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New Beginnings

29 April 2013

It's my birthday tomorrow, and I will ascertain a semi-significant age. Let's just say that with the conclusion of another year in my life, I will have more privileges, and obviously with those privileges come more responsiblities. I know I'm young, but I feel old. After all, strangers give me weird looks when I frolic on the community playground. I'm reaching the serious place in highschool where you have to actually try, and I might have to get a job to buy a car etc. As one of my friends said, "I don't have time to grow up." Like seriously, with just a snap of the fingers I am in the second half of teenagedom. Sometimes I feel like throwing up my hands and shouting, "I didn't sign up for this!"

But moving on to a new stage in life reminds of what it feels like to begin a new writing project. I'm almost done with my first full length novel, and I've already started working on the second one. All of a sudden I'm detaching myself from characters who I spent years developing, and am learning to aquaint myself with a new set, living in a different time and place.

It's not easy, but the more I write with these characters, the more I love them and to be honest, I'm ready for the previous book to be done. I'm proud of what I've written but I don't want to labor over it anymore; lest the magic appear mundane.

Starting your first book isn't easy, and starting your second book won't be either. The challenges may be different, yet they remain daunting nonetheless. The sun will rise tomorrow whether we want it to or not. Therefore, we have no time to lose in despairing over the fleetingness of life, but rather we should seize the moment in revel in it. Whether this means growing accustomed to a new stage in life, or starting your next big writing project. Every day is a new beginning. Make it count.

If you could get through that post without rolling your eyes I applaud you. Now I'm off to stuff my face with cake cause ya know...life is short.

Written by: Karoline Kingley

3 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday! :D I just started the teenage years a couple weeks ago. It's a good thing I know what I'm in for. ;)

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  2. no, I didn't roll my eyes - I know what you mean, and I sympathize. Great post. Happy birthday.

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  3. This is the first one of your posts I've read. (I came via The Magic Violinist) I laughed so hard at the last line! Life is definitely short! And should never be wasted NOT enjoying food of some kind. :) (Cake and ice cream especially!)

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New Beginnings

It's my birthday tomorrow, and I will ascertain a semi-significant age. Let's just say that with the conclusion of another year in my life, I will have more privileges, and obviously with those privileges come more responsiblities. I know I'm young, but I feel old. After all, strangers give me weird looks when I frolic on the community playground. I'm reaching the serious place in highschool where you have to actually try, and I might have to get a job to buy a car etc. As one of my friends said, "I don't have time to grow up." Like seriously, with just a snap of the fingers I am in the second half of teenagedom. Sometimes I feel like throwing up my hands and shouting, "I didn't sign up for this!"

But moving on to a new stage in life reminds of what it feels like to begin a new writing project. I'm almost done with my first full length novel, and I've already started working on the second one. All of a sudden I'm detaching myself from characters who I spent years developing, and am learning to aquaint myself with a new set, living in a different time and place.

It's not easy, but the more I write with these characters, the more I love them and to be honest, I'm ready for the previous book to be done. I'm proud of what I've written but I don't want to labor over it anymore; lest the magic appear mundane.

Starting your first book isn't easy, and starting your second book won't be either. The challenges may be different, yet they remain daunting nonetheless. The sun will rise tomorrow whether we want it to or not. Therefore, we have no time to lose in despairing over the fleetingness of life, but rather we should seize the moment in revel in it. Whether this means growing accustomed to a new stage in life, or starting your next big writing project. Every day is a new beginning. Make it count.

If you could get through that post without rolling your eyes I applaud you. Now I'm off to stuff my face with cake cause ya know...life is short.

Written by: Karoline Kingley

3 comments :

  1. Happy Birthday! :D I just started the teenage years a couple weeks ago. It's a good thing I know what I'm in for. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  2. no, I didn't roll my eyes - I know what you mean, and I sympathize. Great post. Happy birthday.

    ReplyDelete
  3. This is the first one of your posts I've read. (I came via The Magic Violinist) I laughed so hard at the last line! Life is definitely short! And should never be wasted NOT enjoying food of some kind. :) (Cake and ice cream especially!)

    ReplyDelete

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