amusingthemuse

Last Updated 22:44 PM CST July 1st, 2010

Total Words to Date:

121,075 / 300,000* words. 40% done!

*As of May 31st, 2010, my year goal is 300K instead of 200K.

Monthly Reports:
JANUARY: 36,905 / 36,905 total
FEBRUARY: 6,069 / 42,974 total
MARCH: 27,840 / 70,814 total
APRIL: 30,701 / 101,515 total
MAY: 6,648 / 108,163 total
JUNE: 12,912 / 121,075 total

Daily Reports:
( January Daily Breakdown )

( February Daily Breakdown )

( March Word Counts )

( April Daily Breakdown )

( May Daily Breakdown )

( June Daily Breakdown )

July 1st - 493 Words + 100 Words

Project Break Down:

Knights, Squires, and Satire: Oh My!

Jan 11th - 662 Words

Project Jamie:

Jan 4th - 1,163 Words
Jan 8th - 686 Words
April 8th - 2,264 Words

Miscellaneous

March 17th - 100 Words
March 18th - 71 Words
March 19th - 12 Words
March 20th - 196 Words

Project NOPE
( January Daily Breakdown )
( February Daily Breakdown )
( March Daily Breakdown )
( April Daily Breakdown )
( May Daily Breakdown )
June Daily Breakdown:

June 1st - 1,500 Words
June 2nd - 989 Words
June 3rd - 4,166 Words
June 4th - 2,331 Words

The To-Do List (Script Frenzy Project)

April 6th - 3 pages - 605 Words
April 7th - 18 pages - 7,023 Words

Last Updated 22:44 PM CST July 1st, 2010
Note to self: April 24th Quicksand review not included in GYWO check in!

This is a list of all the cartoons, fanfictions, novel excerpts, poetry and short stories that I have to share. Clicking on a link will take you to it's respective entry. Some of the items below are also published at fanfiction.net & sibe.deviantart.com

Some material is FLocked, which means only friends may view them. You may request me as a friend, but that does not guarantee viewing rights. You can ask for it specifically by commenting on this post, but I am the one who ultimately determines who may view them, which means I might still turn you away.

Sorry. It's a theft protection thing.

Also, I love critiques, so please add yours!

Brigits_Flame Prompts Responses

Contest Entries for brigits_flame [sorted by contest date/month]

How Flat the Sound - February 2009 - rewrite coming soon! ~ Short Story
Beating Life - February 2009 ~ Short Story
Ella - October 2009 [mini-contest entry] ~ Short Story
Till Instep Do We Part - October 2009 Week 1 ~ Just For Fun ~ Short Story
Aim for the Instep - October 2009 ~ Week 1 ~ Short Story
Recovery - October 2009 ~ Week 2 ~ Short Story
The Tooth Brigade - October 2009 ~ Week 3 ~ Short Story
Untitled - December 2009 ~ Week 1 ~ Short Story
Hustled - December 2009 ~ Week 2~ Poetry
Reality - January 2010 ~ Week 1 ~ Short Story
Destiny - January 2010 ~ Week 2 ~ Short Story
Arrival - January 2010 ~ Week 3 ~ Poetry
Untitled - January 2010 ~ JFF Week 4 ~ Short Story

BF Contest Entries Total: 13

Drabbles

100 Words Exactly - Any Format

St Patrick's Day (poem) - March 2010
Pocket Watch - 100 Drabbles of Summer #45: The Last Time I Was Late - June 2010

Drabble Total: 2

Cartoons

NaNo Tails

Cartoons Total: 3

Essays/Articles

The Call - December 2006
Senseless Shooting at NIU - February 2008
My Reflection on NIU and School Shootings - February 2008
Untitled - Private Entry - February 2008
Teaching in America During the 21st Century - February 2008
Chimp Adopts Tiger Cubs; Many Humans Still Racist & Full of Hate - October 2008

Essays Total: 6

FanFiction

Lion King stand-a-lone:

Tales of the Lion King Series:

Prologue

Miscellanious

Ella - October 2009 [Cinderella Retelling] - also listed under BF entries
A Flower in the Night - May 2005 [Sequel to A Raisin in the Sun] - also listed under School Assignments
Rahshar the Fire-wearer - February 2006 [Beowulf] - also listed under School Assignments

Fanfic Total: 6 (-3)

Novel Excerpts

When the Raven Flies... [NaNo 08 Novel Info with excerpt]
Knights, Squires, & Satire: Oh My! ~ Meeting Ian [NaNo 09]
Knights, Squires, & Satire: Oh My! ~ Face to Face with Death [NaNo 09]
Jamie Chapter 1- Reality - [Project Jamie] - also listed under BF entries
Jamie Chapter 2 [Project Jamie]
Jamie Chapter 3 - [Project Jamie]

Excerpts Total: 6 (-1)

Poetry

Contest Entries or Prompt Inspired (5)

