Archive for October, 2009
Restaurant City on Facebook
Oct 27th
Not sure if this is normal, but I’m quite proud of my level 13 and popularity of 40.5 (average 39.5, though). And I start playing this last Monday (Oct 26, ‘09)!!!
EDIT: I have 50 now, but it is normal for 18th level player to achieve maximum popularity.
Next term in a day!
Oct 26th
Oh! So surprise. Next term is starting on this Wednesday, yet I don’t feel I have any rest yet. Perhaps I’m to much on the internet? I don’t know.
OK, the point is, there is a lot I need to do in this school holiday, but none finished. Yet most of them have ~80% progress. I think I spent too much time on nonsenses thing (like late sleep for a whole week =))
Writing Fan-Fiction
Oct 26th
Well, been writing fanfiction again. I have one published story — see the fanfiction page for more detail — which is the one I’m currently writing (it is multi-chaptered story). Some reviews I have got tells me that it is good beginning. I have read stories before, and I know how annoy it is to wait. But with that first chapter, I have at least a hundred dafts and took around four months to complete. Now with chapter 2, I’m already at draft five. Should finish is a week. I have been writing this (second) chapter for one and a half already. Sorry all readers.
OK, back to the topic. These are a few writing tips I want to share. Some are from other resources, some are mine. If you think any tips has been posted anywhere before, let me know and I’ll credit it.
- Always have a beta-reader. No matter how god are you in English grammar/spelling. I’m a beta reader myself for other stories, but I still need a beta reader.
- If you are using Microsoft Word, try turning on full grammar/style checker. It is useful. The style checker can check for wordiness and several other useful errors. Although you should not turn on the ‘Passive Voice’ and ‘Use of first person pronoun’ checker, or your document will be marked with a lot of error.
- Try writing a shorter piece of text, and lengthen it. My chapter usually around 650 words, and I lengthen it to ~2,000 words. But beware not to lengthen it too much. As said on SIYE, ‘not too much nor too little details’.
OK, ‘a few’ can be referred to three, right? That’s all.
Finally…
Oct 24th
Finally I have successfully installed new blog engine. Some history for what it worth:
- Around March – June this year: Wordpress. Use Gear theme.
- June – October: Drupal. Use my own theme.
- October 2009 and later (now): Wordpress (again) Drupal is to much for my need, and Wordpress’s themes is prettier.
Here! Will update more soon. See you!
