I wasn’t planning on doing Camp Nanowrimo. (If you don’t know what that is, it’s basically where you set a word count goal for yourself and try to meet it in one month. Mostly. Yup.) But then I heard about the Five Poisoned Apples writing contest and since fairy tale retellings are like one of my favorite things ever, I came up with a brilliant* idea. So, I’ll be writing my first draft during Camp and hopefully editing the whole mess before December… O_o *cue nervous laughter* *Brilliancy is in the eye of the beholder. The Association of Brilliant Authors (ABA) has not approved this statement. So, Jonathan at Fishing for Ideas had this idea to do…
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The Reluctant Godfather // blog tour
I’m so pleased to be a part of the blog tour for The Reluctant Godfather, a newly released novella by the amazing Allison Tebo! It is my first blog tour ever, so let’s all pretend like I know what I’m doing and jump straight in. About the Book A humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a unique perspective. Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather, who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care… a cinder girl and a charming prince. A royal ball presents Burndee with the brilliant solution of how to make…
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My summer reading list + 6 books that should be on yours
Hello everyone! Today I’m going to share some of the books on my summer reading list (obviously not counting the endless library books) and books that should be on yours. I got this idea from a picture my friend Emma Grace sent me. (She recently started a blog! You can check it out here.) We’ll start off with my reading list.. The Scarlet Pimpernel has been on my to-read list for a little too long, and I’ve heard really good things about it. It sounds fantastic and I can’t wait to read it. I found Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life at our thrift store, brand new and gorgeous. I got it…
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beautiful people // june edition
I’m participating in the Beautiful People linkup again, and you can check it out here. In a nutshell, it’s where two bloggers (Cait from Paper Fury and Sky at Further Up and Further In) ask interview questions to help you get to know your characters better. It was monstrous fun last time (book reference!!), so I had to do it again, of course. I’ll be answering the questions with my character Ryker Kane from my current WIP Project Supernova. Ryker is fourteen years old, goes a high school that I haven’t named yet, and has a mostly normal life. He’s an average size, with dark brown hair, probably blue eyes, and pale skin. The features…
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May // Recap
Life How do I even start? Well… I did the #walk30days challenge for the first time ever. It was really fun and here are some photos I took. Warning: major photo bomb ahead. Summer break began! Solid Rock ended. We went to Colonial Williamsburg for my birthday and it was amazing. We left late Saturday night (or Sunday morning? It was 12 am), got there Sunday and came home on Wednesday. I was going to put some photos in this post, but there were so many pictures and so many stories I want to tell, so it’ll have to be a separate post. Our youth pastor and his family moved to Pennsylvania to pastor a…
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school is out // summer things
^^ That picture was ridiculously hard to take and I have so many blooper photos ^^ I borrowed this idea from Katie Grace, who borrowed it from Aimee. 🙂 Summer is short, and I don’t want to waste it. Therefore, I am compiling a list. It is by no means an exhaustive list. There is no such thing as an exhaustive list. It’s a list of things I want to do this summer, and I will start… Now. I would like to: 1. Teach myself to play the ukulele. I’ve already learned a few chords, but I’m hoping to get decent at it. 2. Chocolate. I’m hoping to chocolate and…
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Miniature Book Reviews // Cinderella, Animal Ark, and Return to Harmony
Hi guys! Today I’m just doing a few short reviews. Cinderella, by Brittany Candau I was super excited when I found this book version of the Disney movie Cinderella at the library, but I honestly expected a lot more. I was very disappointed in this one. Things I liked: The cover. Because Ella and Kit. The overall quality of the book. The design was gorgeous, and it felt great. “Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green…” Things I didn’t like: The entire story paled in comparison to the movie. Without the movie, this book would be just another mediocre Cinderella story. The author told, instead of showed, the entire…
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Beautiful People // Parental Edition
^This picture has nothing whatsoever to do with the post ^ This is a link-up/meme/thing hosted by Paper Fury and Further Up and Further In. I rephrased the questions so it was more of an interview format (I hope that’s okay?), but you can see the original questions here. I’ll be doing it with two of my characters from my WIP Project Supernova. The main characters are: Ryker Kane. He’s fourteen years old, goes a high school that I haven’t named yet, and has a mostly normal life. He’s an average size, with dark brown hair, probably blue eyes, and pale skin. The features that stand out the most are the scars on his…
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April // Recap
Life… Various things that happened this month, not in any order because I am a scatterbrained person: softball, softball, softball! (for my brother, not me ;D although I am Team Mom) kept our friends’ cute kittens 🙂 I turned fifteen. Yikes… got baby chicks!!! They are the most adorable things. We got six total and their names are Sally, Hazel Rose, Priscilla, Trixie, and Attila the Hen. In case you’re wondering about the sixth, her name was Hazel (the first) and she died on us unexpectedly. 🙁 Sally (above) and Hazel Rose (below) finished school!!!! Mostly, at least… we have a bit of catchup to do. had a piano recital. I…
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Book Review // Cinder
Sixteen-year-old Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder’s brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing. This reputation brings Prince Kai himself to her weekly market booth, needing her to repair a broken android before the annual ball. He jokingly calls it “a matter of national security,” but Cinder suspects it’s more serious than he’s letting on. Although eager to impress the prince, Cinder’s intentions are derailed when her younger stepsister, and only human friend, is…
