Two people have already asked me, if not on this website, then why ain't I posting my story, "The Ghost of the Night", with which I won my first ever competition?
Well, it's because when I try to post it, it comes in very peculiar handwriting which I cannot change. So, I'll of course try to find another way to post it, but not for two weeks now because I'm going to Germany.
I wanted to say that I will be posting "mystery" and somewhat "scary" stories only on this website in my real style - the one which I use to truly express myself. I don't think that I'm very confident still in writing fantasy and about nature and adventures in fine detail, so I will be experimenting with that in my simplified style for now on Wattpad and Storybird. So I just wanted to make it seem clear that I'll be posting stories that I'm confident in posting on this websites, and if I'm not, then I'll try them in my style, but simplified, under Sandra_CC or Melody14.
Now. Logging off...
Sandra
Saturday, 15 September 2018
A review on Storybird
Storybird is a website for people of all ages. There's the toddler age group, the one from age seven to eight, I think - I dunno - the tween one, in which category I fall, the one for teenagers and for "complete" adults.
You can write poetry, picture story books, long-form books; you can enter challenges, customize your background and your profile picture, unlock "hearts" and "emojis" and "expressions" to like other people's stories; you can also subscribe to users, earn badges for writing for a certain amount time, for getting a certain amount of "hearts" or views or reposts... all in all, it's my baby!
I am a member, meaning that you get your chapters published very quickly and that you get to unlock the "How-To" Guides that tell you useful tips and tricks on how to write stories, poetry, and so - so on. You get the "hearts" and "emojis" unlocked, meaning that you can like other's stories. You, too, if write everyday, you earn five "crowns", and when you unlock a hundred of them you get to buy yourself an "expression", meaning that you can like someone's story "in style". For instance, you can buy the black expression with a boat on it which says, "Ship it!" or a pink one with two hearts on it saying, "True Love wins!" or "This rocks", "What happens next?" "Winner, Winner!" "Purrfect" or... there's two or three more, I think.
And just don't get me started on the friendly community!
Oh, I love it. 5 stars and no less!
PS: my name is Melody14.
PPS: and the art style is stunning... mm!
You can write poetry, picture story books, long-form books; you can enter challenges, customize your background and your profile picture, unlock "hearts" and "emojis" and "expressions" to like other people's stories; you can also subscribe to users, earn badges for writing for a certain amount time, for getting a certain amount of "hearts" or views or reposts... all in all, it's my baby!
I am a member, meaning that you get your chapters published very quickly and that you get to unlock the "How-To" Guides that tell you useful tips and tricks on how to write stories, poetry, and so - so on. You get the "hearts" and "emojis" unlocked, meaning that you can like other's stories. You, too, if write everyday, you earn five "crowns", and when you unlock a hundred of them you get to buy yourself an "expression", meaning that you can like someone's story "in style". For instance, you can buy the black expression with a boat on it which says, "Ship it!" or a pink one with two hearts on it saying, "True Love wins!" or "This rocks", "What happens next?" "Winner, Winner!" "Purrfect" or... there's two or three more, I think.
And just don't get me started on the friendly community!
Oh, I love it. 5 stars and no less!
PS: my name is Melody14.
PPS: and the art style is stunning... mm!
a Review on Wattpad
Wattpad is a website for writers - for teenagers from age thirteen and onward. I know that I need to wait two and a half more years till I turn thirteen, but the website seemed very cunning to me and I signed up under the age-group 13. Of course next year I'll say that I'm still thirteen, and then again and again, until I'm really and truly fourteen.
But enough about me; this is about the website.
It is lovely. Just lovely. I love how it is a bit like "tumblr", meaning that you can design your own "profile page" or, pardon me, whatever it's called. I love how you can upload your own cover, and how you can "vote" and subscribe" to people that you want to subscribe to.
I am glad that I signed up for this website, and while I'm still thinking if I want to get myself a membership next year or not, I recommend this website for tweens - even if you have to be thirteen to sign up, I say that there's nothing wrong with being younger.
