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]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/19263319/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/19263319/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:28:11 PDT
There is some good news though! Today I went through some of my old writing and updated my outline for "The Mindcage", and I think I can start rewriting it. I worked on another intro a few days ago, and I edited it a few dozen times, then posted it tonight. I think it's okay, but it still needs work.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18756626/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18756626/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:56:50 PDT Sage Francis

2. Are you male or female?
Call Me François

3. Describe yourself:
Escape Artist

4. What people think about you?
Different

5. What do you think about yourself?
Buzz Kill

6. Your ex-mate:
Smoke and Mirrors

7. Current mate/somebody you fell in love with:
Hopeless (haha funny)

8. Tell where would you like to live:
Runaways

9. Describe the place you live in:
Going back to Rehab

10. Describe your life:
Growing Pains

11. If you had one wish, what would you ask for?
Midgets and Giants (lol)

12. Your motto:
Slow Down Ghandi

13. Give one advice:
Climb Trees

14. Favorite quote that helps you attract people:
Jah Didn't Kill Jonny

15. If that first one doesn’t work, then:
Dance Monkey

16. Your previous school:
High Step

17. Pepsi or Coke?
Sun vs Moon (haha)

18. Your pet:
Sea Lion (I wish)

19. Favorite food:
Broccilude

20. Drinking?
Buckets of Science

21. Something to say for goodbye:
Kill ya Momz!

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18671462/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18671462/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:06:27 PDT
Well, the short story is that I'm never free. I'm either working or at school. I spend on average about 3 hours a day at home, if you don't count sleeping of course. I spend on average 2 1/2 to 3 hours on the bus, and 3 hours at school. 8 hours at work.

I'm trying to keep up, but I'm just not doing it as well as I could be. I have today off and I've decided that I'm gonna do some reading in that time. If I don't get to all of your pieces, I'm sorry in advance. Also, if anyone wants to, I posted the first poem I've written in what feels like a month. It's called "One with your Lord" and it was inspired by Yeats' poetry and "The Matrix"

I realize that I talk about Yeats way too much... sorry ladies and fellas.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18406630/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/18406630/ Mon, 19 May 2008 20:48:12 PDT
Anyways, I have school tomorrow so that's all for tonight. Thanks everyone, and keep writing. You're all such fantastic writers.

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Anyways I'm gonna try and read at least a piece a day from now on, but if I don't get to your pieces I'm sorry. I'm especially sorry to ~niedec who has been reading all of my work, and I've yet to comment on even one of his new pieces. I'll try to get to yours first. You've been a huge help to me this past year, and I hope to repay that favor.

Anyways, umm.. not sure what else to say. Take care everyone? Good luck with your current projects! Wish me luck with my math course and new job

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17878154/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17878154/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:55:57 PDT has been rewritten, and in some cases complete paragraphs have changed, so I feel that a lot of the criticisms don't apply anymore or apply vaguely.

I'm looking for some new criticisms on it so that I can further improve the writing without actually changing the meaning. I don't expect anyone to reread it though, so thanks for your initial comments, they were extremely helpful.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17509995/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17509995/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:44:10 PDT
I have a short story I will be posting soon which I worked on for about a month. I finished it a few weeks ago, but the editing process has been arduous, and I'm not very happy with the final result, but I put so much work into it that I have to post it. I'd feel guilty for wasting my time otherwise.

In other news, I got a part in a play. Well it's not so much a play as it is a dramatic reading of one. But as such I have practices every second day of the week. It's not bad, and I love the script. The play is Jus in Bello, but I doubt it was published online so I don't think you'll be finding it.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17187294/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/17187294/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:18:47 PST
Many knew not of your gift to the world, but be at peace knowing that it will forever remain ingrained within imaginations the world across. Though I myself cannot admit to having been directly immersed within the realm you have afforded many a person with, I also cannot deny the power it holds over not only those involved, but popular culture in general. You have co-created a world which has inspired tens of thousands of creative individuals. You have singlehandedly relieved many of the extricated, and enlightened many of the ignorant.

With endless dexterity you shaped for us a world of unmatched depth. With unending wisdom you expanded that world continually. With youthful vitality you persevered through the naysayers while dispelling myths and rumors, blazing your own trails. With profound charisma you led many generations, and with limitless strength you united them.

You now embark upon an endless journey of your creation. You see many roads ahead. May your final trek live up to your deepest fantasies; good luck traveler.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/16303368/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/16303368/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:44:06 PST
As for right now? I'm working towards bettering my writing. Niedic and I have a challenge of sorts going on at the moment, and I'm working on that, polishing two poems and making notes for a short story - most likely my longest yet. I greatly look forward to reading his pieces for the challenge, and future challenges. Maybe when we're done you'd all like to partake in a similar challenge? It's pretty interesting.

Anyways on to more predictions. I predict that 2008 will be the most important year of my life. It will be my first full year out of High School, so I've got a lot of growing to do this year. Not only will I grow as a person but as a writer for sure. Gray Scale probably won't sell too well, but it will just be a milestone - a foot in the door.

