GCSE Madness!

Okay, so they say GCSE time is all a bit of a rush and I couldn't seem to agree more! As of today I have finally entered my Artwork for marking, which included a ten-minute watercolour painting that was the last thing left on my list. I keep getting told not to try and multitask when it comes to things, but I find it so hard to concentrate on the work when I could be writing instead.
Almost a fortnight ago I decided to spend my entire Sunday doing nothing but trying to reach chapter five of book one in my series. This failed, much to my disappointment, because of some minute details to do with the tidiness of my room and a missing third edition copy of Lord of the Flies. As a surety to myself I consulted my Tarot deck to try and find out exactly what month I would manage to complete the first draft (really it's the 17th revision) of book one - this left me with the rather disappointing answer of August!


Although I have spent many hours carefully planning out each detail of each of the twelve books, I often find myself considering previous ideas or revising others to make the story better. Just last weekend I was waiting for a friend to arrive when I decided to check my book collection and tidy it out. Upon finishing I noticed one book looked a little out of place so tried to fix its positioning. This led me to finding a notebook I'd kept in year nine with the original idea for the book inside. I read all the notes and discovered a piece of extract that I quite liked. I've already written the chapter from which this extract came, but I could easily go back and add the part in if I wanted.


Many of you may already have heard on the news - or maybe just in general - about the Chinese New Year being today. The year of the Horse starts from today onwards so for anyone who might be reading- Happy New Year!

Imogen

Welcome to my world!

Dear Readers,
Life can be full of surprises. Some good, some bad, but not always unexpected. I've found that in my sixteen years of life that there is no sure way of knowing what the future holds, but with careful planning, a head full of dreams and a heart full of ambition, anything is possible. Although I am un-published (at the moment) I consider myself a writer and a novelist, for my entire life revolves around writing books. Of course, exams are also important, but having a moment of solitude with your own thoughts once in a while can't really hurt. I take pride in my work, each page I write is a doorway into my eccentric mind, helping me better understand myself.
I am currently writing a twelve part Urban Fantasy series for Teens like myself and have started getting opinions from friends at school who have volunteered to read the first book so I can improve it before I even try to find an agent. I took advice that I found on the internet, which told me to re-draft it twice after getting an opinion from others. Although I see the series as more of a feminine set of novels, I have had around six of my male friends volunteering, two of which know my series inside out almost as good as I do!
As you can probably tell, it is my dream to be published and I will stop at nothing to achieve my goal. This blog serves a good purpose. To slowly calculate my journey in writing and hopefully help others in the same predicament. I may not be able to update it as often as I'd like - due to the lack of internet in my own house - but I hope that I can inspire others.
My mother once wrote in my Christening card, a phrase which has inspired me to this day:

Hold onto you dreams tight, because one day they might come true.

Imogen