Hustled - December 2009 ~ BF Week 2
Arrival - January 2010 ~ BF Week 3
Tell Me Your Secret - 5 Minute Prompt - March 2010
Discontent - 5 Minute Prompt - March 2010
Incoherent - 5 Minute Prompt - March 2010

School Assignments (13)
Note: Items marked with a * are part of Project Night Owl, a school assignment from high school creative writing

*Another Night - January 2006
*April - November 2005
*Butterflies - January 2006
*Dream Again - January 2006
*December - November 2005
*Grains of Sand - January 2006
*High School - November 2005
*Insanity - January 2006
*Maple - January 2006
*My Friend - January 2006
*Unfinished Piece - January 2006
*Writer's Block - January 2006
*Yesterday - January 2006

Misc (8)

Death of Halloween - Somewhere between 2002-2005
Friends Forever - 2002
Iced Lake - November 2003
Longing for Freedom - Somewhere between 2002-2005
Necare - 2003 or 2004
Silence is Golden? - Somewhere between 2002-2005
Thunder - 2003
The Ice - November 2002

Poetry Total: 26

Reviews

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - June 2010
High King's Tomb by Kristin Britain - May 2009
Messenger by Lois Lowry - February 2010
Quicksand by Iris Johansen - April 2010
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - June 2010
The Heartsong of Charging Elk by James Welch - February 2010
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - June 2010
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - March 2010
The Search by Iris Johansen - March 2010

Reviews Total: 9

Short Stories

School Assignments (5)

A Flower in the Night - May 2005 [School Assignment]
A Lost Paradise - December 2006 [Part of Project Night Owl / School Assignment]
If Only My Mind Would Stop Thinking - January 2006 [Part of Project Night Owl / School Assignment]
Lost Yet Still There - May 2006 [School Assignment]
Rahshar the Fire-wearer - February 2006 [School Assignment]

Contest Entries for brigits_flame [sorted by contest date/month] (11)

How Flat the Sound - February 2009 - rewrite coming soon!
Beating Life - February 2009
Ella - October 2009 [mini-contest entry]
Till Instep Do We Part - October 2009 Week 1 ~ Just For Fun
Aim for the Instep - October 2009 ~ Week 1
Recovery - October 2009 ~ Week 2
The Tooth Brigade - October 2009 ~ Week 3
Untitled - December 2009 ~ Week 1
Reality - January 2010 ~ Week 1
Destiny - January 2010 ~ Week 2
Untitled - January 2010 ~ JFF Week 4

Contest Entries for tamingthemuse [sorted by contest date] (2)

My Muse - June 2009 - Week 1
Going Home - June 2009 - Week 2

Misc Prompts (2)

The Gypsy and the Soldier - September 2008 [response to the Sunday Scribblings prompt “#130 – Wedding.”]
The Scarecrow - September 2008 [Response to Paragraph a Week prompt from the Teacher's Desk.]

Short Stories Total: 20

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GRAND TOTAL: 74

Last Updated: June 29, 2010

What is Amusing the Muse?

Amusing the Muse or Amuse the Muse is where the creative works and ideas of

darkspirited1 are posted. Some are completed and get the *completed tag. Others are works in progress. Still, others are just random ideas I have. Other pieces are one shots for contests or weekly prompts while others are pieces I did for school.

How come I can't read Insert title here?

Most of the posts are accessible for friends only. The exception is my fanfiction. Some original fiction may also be viewable for short amounts of time if they are part of a current contest entry.

So how come your fanfiction isn't locked?

Fanfiction is automatically posted publicly because it is viewable at my fanfiction.net account too. Original works are posted for friends only for a couple of reasons: A) to protect them from theft and B) because publishers usually won't publish already published works. Posting it on the Internet is the same as publishing, unless it is set to be viewable by a select few people. Making it friends only means that I could potentially have the work published later on. Other pieces, mostly the stuff I write in response to contest prompts, are viewable to the general public until voting is over.

Will you accept me as a friend?

Most likely yes, but it all depends if we have a common interest, if you can type normally and not in "txt spk omg lol," and if you are a nice person. If I already know you at my personal LJ, request to join and you will be added.

Can I post your work somewhere else?

NO. Nothing posted at

amusingthemuse may leave this site unless you have written permission from me, which you may obtain by sending me an email or commenting on this journal. I must then respond indicating a yes or no. If you receive no response, this does not mean you may take the work! All work is copyrighted to me as well.

I saw something you wrote posted at another site. Did you post it there or did someone else?

Things here are usually cross posted to

darkspirited1 and

amusethemuse (it was the community I created with the same purpose as this journal). Some pieces are also located at this fanfiction.net account and this deviantart account. If you found the piece anywhere else, please send me the link by PM or comment and I'll look into it. I appreciate your help in fighting thieves.

You didn't answer my question.

Well, that wasn't actually a question though, now was it? Leave a comment here or send me a PM, and I'll be glad to answer it.

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