With three hours to go...

...here is the...

BOOK OUTLINE:

Jess, Shannon and Oscar are three people brought together because of a
failing TV show.

There's Oscar, one of the stars of the show who's career is in serious
trouble. The Kitchens was his shot at the big time, and now that it's
in danger of being pulled off air he is on a personal mission to save
it.

Jess is a journalist for the city's largest newspaper, who has been
paid off to write a bad review for the show by a producer from a rival
network of The Kitchen's. She gladly accepts the payout and writes a
derogatory review and cover story for the paper's weekly TV lift out.

Oscar, furious, and masquerading as a 'fan' writes in a letter
defending the show. Jess reads it and cottons on to the fact that the
letter must come from someone involved with the show. When she prints
the letter and a sarcastic reply, Oscar gets even angrier and tracks
her down.

Meanwhile, Shannon, a peace loving hippy from across town, is
launching a protest against The Kitchens, trying to get production
shut down because it is causing environmental destruction to the local
beach. Oscar, on his way to filming one morning, runs into Shannon,
who will not let him pass the picket line. Having just read Jess'
latest column, and on the verge of losing it all together, he yells at
her 'What are you two, related??"

Shannon does not know to whom he is referring, but in actual fact –
yes! The two ARE related. Jess and Shannon are sisters, but haven't
really spoken to each other in years, since a falling out over the
Blur Vs Oasis feud.

But now that Brit Pop is dead, and with a maniacal television actor
after the both of them, Shannon and Jess will reunite to fight against
locally produced television drama.

Along the way the three will deal with love, drama, intrigue, ratings
and a never ending stream of inevitable wacky hi-jinks.

OH FUCK

It's two days to go, and I have NOTHING.

I kept thinking, oh, it's ok...plenty of time to come up with something...November is ages away! And now it's here and I have zero ideas.

Thanks to today's Great Joke...

I'm going to write an essay/article called Who Says Scatman John Dying Has To Be Depressing?

It will be about the posthumous respect a lot of artists receive, and how Scatman John is often left out of this. I think it is a brilliant idea.

Edit: So I actually managed to do it. 800 words on Scatman John. And now I don't know what to do with it.

A Liz

THIS is who will be interviewing me...



Australia's 'leading lady of fiction' Di Morrissey. On the one hand, I'm relieved that she's blonde. But on the other, it's a bit worrying that she is like a proper author.

I kinda sorta know who she is...her books are mostly women's fiction I think (Edit: I don't mean romance. Or Chick Lit. Though I guess they kind of are. Oh, I don't know) I was looking at one in the newsagents/bookstore today...her picture on the back was a bit more frightening than the one above.

I do wonder why she has time to teach the course if she's so successful though. Maybe it's not many hours a week (I HOPE so!).

I keep thinking about all the half-truths I told on my application. Well...they weren't so much not true...I've just changed my mind a lot, even since then. I said I wanted to be a comedy writer, and presented a folio demonstrating 'as such'. But now I think I want to be the editor of Vogue. Which is totally different. She's going to think I'm Miss Changy-Pants I think.

Also, I elaborated the truth about what experience I have. What if she wants proof?

I have to stop worrying...it's really not that important. It won't be the end of the world if I don't get in. It will just mean that I am completely talentless and have no future. So not all that bad.

Coming Up Soon: Some depressing poetry

Oh, Fuck

I got a call about my folio application for Exclusive Writing Course today. I have to come in for an interview.

I know this is a good thing, and I guess it means my folio was ok, but now I have to be PROPERLY JUDGED on my writing.

I'll have to talk about my writing, and have someone else talk about it and decide if it's good enough. It makes me feel sick to my stomach.

Having my writing judged is my worst ever fear. As SOME people know, and now I guess everyone reading this, I think every single thing I write is completely shit. I have absolutely no confidence in my own abilities (Magical Mystery Blogs aside...I don't really take that seriously, so I don't care).

Yes, this is a healthy mind frame. I'm trying to get over it. Face the fear, get into gear, etc.

I'm just going to be so freaked out from now till the interview takes place though.

Life Mechanics - The Book

Early chapter headings, just to give me some idea of what I'm doing....

1. Introduction
2. Life Is Like A Car
3. Life Is Also Like A Highway
4. Getting Out Of The Parking Lot
5. Beginning Your Journey On The Road Of Life
6. Taking Control Of The Steering Wheel
7. Becoming The Driver Of Your Own Destiny
8. Overcoming Speed Humps
9. Changing Gears
10. Reaching The Crossroads
11. Accelerating Your Future
12. Racing Into Overdrive
13. Learning To Put Your Foot On The Brakes
14. Enjoying The Ride
15. Cruising Your Way To Happiness
16. The Journey Never Ends


Will probably change quite a bit, but are generally heading in the right direction.

Crystal's Book Club

Ready to dive head first into the world of literature? Want to expand your bookshelf (and your mind!) by being introduced to some great works that will make you think, ponder AND reflect? Then welcome to Crystal's Book Club - you've come to the right place.

Brief summary of how the club works: It's very basic...there's just one book per week, to read, study and discuss.

This week's book is:

Kristy's Mystery Admirer



This book deals with the issues of (believe it or not) kidnapping, stalking, lesbianism, incest and identity.

During the week we will be going through it chapter-by-chapter and discussing these issues as they arise.

Today's Task:

Read through chapters 1 & 2 over the next day, and answer the following questions:

1. How does Ann M Martin subtly suggest that Kristy has a crush on Bart?

2. What is Bart like as a character? Take a Marxist approach in your answer

3. Why does the audience immediately take a liking to the character of Charlie? Is this deliberately intended by the author?

4. How is the technique of exposition used in the Chapter 2 introduction of the Babysitters Club? Is this successful?


I will be giving my own personal answers to these questions tomorrow, but try to come up with your own as well.

Welcome to the book club!

9 Days To Go!

Still don't know what I am going to write about though. Well...I sort of have a vague idea...but it seems too lame to mention.

Important Notice:

As this blog was mostly set up FOR NNWM (because it's apparently against the law not to have one) it will mostly be about that.

HOWEVER - I will not be publishing any of the novel here. I have very good reasons for this which will be revealed in the future.

What you can expect though, are the following very exciting things:

Word counts!

Vague outlines!

Brief excerpts!

So obviously, the fun WILL never stop.

'It's a thousand pages, give or take a few...'