So, I give this website 4.5 stars!
And my username is Sandra_CC_... I think...
But enough about me; this is about the website.
It is lovely. Just lovely. I love how it is a bit like "tumblr", meaning that you can design your own "profile page" or, pardon me, whatever it's called. I love how you can upload your own cover, and how you can "vote" and subscribe" to people that you want to subscribe to.
I am glad that I signed up for this website, and while I'm still thinking if I want to get myself a membership next year or not, I recommend this website for tweens - even if you have to be thirteen to sign up, I say that there's nothing wrong with being younger.
So, I give this website 4.5 stars!
And my username is Sandra_CC_... I think...
Review on "Imagine Forest"
"Imagine Forest" is a website for children who enjoy writing and reading stories. The pictures are very colourful, and there are many helpful tips and ideas for complete beginners. I mean, I can't call myself not a beginner in writing, even though I've been doing it for four years already. Sure, there's much to learn - but after having a look at "Imagine Forest" for approximately five minutes, I understand that it's not for children from age 7 to 13 - no, in my opinion it's 6 to 9!
And I know that I turned ten exactly six months and three days ago but, alas, I cannot read stories that aren't meant for my age group!
It's lovely for children that have just learnt to read, I suppose, and for ones that know not how to write a story. Of course, the colourful pictures are very rather nice, because I know that I wouldn't glance at the website a second time if there were not worthy pictures. But that's not my point.
I think 3.5 stars should do it - 3.5 stars for somebody just learning to read and 2.5 for somebody who's read for four years now.
I'm sorry if I've offended anyone, but this was just my personal review.
And I know that I turned ten exactly six months and three days ago but, alas, I cannot read stories that aren't meant for my age group!
It's lovely for children that have just learnt to read, I suppose, and for ones that know not how to write a story. Of course, the colourful pictures are very rather nice, because I know that I wouldn't glance at the website a second time if there were not worthy pictures. But that's not my point.
I think 3.5 stars should do it - 3.5 stars for somebody just learning to read and 2.5 for somebody who's read for four years now.
I'm sorry if I've offended anyone, but this was just my personal review.
Sunday, 9 September 2018
The Famous Five book 1 Review
The Famous Five book 1, I thought, wasn't really my style at first glance - but, oh, how did I fall in love with the five adventurers, especially George!
George is a bit like me, so very stubborn and adventurous. Oh, but I really don't like Melbourne - nothing happens here for me!
And I am being frank. I will discuss my adventure that shall begin on the 17th of September and end on the last day of the month in another post, so for now let's dig deeper into Enid Blyton's story.
I thought that Anne was a bit of a silly girl who is scared of everything. To be honest, I'm nothing like her, even though I'm ten too. But of course she was the most adorable being in the story after Timmy.
Dick, I think, got less a quarter of the book to himself; why, Timmy was described more than he was. I do not exactly understand it.
Julian, the eldest, age twelve, was a very sensible boy whom I really liked at first, I believe. I cannot describe why - but he's such a darling!
And now for Timmy; Oh, Timothy the daring dog! Timothy, the baby of the story! The dear little animal! I understand why George cherished him so.
And while on other book reviews I write not about the characters but about the story itself, I have decided to try something else for a chance. All in all, The Famous Five 1 was a spectacular success, and I look forward to reading book three (since I'm already done with "2").
But now, the question - how many stars?
4.1, I suppose, for a few of the parts were a little dull, I think. But mostly the story of friendship was lovely!
George is a bit like me, so very stubborn and adventurous. Oh, but I really don't like Melbourne - nothing happens here for me!
And I am being frank. I will discuss my adventure that shall begin on the 17th of September and end on the last day of the month in another post, so for now let's dig deeper into Enid Blyton's story.
I thought that Anne was a bit of a silly girl who is scared of everything. To be honest, I'm nothing like her, even though I'm ten too. But of course she was the most adorable being in the story after Timmy.