2007 was a great year for my writing, but I'm aiming higher now.

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For all you Wii owners, I recommend this game. For all of you who don't own a Wii, get one! Honestly.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15361899/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15361899/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:44:33 PST
I've been reading about it, and it seems like an interesting idea. One of us could post a choku, and then another post a tanku in response. Then, another could post yet another choku in response to the tanku, and we'll try to keep it going until other people want to join. When we feel comfortable with the results, we can stop and post the entire poem as one deviation, and link to the profiles of everyone involved in the description.


Of course, this means it has to be in true renga form, as opposed to American haiku form. The hokku verse (Hokku is the first choku of a renga) was the basis for American Haiku, but somehow in western poetry the true form of haiku was changed from 5-7-5 morae, to 5-7-5 syllables. The difference between a mora and a syllable is slight, but significant to this particular idea. Essentially what it means is that when using words like "cat", because there are two stressed consonants "C" and "T" it would count as two morae instead of just one as it would with syllables.

Anyone who is interested in trying, comment on this entry.


Rules are as follows:

1) No one may reply to their own poem, and no one may reply to a reply of their own poem. You must wait until one complete cycle of two "ku" or verse (one chaku and one tanku).

2) Must be written in mora fashion, not by syllables. Which means "Cats" is really considered "Ca-t-s" or the equivalent to 3 syllables, and hat is really considered "ha-t" the equivalent of 2.

3) You may send a note to someone requesting that they continue the chain. Link in the description of your poem to the one who has written the official (or best in your opinion) reply to your poem. This way we can trace the chain forward. Also link to the previous poem in the chain, so we may trace it backward.

4) You may change the theme if you want, you may change the title if you want, and you may destroy or create anything within the current poem as you wish. The point is to improvise and see where our peer's creativity will take us.

5) Challenge yourself and have fun doing it!

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15353648/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15353648/ Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:06:40 PDT
A large thank you goes to some of my more recent viewers Jakratz, Morethantoday, and Offsplit, for your wonderful comments and criticisms in recent weeks. Likewise, I'd like to thank anyone reading this journal entry, just simply for visiting my page.

A special thanks goes to Niedec who has been especially helpful for quite some time, and has helped me focus on my weak points and really hone my skills with writing. You've given me a lot of moral support these past few months too, and I consider you a very important friend in my life.

Thanks everyone! Keep those pens moving and eyes reading!

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15293006/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/15293006/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:17:42 PDT
It's about a man who records his life story during the last few days of his life. Well to be more precise, it's about the man listening to the recording, and how it somewhat parallels or highlights his own life. Most of the story will take place in a hospital I believe, which will be the first parallel between the main characters' lives; one has recently died in a hospital, and one was recently hospitalized.


In other news, I recently finished reading The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. The ending was fantastic, and never once did I question the significance of any scene. It was a short work, but every word was essential, so it was packed with content! A great read, and I recommend it to anyone concerned, irked, confused, or curious with thoughts or feelings about death.

That's all for now readers, thanks for your time and I hope you're enjoying the few poems I've been posting.

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I have a few projects which I'm working on now, and I'll try to keep everyone updated on those as much as possible. I've been writing a bit less lately, but I'll try to increase that level of activity.

So far, I've got two prose projects I'm actively writing, and a few in the planning stages. My two main prose projects include "The Mind Cage" which is a novel about a man who falls into a drug induced coma, and "Grey Scale" which is a novel about alien slaves fighting for their freedom, and the humans who stick their nose into their endeavors.

The short story I'm working on is a modernized macabre take of Little Red Riding hood, where the wolf is used only as a metaphor for a man's sexuality. As for my poetry? Well, I've got nothing planned, and my writing has been slow... so I can't update you on any progress there because there's not much.

Life is alright. I applied for university and was accepted, and finished making my schedule. I'm scheduled for two English classes, one mathematic class, two film studies, one theatre, and one religion course. I'm pretty excited, and pretty anxious to get back into school. I want to be experiencing new things, to inspire my writing. I'll definitely try to keep everyone updated on my scholarly adventures.

Anyways, thanks again everyone, and take care. Spread the word about my writing

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/13208334/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/13208334/ Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:13 PDT
School's going alright I suppose. I'm not doing well in English, no surprise there. I thought I'd be able to handle it but I guess I slacked off a bit too much. I think I'm going to fail. As for the other classes, Theatre is over which has me feeling empty or unfulfilled, Drama is wrapping up too. The shows went swimmingly, mind you. Graphics is into the final crunch. Computer science well, that's a whole other beast.

As for the love life well, it's at a stand still I think. I'm living in the past one might say or, should say. I'm content with my status, though.

Hmm... not sure what else there is to say aside from, take it easy? Catch up with ya next time?

