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How was your Christmas? Mine was pretty good. I got a blanket shaped like a mermaid tail, and the collection of Earthsea novels, illustrated! :D I also got a phone number, but who wants to deal with boring grown up stuff. Not ME.
Better buckle down, this is a long one :D
I originally planned to have multiple dolls in this shoot, and then I was like: nah.
Her doggo.
*giggling* "Grace, stop it!"
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I love this doll
omgoodness I love these two π
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And an exclusive pic, one I didn't even realize I had until later :D TA DA.
Ain't it cool? It's so cool.
How was your new years? Hazel's family came to visit per usual, and we also got see Tory for the first time in quite a bit. I didn't make any resolutions, per usual, because why? if I decide to start or stop doing something, I'm not going to wait until the first of January. 1, I'll never remember by the time it rolls around, 2, ...I can't remember. I'm sure it was good. XD
Point being, IF I resolve to do something, it means I have the motivation to start it, which means its Effective ImmediatelyTM before I lose my mojo. XP Besides, life come in phases, phases that don't care about the puny restrictions of the calendar. :D I'm in the middle of a phase, a chapter, I'm not going to cut if half for times sake. I'm not going to separate it in half, like "this bit happened in 2019, but then we cut off weirdly and say we start over in 2020, a NeW dEcAdE" I'm not starting over. I'm continuing my story. And I'm sorry if I'm being too salty for some of you, if you want to try to start over, thats fine! If you're going to make resolutions and then actually remember them two days later... ...are you even human.
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But it is cool to look back and see how far I've grown. I've grown stronger, stressing less, strengthened some friendships, drifted out of some friendships, read some good books, drawn some good drawings, taken some lovely pictures, laughed, cried, and loved. I know some people talk about all the good and bad things that happened to them in the year, (or decade if they're really hard core) but who can remember. not me. XD All I know is that I was pretty happy and pRETTY STRESSED. But mostly happy. But I will say that the bad thing that I CAN remember is I just lost my favorite Lloyd minifigure two, three days before Christmas and still haven't found him. π But I WILL find him. So 2019 was a pretty good year, but definitely my most stressful, what with all this new growing up nonsense like drivers ed, last year of high school, and duel enrollment collage classes. -_- Who's idea was all this grown up nonsense. I don't like it and don't want it. This is getting long, ya'll came here for pictures, I should write up a different blog post if I'm going to talk about life. Ok I just read what I wrote and WOW I got salty quick, this was supposed to be a positive post. XD I also realize that this reads kind of choppy, but thats how my brain works. :/ And since I can't think of anything else to say, here's a picture of the latest member of my adopted fictional children.
Isn't he adorable? π
Anyhoo, how was your Christmas? your new years? have you seen The Mandalorian? do you ever surprise yourself by how salty and bitter you can be? Bye,
Today I'll be doing one of my favorite things- talking about my wip! :D
Also, this is the first time in a long time that I've posted something besides a This Month on Instagram. Hmm. Busy, am I? yes. lazy? .....maybe.
Any way, here we go!
My project is a fantasy trilogy that I've been working on for about two years.
book 1: Initiate
book 2: Warrior
book 3: Hero
And here is a super bad blurb, but I'm not very good at writing blurbs lol I'm sorry
Aidene is excited when she finds a portal into a fantasy world. It's amazing! Just like in books! But the people there are worried about being attacked by mountain trolls, they’re only farmers after all. And when the trolls do attack, they disappear with her new friend’s brother, Matheo. Aidene isn’t ready to be a hero. She doesn't even know if she can. But she wants to help, and when she bonds with a dragon, and becomes a legendary warrior, she knows she can help. She sets off on a quest to rescue him, with her friend, Mira, her dragon, Amethyst, and two others. But darkness is rising, and Matheo’s disappearance is only the start of it. What other evils are waiting for them? What else will they uncover? Will they be able to rescue Matheo? And worst of all, what if he doesn’t even want to be rescued?
it's absolutely TERRIBLE and I can't find Charis's post on how to write them and googling writing advise is always so daunting. halp.
so instead, I shall tell you that it's a story about disaster kids trying to save the world, ride-or-die friends, getting back up when you get knocked over, and never giving up. It's a story about a world of fear and darkness, and finding and appreciating the buttercups and sunshine. It's a story of dragons and magic and holding on to hope no matter how hard it gets.
All three of these are Aidene, I thought it looked cool to draw 'em like that. π
she's an optimistic ball of fire and sass, and is the first Dragon Warrior in about a thousand years, so shes got a lot on her shoulders. She would die for her friends in a heart beat, and literally one of the first things she does in the book is ditch the elves and their training schedule to go on a road trip to try and rescue Mira's brother. they have no plan, and only a vague idea of where he is. It's a disaster and i love it. XD
here she is later, after she's slowed down enough to learn somethings and get a totally wicked set of armor. :D I heard this song called Warrior, by Hannah Kerr, early this spring and it ASTOUNDED me on how well it fits this series! not quite so much in book one, but definitely books 2&3.
it's awesome I love it :D
This is her best friend Mira. she is the most darling child ever, very smol, super soft and sweet π she wants to be a story teller when she grows up, and is great at memorizing things, is also a pretty good healer.
Amethyst is a purple dragon, she's feisty and sarcastic, Aidene and her make a great team. fun fact: she's absolutely terrified of small lizards.
Matheo is Mira's older brother. lots of secrets about him π he's got grand schemes for power, but he doesn't want anything bad to happen to his little sis tho, he's not that heartless.