Dick, I think, got less a quarter of the book to himself; why, Timmy was described more than he was. I do not exactly understand it.
Julian, the eldest, age twelve, was a very sensible boy whom I really liked at first, I believe. I cannot describe why - but he's such a darling!
And now for Timmy; Oh, Timothy the daring dog! Timothy, the baby of the story! The dear little animal! I understand why George cherished him so.
And while on other book reviews I write not about the characters but about the story itself, I have decided to try something else for a chance. All in all, The Famous Five 1 was a spectacular success, and I look forward to reading book three (since I'm already done with "2").
But now, the question - how many stars?
4.1, I suppose, for a few of the parts were a little dull, I think. But mostly the story of friendship was lovely!
Sunday, 2 September 2018
D.W. Part 3 - How to find Inspiration
I must have written a lot about this on my blog, but right now I want to look deeper into the meaning of "I'm out of inspiration!"
I know that it can be very vexing to acknowledge the fact that you have nothing to write about; isn't it painful? Isn't it so irritating?
Well, what recommend doing is jotting down ideas for why exactly you are out of inspiration.
Also, I say, what about you talk to a friend of yours who likes writing, or just browse the web for a family-friendly website when you can discuss things like that? I suppose it may sound stupid of me, but I really care and often feel downcast when I have nothing to write about.
If you doubt yourself in your skills and think that you can't find anything positive to write about, then maybe you are unsure if you really want to continue your hobby.
I say, the only three things that you need to become an author is.. or rather, here are my top three advices for writing a story:
1. You need your imagination.
Without an imaginative plot, characters and settings can make your story very dull. And remember, if you have not a fun time writing about something, then most likely people won't have fun reading your story.
2. You have to be critical to yourself and work on your weak areas.
It is important that you are very critical on yourself. For instance, I year or two back I wrote stories with hardly any descriptions! And - now! Oh, aren't I glad that then I said to myself, "Sandra, if you want to consider writing seriously then take your time and write as descriptively as you can!"
3. You have to be fully acquainted with your characters.
I wish to invest more in this topic, and the one about criticizing yourself. You see, the characters will seem stiff and undeveloped if you don't know much about them, usually! So, what about sitting down and jotting down ideas for that Marcus or Tim? Perhaps they - I don't know - own their own harps? Who knows? Or maybe deep inside their hearts something is bothering them from the past? OR they always get excited about cake?
From
Sandra
I know that it can be very vexing to acknowledge the fact that you have nothing to write about; isn't it painful? Isn't it so irritating?
Well, what recommend doing is jotting down ideas for why exactly you are out of inspiration.
Also, I say, what about you talk to a friend of yours who likes writing, or just browse the web for a family-friendly website when you can discuss things like that? I suppose it may sound stupid of me, but I really care and often feel downcast when I have nothing to write about.
If you doubt yourself in your skills and think that you can't find anything positive to write about, then maybe you are unsure if you really want to continue your hobby.
I say, the only three things that you need to become an author is.. or rather, here are my top three advices for writing a story:
1. You need your imagination.
Without an imaginative plot, characters and settings can make your story very dull. And remember, if you have not a fun time writing about something, then most likely people won't have fun reading your story.
2. You have to be critical to yourself and work on your weak areas.
It is important that you are very critical on yourself. For instance, I year or two back I wrote stories with hardly any descriptions! And - now! Oh, aren't I glad that then I said to myself, "Sandra, if you want to consider writing seriously then take your time and write as descriptively as you can!"
3. You have to be fully acquainted with your characters.
I wish to invest more in this topic, and the one about criticizing yourself. You see, the characters will seem stiff and undeveloped if you don't know much about them, usually! So, what about sitting down and jotting down ideas for that Marcus or Tim? Perhaps they - I don't know - own their own harps? Who knows? Or maybe deep inside their hearts something is bothering them from the past? OR they always get excited about cake?
From
Sandra
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