'ello, my lovely friends.
There's quite a lot I'd like to talk about that couldn't really fill seperate posts but I want to tell you anyway. This is mostly rambling and might not have any kind of structure but off we go!
Let's start with my writing process. I've set myself a very clear goal concerning the novel I've been working on for the better part of a year, and I've written that goal in my calendar so at least I won't forget it. I've decided to have at least Draft Two finished by the Sunday before my eighteenth birthday next February. I deliberately chose the Sunday because it is about a week from my actual birthday, giving me some extra time in case I have any difficulties thrown in my face. It's a fairly big project and I still have an awful lot of planning to do.
(Just in case you're wondering what Draft Two is: Draft Zero is the one you don't let anybody read, Draft One is what you show your best friend and Draft Two is where things get serious.)
Last Monday I went to see a Poetry Slam with my German course. While it was definitely not as good as a lot of Spoken Word poetry that I've seen online, there were one or two texts I honestly enjoyed. The evening was generally fun, although much too long for a Monday night. But apart from extreme tiredness I've taken with me a new motivation to try writing some myself. I've tried a couple of times in the past to produce something worth performing but usually failed, and now I gathered some new inspiration and encouragement. I promise that if I ever manage a worthwhile piece I'll either post it here or even record it and show you.
There's only one and a half week of school left for this year and to be honest, there's not much going on. Next week alone I'm going to be on one excursion, participate in the oh-so-wonderful running for charity, help at the sports fest for the younger students and enjoy a wonderful day off while our teachers try out new teaching methods and, I don't know, play some team-building games. So no homework anymore!
Since we're graduating next year, the students from my grade are voting for a motto tomorrow. I am painfully aware that this has the potential to become an absolute desaster but I'm hoping for the best (meaning a motto I can live with without having to change schools). Fingers crossed, everybody!
So this was a rather short post about rather uninteresting things. But if you would like to read this type of post more often, I'll definitely think about it and try to improve them!
Lots of love,
Jojo
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