Back Into The Swing of Things

Well I guess it's time I start getting back into the swing of things with my passions. I love my art, I love my writing, and both are going to help me in my future. I want to go into movie production and pre/post-production management someday. I've got to get my filming, editing, and writing skills to skyrocket in the next couple months.

The next month is looking to be pretty crazy for me! There are going to be two productions I'm teching in instead of the usual single production! That also means rehearsal times start sooner and last longer. On top of that Nanowrimo time is here again! Yep, I'm going to be writing an at least 50,000 word novel in 30 days! The goal is to be spontaneous and make things up as I go, which has never been something I've been good at. My OCD about my writing pieces lead to me overthinking things, jumping too far ahead, and getting to attached that I start refusing to make changes that need to be made. This project WILL be healthy for me, of course provided I live through this crazy month! Also show choir starts at the same time, and I need to start getting ready for the holidays.

It just hasn't clicked with me that this is my last year performing with the great group I've been singing, dancing, teching, and working with for the past four years or so. I did decide to go with independent study since it would technically be more useful to my future. As for colleges, they're getting applied to, which adds another thing to my list of to dos in November since a lot of deadlines are on the 15th.

As for Nano, I've got so many ideas it's just a big mess, but it's a hot mess. I've got characters that I've randomly thought up but never found a place to use. I've got a random scenarios that I think could create beautiful scenes, but no where to start.  Not too long ago I entered a 25 word story contest and I had to think of a title that added more depth to it. Off the fly, the first thought I had was to call it "To Write A Love Song" which I think is a beautiful title that can mean so many things. What's in a love song? Who's it written for? Who wrote it? What led the author to write it? Is it a happy or a sad love song? What kind of love is it? What happened between the author and the one it is written for? So many questions can be answered. I want to use the title for my Nano, but those questions can be answered so many ways. Can a love song be forced out of a teenaged girl's heart? Will it be something and old man left for his grandson to find years after his death? Did an army wife write it at her husbands funeral? So many possibilities spin through my head every time I think about it!

Well I guess all I can do till Nov 1st is to get some music going and mull it over a bit.