Arrow. Poor Arrow, I'm kind of mean to him and he doesn't deserve it. XD he's half elf and half human, and pretty much shunned by everyone. His mom, (the human) is dead, and his dad basically disowned him in an attempt to re-gain his standing among the other elves. but he's still really cheerful, and loves and protects his friends because they're literally the only ones he has.
Oh! Can't forget about my villain! my villain's name is Vivianda. She's a total fantasy evil-scientist, her goal is immortality with a side dish of world domination. She wants attention, immortality, (like I mentioned) and the feeling of control. Her backstory is actually kind of sad, but don't feel bad for her now. By the time the series starts, she's been completely corrupted by dark magic, and will torture you to death "for research" without remorse.
This is Charla Seelom and Sheeril'la. They're legends, the last Dragon Warrior before Aidene finally came along. Charla Seelom's real name has been forgotten- (actually, there might be one elf who still remembers it, but I haven't decided on that or not.) she also came from Aidene's world, just a long time ago. Her stories say that she came to their world through the same magic tree Aidene did, during the war with he-doesn't-have-a-name-yet, became a Dragon Warrior, won the war, (no one know how she defeated him, and she never told) and spent the next 500+ years rebuilding the country, learning and teaching and keeping the peace and justice. She didn't like to talk about her world, and def not her life back there. when she earned the name Charla Seelom, (it mean Dragon Soul in the old language) she took it and never looked back. No one remembers her old name now. And then one day she and Seeril'la vanished. She was the last Dragon Warrior, (the rest of them died during the war) and no new ones appeared until Aidene, another girl from the same world as Charla, came and became a Dragon Warrior. Now why is that? you shall have to read and see... :D
But you don't really get answers until book 3, Hero, so. I better get writing.
I'm also considering writing a prequel series about her :D
I discovered the joy making memes about my book, so I would like to share some of my better ones :)
The plot of Warrior in a meme format.π
Maybe I should use this instead of writing a blurb for Warrior. XD
Very un-elf like behavior, Arrow. Elves (or half elves) do not submit to flower crowns!
This is like my fav pic of Aidene. XD
Amethyst being terrified of lizards, and Matheo tied to a chair because he was being annoying. (aka he's snarky and Aidene had enough)
And I made a few aesthetics :D
(this post just keeps getting longer and longer lol I hope you don't mind i love my book.)
I'm actually pretty proud on how I balanced the gold/fire with the purple :D
(I should prolly choose between the person or the drawing huh.)
Matheo's are a work in progress, and I haven't started the others yet.
Well, I think that's all I have for now. I hope you enjoyed that little peak, and I hope I can make some good progress writing them, because my birthday in on Monday (I'm gonna buy a mermaid tail with my birthday money! yeeess, I'll be 17, is that a problem? it means I won't grow out of so it'll last longer, it's an advantage really...) and I'm starting school after that. Help. (I'm starting 12th grade. why am I so old. O_O)
My social battery was MAXED OUT in like 3 days, but a stomach bug gave me an excuse to spend half a day alone in my dorm, so that gave me the energy to finish the week running (why would i run) at a swift walk. π
And vbs was super fun, but I'll talk about that and camp later, because today I'm doing the Ask a Reader Tag by the lovely Charis!
(the image above is hers, isn't it beautiful?)
And so we go!
1. What sparked your love for reading?
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I don't know. I've been devouring books for as long as I can remember.
2. Where do you get your books?
The library, or I ask for them for my birthday and Christmas, or if there's any good ones left on the $5 a box day at the library book sale.
3. Where do you read?
I prefer this big love seat we have, it's a used to be white with faded pink rose clusters on it. When I look at it through other peoples eyes, it's hideous, but its soo comfy. π
4. When do you read?
WHENEVER.
I start it in the morning when I get up, (or the afternoon) and I don't stop reading it until bedtime, (10:00pm) or if it's really suspenseful or I'm almost done, I'll turn on my small light and either finish it, or read until 11:15-11:30 because them I'm too tired and I have to stop. Hey, I get up at 6:00am.
5. What genres do you read?
Fantasy, fantasy, and fantasy. But I'll read some historical fiction, and I've started checking out an occasional sci-fi from the library. I prefer my sci-fi as movies/tv shows, but it can make some good books. (check out The Last Day on Mars! such beautiful writingπ)
6. What are your favorite childhood reads?
I remember eating up the American Girl books, as well as Percy Jackson, and I loved listening to my mom read Narnia, though I didn't like reading it myself.
Fast. I mean, I tried to be slow when I was re-reading the Eragon series recently, but I still finished the biggest in 2 days, lol.
9. Do you set reading goals? What are they?
Nope.
10. How do you track your reads?
I don't. Why bother?
11. Do you binge-read?
Does binge-reading mean reading a book in a day, than reading its sequel the next day, and then the next book the next day, and so on? Because if yes, than I binge-read as much as possible.
12. Do you fall in love with characters?
Ohhh yes. Very much yes. π
13. Do you buddy read?
Not really. (but then, I have a very shaky definition of what 'buddy reading' is)
14. Do you re-read?
Yes! A very large portion of my reading is re-reads. π
15. What's the best thing about being a reader?
Hmm. I think the best part is being able to get to know these people, these characters, to get a peek into their worlds and their minds, and go on their adventures with them. And even when they're labeled 'fiction' it's not fiction to me. ....which my siblings use in their arguments on why I should be sent to the loony bin. *sigh* I need my back up. Why do my fellow book dragons live so far away? My siblings are too numerous and too fast to eat without back up. π
I shall tag anyone who thinks 'book dragon' fits us much better than 'book worm'
