rather than "My Life as an Aspiring Author".

One adjective change, that's all this is. I just thought I should post this so nobody got freaked out.

The end.

This public service announcement was brought to you in part by cucumbers, dark chocolate, and contributions from readers like you. Thank you!