Hello everyone! This is LaVel Moorehead. :) This is the second day of the spring semester and I am so excited. Today however, I felt under the weather and had a devilish headache. Yes, it was devilish! Unfortunately, I couldn't do much writing today and decided that I needed some rest. And rest I did! I managed to get out of bed and go to Campus Crusade for Christ or Cru as it's known as now. It's a wonderful place if you want to get connected to the Maryland campus and meet some nice folks! We had worship, a funny speaker named Ben, and the young Pastor Ryan. It was a fantastic evening.
Now, I want to update y'all on what I'm up to with my writing. As I said before, I couldn't write at all today and decided to rest. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been thinking about my ideas 24/7. Right now, I'm in the middle of a story titled "The DNA of Souls." The DNA of Souls? What's that, you might ask? :) It's a science fiction story which takes place on a plant light years away from Earth. Humans have managed to harness the power of light speed and they've been able to populate different planets. (The Human population is expanding over 11 billion!) This planet is home to...drumroll please: The Cyborgs! Yes, that's right. These cyborgs live on a tropical planet and mainly put machinery on their bodies to survive. The humans have been in contact with these cyborgs for quite some time...but all is not what it seems. These humans want something from the cyborgs, but what is it? You'll have to find out by reading "The DNA of Souls."
I'm so excited to write this piece because one, I haven't written much sci-fi stories and two, I'm entering this novelette into the Writers of the Future Contest. The Writer of the Future Contest is a prestigious contest for aspiring writers in the science fiction and fantasy department. It was established by the great L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer who wrote plenty of science fiction novels. I admit that I was a little intimidated when looking at past winners. Most of them are what you would guess, adults in their late 30's and beyond. But you know what? I'm not going to be intimidted just because most of the winners are older than I am. I'm going to stand on my own two feet and prove that I have something different to offer from the younger generation. I am my own, unique self and I have ideas that other writers don't have. It's the same for other writers too. They have something unique to offer. It's just God-Given talent, an understanding of writing craft, and desire which can propell writers to greatness. I'm priveleged that I'm taking part in this contest and I can't wait to share my work with y'all.
Well, I better get off. I need to finish some school work and relax before going to bed. Tomorrow's Friday and there's so much in store for the weekend. Get excited and be blessed. Tomorrow's a new day. :)
-LaVel
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