Riane Writes! Welcome to My Life

   This Sunday is my 24th birthday! That for me is a big thing.    I am going to let you in on a little secret, a dive into my mind. I love my birthday, but I have had those nasty little thoughts and wonders if I was going to make it to this one. That was more towards the beginning right after the first surgery. I got a little depressed right after the surgery, the monotony of having to rest and lay in bed, then the steroids, then the everyday chemo pills and radiation. It was really hard. At that point I couldn't drive or do many things. I felt trapped. And the nasty thoughts grew to an almost consuming state that made me act like a bitch towards someone I love very much.    I don't think this way now. I was able to focus on other things and realize that I was not trapped or anything. I focused on going to yoga, and then to the gym. I enjoyed doing work for my dad and was excited to go back to school and sign up for classes. But those thoughts are always in the back of my he

So I lied. I haven't been posting every week. I got distracted. It's was midterms last week and I have been studying for those. Then it went to fall break and I was working on an essay due at the end of the semester. So let me catch you up! NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. This is a writing competition-esque event that goes on through the whole month of November. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel or collection of works within the month. I love doing this. I did it for the first time last year and got only 15,000 words. But at the same time I was working full time, going to school full time, and finding out I had brain cancer. Writing got put on the back burner. This year though I have the time and ability to write. I am going to school full time but the month of October, while also possessing my birthday and favorite holiday, is novel planning month! This year I am doing a fantasy work that is based in Ireland and England. It have mythical creatures and a pri