July Writing Challenge

The year is half gone and I've pretty much neglected my writing for most of it. A few friends and I started up a writing club to get us going, but as May and June rolled by, I definitely flaked out. I feel bad for not submitting anything and supporting others, but I also feel bad for not supporting myself. So I decided that I need to really put some pressure on myself for some self discipline. My idea: 31 days of writing. My goal is one hour a day, but I'll be glad for even 30 minutes. I'm not going to be strict about the definition of writing: it doesn't have to be in my novel, but it does need to be something more than texting. So here's to 31 days of creative pursuits, starting today!

Update:
At 11:10pm I stopped my daily writing session. Wrote a bit over 450 words, not counting this blog. Pretty good! I realized as I was writing that my story falls in line with May's Writer's Group theme: memoir. Maybe I can finish it up tomorrow and send it in. Better late than never!

Book Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

I forgot to post this back in May, but here's the review of book 9 in my 2014 reading challenge.

X-Men: Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So I guess I'm ready for May 23rd and the reboot of the X-Men movies. I think I can see where they're headed with this story. I might be prematurely excited about this movie. If it decides to follow the comic at all, I'm going to be very sad.

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Books read in 2014:
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - Read January 2014
Gris Grimly's Frankenstein by Gris Grimly - Read January 2014
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin - Read February 2014
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre - Read February 2014
Misery by Stephen King - Read April 2014
The Wages of Whiteness by David R. Roediger - Read May 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont - Read May 2014
Earth Afire: The First Formic War by Orson Scott Card - Read June 2014

Book Review: Gris Grimly's Frankenstein

Gris Grimly's Frankenstein by Gris Grimly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Gris Grimly gives a stark, Steampunk twist to an old favorite. Beautifully illustrated and true to the original. I don't think I ever actually finished reading the original book, but Grimly makes the epistolary novel come alive. I was often reminded of Tim Burton's movies, which isn't a bad thing at all.

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This is the second book of my 2014 reading challenge.

Books Read in 2014:
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - Read January 2014
Gris Grimly's Frankenstein by Gris Grimly - Read January 2014

Only 28 more to go!