This blog exists for one reason and one reason only.
Because we think we're good enough. We think we're good enough writers, creators, and dreamers to make it in the word of writing. This blog is for us to tell you about our successes, our failures, our techniques for our craft, and hopefully, for us to inspire you.
There are three writers for the Unestablished Young Writers Collective so far. Myself, Daniel (Seen It), and Andrew. We are all young adults. We are all passionate about our craft. We are all good friends. Daniel and Andrew will go on about themselves in another post I'm sure, so here is a little about me.
I'm a girl. I'm a student. I'm passionate about dragons and fantasy. I love animals.
Most of my posts on here will probably be about writing fantasy. Creating your world, your characters, establishing that world and not losing focus when you go in to deep to the world you've created. I've already completed a second draft of one manuscript. It's not my usual style to be honest. It's first person, it's set in our world, but it's got shape shifters and quirky characters that I fell in love with when I started it. But this novel I've written, while I do love it, is not my big project. My big project is a larger than life fantasy novel that I have spent all year working on, between studying and working part time behind a bar. That project, which I call 'Dragon Child', occupies most of brain space. It's always there in the back of your mind. I've become lost in my created world many times. Losing track of the main story and my main character. That, I think, is one of the dangers of writing fantasy.
I mean, you spend just weeks creating this world, the people in it, the towns, the mountains, the creatures, the lakes and the rivers and the oceans. I can get so caught up in this world and all it's characters that I loose sight of my main character, and his quest. But just as easy as it is to get distracted, can you get back on track.
I am also, for lack of self control, a master procrastinator. Now I know you're thinking, 'how can you claim you procrastinate when you've finished a manuscript?' And here is my answer.
I procrastinated on Dragon Child by finishing my other manuscript. That, and the other novel had to be handed in last week for an assignment for my writing course. Oh, thats another thing you should do if you're serious about being a writer.
Do a course in writing. They exist, I should know, it's where I met Daniel and Andrew. There is no better way to learn and grow as a writer than to study your craft, and be in a community with other writers. Your teachers, more often than not, will already be published in some form or another. I was lucky enough to have my 'Writing for Children' teacher end up being none other than Hazel Edwards, author of the famous 'There's a Hippopotamus on my Roof Eating Cake' picture book. Not only does doing a course in writing allow you to practice and hone your craft, but it allows you to network. And networking is crucial. Absolutely.
Well, I feel this is enough of an opening ramble for now. So, I shall bid you fare well, and hope that you stick around in the future, I'm sure one of us will post something here that interests you.