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/12214040/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/12214040/ Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:26:46 PDT
All points aside I've actually gotten some work done. I've posted a few poems, and gotten a good start on my most important prose project (or rather, my favorite). I've yet to write even one more page of my pending novel. This poses many problems with my partial prose, as I've yet to complete a proper piece. This stirs in me only one question: Why did I use so many P words in that sentence?"

However, truthfully it did stir a question. Why can I never dedicate myself to a larger work of prose. Honestly and whole heartedly, the only piece of prose I've ever really finished was The Mountain. To be fair, it was also most likely the best piece I've ever written, and I am very proud of it. However, that doesn't justify the ratio of poem to prose writing I do. I've finished many poems, and sometimes I find myself having to treat my prose as an extended poem. When doing that though, I tend to over do it with senseless alliteration and rhyme. In prose, rhyme can often create disaster. Likewise, I find that all too often, my narrative is from too abstract a view. I've only ever written two not-so-abstract pieces, one which is third person omniscient from an unnamed narrator and the other, first person omniscient (which is rare but not abstract) from the main character.

Now the piece I consider best, is arguably from the view point of a mountain. One could also argue that the point of view is from a husband who was recently divorced, and considers his younger, married self, a 'mountain of a man', and his current self a 'lonely rock' haunted by the spirit of his lost wife. In either case, it's not entirely commonplace for a story to be told by an inanimate object. It isn't unheard of, but it's rare.

Anyways I guess what I'm getting at is, based on the fact that I often treat my prose as an unstructured poem, how may I get past writers block? If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them! Thank you.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11535970/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11535970/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:00:59 PST
To make matters worse, it seems I've lost my calculator. TI-83plus is 90 dollars, and on top of that, I wouldn't have time to go out and get a new one anyways! I think I left it in the exam room but... we'll see tommorow I guess. God damn! I hope to god that I left it in some sort of class room, so that in my ten minutes before the exam, instead of last minute cramming, I can focus on finding my calculator and thus maybe get a leg up, atleast of sorts.

So anyways, in other news my friend Andrew lent me a CD by a band called "Refused" titled "The Shape of Punk to Come", it sounds a bit like Pitch Shifter, or Spineshank maybe, I don't know. It's not bad, it's angsty and energetic, the riffs are clever. I can hardly understand the lyrics but I need the angst right now I guess. I gave the lyrics a read though and some of them were clever. Not mind blowing, but clever. I almost never stand for horrible lyrics these days either, so it's a compliment for me to say that. I used to not really care what a song was saying, but lately I've been more concerned with lyrics than the sound itself of the song.

Anyways, I think that's all I've to say today. Take care everyone, thanks for reading.

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11522124/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11522124/ Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:03:53 PST
I fear tommorow, for tommorow yields an exam, or rather half of one which I am posative will go horribly. I know not most of the material on said exam, and I have neglected studying for the most part as par usual study habits for myself. However, maybe I'll get lucky... most of it is multiple choice, so we'll see.

In other news, I invite all who read this to please check out my story "The Mountain": [link]

It's been a while since I've written prose, and it's been years since I've ever actually finished a piece of prose! I take comfort in the fact that I finally wrapped it up albeit a tad quickly, however one could argue that it fits the mood of the ending; it's rather sudden.

Anyways, I suppose it's back to work for me. Take care everyone, hope you have a good week!

]]> ~Czarewich http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11365306/ http://Czarewich.deviantart.com/journal/11365306/ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:48:45 PST
Well, my name is Jake, I'm a highschool student in my senior year. My favorite course is english and I am persueing a career which involves said subject in some shape or form. Preferably, I'd like to teach said subject, and act as an author on the side.

My passion is literature; I love to write. Most of my works would be considered poetry, although I'm currently working on a novel, as well as a collection of short stories. Influences for my writing include the works of Oscar Wilde, beautiful scenes observed on long walks, enthralling conversations, experiences in life, and any piece of literature which captures my heart.

Although I am a writer at core, you may see a few visual pieces from me as I do like to draw, photograph, or compose digital images every now and again. I can't promise anything, but the updates of visual pieces will be very few and far between. Likewise, my poetry and prose pieces will be few and far between, as I only aim to post my most edited and well construced pieces.

I'm a real 'movie kind of guy', and most of my friends would say I have a 'cultured taste'. My favorite movies include The Fountain, The Green mile, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Mirror Mask, The Prestige, Lady in the Water, Equilibrium, 2046, Little Miss Sunshine, and many more.

Likewise, I also enjoy a good tune, although not as wholeheartedly as a well cut film. My current playlists consist mostly of The Tea Party, Devin Townsend, Jesse Cook, Enigma, Soilwork, Depeche Mode, Fr/action, Megaherz, Alan Parsons Project, and Sonata Arctica.

Obviously as a writer I also enjoy a good read; my favorite writers include: Oscar Wilde, Frank Herbert, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Mary Shelly, H.G. Wells, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Theodore Roethke, and more.

If you want to know anything else, don't be afraid to ask. I'm a really friendly person.

]]> ~Czarewich