Update

Well, well, it has been a long time. I've had quite a lot to write about, but the personal nature of the majority of it has kept me from actively pursuing my blog. Just to catch up, however:

I have graduated high school

I have been accepted into college, and

I live in Utah now.

My favorite part about the joys of university life is the incredible library. I sit in there for hours on end and write. Oh yes, and I finished my first novella, a parody of the wizard of Oz. I wrote it specifically for my best friend, purely because on a whim I promised that I could write a whole notebook about him. I wrote 81 pages and quite frankly I think it may be my greatest accomplishment. Handwrittten, of course, but if I ever get around to typing it up I will post it. I wrote a guest post on my brother's blog as well. It took me a good three minutes to write it and it is absolutely ridiculous. I had to write it in my brother's usual style, which is crazy and stupid and brilliantly  hilarious. He's 30.
I also had the good fortune to attend a sports camp, and put myself through a whole lot of pain. On the plus side, I wrote a solid five pages about literally everything I learned. I also wrote about some very difficult emotional struggles I have had.
That's all fine and dandy, but the big news is that I have started a novel.

and it sucks.

there's a lot to be said for planning ahead. I wrote my beginning and then realized I needed an awful lot more stuff in there to get the reader to connect with the situation. So I figure I'll have to go back and re-write it, but I think it's solid enough that I can continue on with the story anyway. Once I get things going far enough, I will post some of it, if not all. Maybe promising the few dozen or so stray readers (glancers, more like) a story will persuade me to finish.