more overheard at college / also an update on my writing

w r i t i n g  u p d a t e 

so, i have very little time to write during college. over christmas break, i tried to work at least a little on my current WIP, a superhero / dystopian story. i know exactly how it begins & ends, and that's it, lol. it's very much discovery-writing. i made some progress, but not as much as i would have liked.

cut to last monday, when i was sitting in econ class, trying not to fall asleep as my professor was talking about supply & demand and tesla (don't ask).  and then i got this crazy idea to rewrite my first completed novel, the day we met (i did a post about it! here). and the even crazier idea? completely rework the ending, and even make it into a *gulp* romance. 

which, if y'all know me, i'm not the hugest fan of romance in the YA genre, since imo, teenagers are too young & immature for that kind of thing. they're bAbiEs. not to say that i don't like books with romance in them - some of my favorite books / series feature romantic subplots (i.e., Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Out of Time series, etc.) it just has to be done well. 

but yea. idk how it'll turn out, as i'm extremely nervous about writing romance (bc lets just say, don't exactly have personal experience, lol). but we'll see. i've already starting rewriting the first chapter, and i'm really enjoying it. just wish i had more time to devote to it, but college has picked up speed and now i'm trying to balance accounting & econ homework with lots of reading for my two lit classes. 

o v e r h e a r d  a t  c o l l e g e

"like i said, i have football player friends, so i'm basically a football player." - my RA

"want some encouragMINT?" - my RA (throwing mints at us)

"you annotate so much, it's gross." - E

"oh, i love valentine's day! can we buy each other super expensive roses that'll die in a week?" - M

"i'm reading a poem about a rich guy beating up a poor old woman." - E
"that's sexist." - M
"and ageist." - A
"AND CLASSIST!" - M & A highfive

* walking to dining hall *

"i got these boots at target." - M

"i love a good pair of booties." - G

..... - us

"WAIT NO, I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!!" - G

"i'm not naming my child Margarita." - A
"can you imagine? it'll be like, 'yo, Margarita, come down!' oh my gosh, that's terrible." - S
"that can be what the guys call her." - A

"guys, we're like pretty little liars! except without the murder and kidnapping." - my RA

"if i was a RA, i'd have feeling meetings. because i can't copy your tea time thursdays. we could have boiled gatorade instead!" - S

hope y'all are doing well!

figured out my comment issue, but now i have to clear my cookies & cache each time i want to comment. -_-

so, i'll try to reply but it might take me awhile. 

xoxo, 

a l l i s o n