Music, Mystery, Middle Earth, and Mitochondria

Greetings, all!

Greetings, all!

Greetings, all!

Greetings, all! It’s finally April!!! April is an exciting month for me. It hosts the first Camp Nano of the year, trees are staring to blossom, school’s starting to slow down, and it may or may not be my birthday in a few weeks…XD Let us look back at March, shall we? And then I will share an update on how Camp Nano’s going. ;-P March Music: Waving Through a Window sung by Ben Platt from the Broadway show Dear Even Hansen  Okay, wow. This song. Ben Platt has an AMAZING voice; and the lyrics to this song were so heartbreaking and yet it sounded like a happy, upbeat song. It’s officially on my list of favorites. <333 Main Titles from Logan by Marco Beltrami I LOVE this theme. The use of the guitar and stings makes for a really cool effect.  Hideaway by Grace Vanderwaal  I was so excited when Grace started releasing new music! This one is super fun; my siblings like to dance to it. :-)  Asgard from Thor: The Dark World b...

Greetings, all! Welp, it’s once again the start of another month. Already. XD For me this month was actually fairly slow, and I got a ton of reading and writing done. I’ve been super tired though; my adrenaline must have been depleted from these last few months. XD I hope you all had an awesome July!!! Also hope that Camp Nano went well for you all. It was super fun for me. July’s Music: Shape of You Piano Cover by Niko Kotoulas This guy is good. I really enjoy this cover of Shape of You by Ed Sheeran (this is the only version of that song I listen to…the original is not very appropriate. XD) Ready Aim Fire by Imagine Dragons I LOVE THIS SONG. IT’S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE IMAGINE DRAGONS SONGS. Not All Heroes Wear Capes by Owl City This song is so sweet. I definitely like this acoustic version better than the original.   July’s Movies Jurassic World   The Seeker The Village (wow, just wow) Peter Rabbit Man of Steel The Incr...

Greetings, all!  Since Camp Nano is almost over...HOW IS IT ALREADY ALMOST THE END OF JULY???...ahem, I decided to share a little of what I've been working on this month.  Introducing,  Synopsis Eden Claire is an orphaned serving girl in England. Living her lonely life working in the library of a boarding school, she begins to think that she must always settle for less, and that her dreams of comradeship, adventure, and sailing to unknown lands must slowly dwindle away to nothing. However, when an old forgotten acquaintance shows up on her doorstep with a note left to Eden by her father, those dreams might just become rekindled; dreams that will take Eden to wild escapades on the high seas. Eden must outwit the notorious Damian the Black Hearted and his gang of pirates in her quest for her father’s treasure, but she cannot do it alone-she will need the help of others. Can she learn how important true friendship is, even at the cost of losing the tre...

Greetings, all! I have decided to write a post on my WIP: Mission: Metal. Guess I didn’t realize how hard that would be. Oh, well; I’ll just go ahead and write the post. I’m bored anyway (which doesn’t happen very often). Mission: Metal is a blog story I am writing. It started out as a story about a family who saves the world from a tyrannical leader who plans on blowing up what’s left of humanity. Ok, yeah; that’s not what it’s about now. Now it is a complicated story about families banding together. About trust and betrayal. About memories. About gangs. About fear. About death. I don’t really know where it’s going now. I’m sure God does. It is the first long story that I have actually written with surprising plots and complete character lists. I’m so excited about it!!! Anyway, here are some snippets. I am not good with choosing snippets; I either want to tell the whole story or not tell it at all. I found a few however, that I like. Enjoy! * Grumbl...

Greetings, all! I FINISHED AND WON CAMP NANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s official. I am so excited! XD Camp Nano was SO MUCH FUN. I’ve never actually been this resolute about my writing before. Earlier, it had been just something that I sat down to do every once in a while, when I felt like it. Now, I edit. I rewrite. I critique. I post my work on blogs. I even have a Pinterest board for my characters! At Camp, I found out what WIP meant. What MC meant. I discovered deadlines, word counts, word warring (I lost, but it was still fun, Jess;), and writer’s block. Some highlights of Camp: ~I got invited into Jane’s cabin, The Fellowship of the Keyboards. ~Sarah\Slisby and Jess broke the cabin. XD That was funny. ~Jane forbade us from RPing in the camp grounds. ~I ate Jane’s pizza and got turned into an orc (No, seriously. What did you put in that pizza, Jane?). ~Tes\Quinley and I walked the forests of ...

Greetings, all! Yay, I'm so excited! My first tag!!! I don't quite know if I'm doing this right... XD Thank you, Kendra Lynne, @ https://talesfromanidealist.wordpress , for tagging me! Ok, on with the post. :-P 1~ What is something that helps you write? This includes food, drinks, music, volume level, etc. Um, well...I like silence unless I know exactly what I am going to say. Then I like loud music; preferably Lindsey Stirling or Piano Guys. ;-) I also enjoy chewing gum while I write. 2~ What is the hardest point in a story to write? (beginning, middle, near-end, end) End for me. Definitely. I hate finishing up a story. Same with a book. :-( 3~ Have you ever been angry with someone and made them into a character in your story? (likely a villain) No. I'm too nice (not) :-P. My villain in my WIP is based off of me (heehee). So, actually, I guess you could say I did. Myself!!! 4~ What is the worst writing advice you’ve ever heard? How would yo...