Top 5

Happy Friday, Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a good day so far. I just wanted to share with you all my top 5 inspirational songs. These are the songs that get my creative juices flowing, and that I have on repeat over and over again, until basically I have to go to work or sleep. (Well, sometimes it's still playing while I'm sleeping, but no one needs to know that!) I mostly find these songs out of nowhere, so I have no clue whether they're new or old. They are just my faves at the moment!

• Black Birds, by Nathalie Sabahttps://youtu.be/H5-M9CKXpv4
• Smile, by Mikky Ekkohttps://youtu.be/e0RFirBWQsE
• Broken Things, by Clairityhttps://youtu.be/mD04IzJFcOE
• Fragile, by Kygohttps://youtu.be/fikqx9k1ZK4
• America's Sweetheart, by Elle Kinghttps://youtu.be/RGXaLdVMwRU

 

The One That Got Away

So it's late at night, I'm sitting on top of the washing machine, in full on writing zone, I set my pencil down to ruffle through some pages, I go to pick up my pencil......to find out it has rolled away and fell behind the washing machine.
I don't remember what I did next. I think I asked myself if that really happened. I think I imagined the pencil actually in my hand. I think I blinked a few times, expecting the pencil to reappear where I left it. Then I think I started to cry.
I wouldn't have gotten this upset about any pencil. Because this wasn't any pencil; this was my favorite pencil. This pencil did everything I needed it to. And then it just abandoned me.
I think I sat there for a moment, motionless, pondering on why life hates me. I couldn't figure out why.

It's On Its Way

The Gifted Series isn't over just yet. I've been working on Book 3 (no title yet; that decision is going to take the better part of my concentration) for a while now. Putting words on paper has alway been my favorite part because it's the first time those characters are coming to life. I don't want to say too much about the next novel, mostly due to the fact that I change my ideas more than I probably should, but I will say the protagonist is male this time around. This story is going to introduce some very important characters, with more action, much more adventure, incredible abilities, and you MAY even see a few characters from The Callous Catcher or The Ruthless Race. This story is probably my favorite at the moment for how much action that is going to be stored into it. I can't wait to finish it, I'm halfway there.

I'm Back!

I  made a promise to myself that this would be the year that I appreciate the books I've slaved over. I bypassed January, February, March to finally arrive here, better late than never, to actually start working on that promise. I'm going to commit myself to my novels and to being a writer. I need to get my books around the world. I want people to fall in love with fantasy and to vanish within the realm of their own imagination. I want to be a part of flourishing someone's creativity and I want people to realize that books aren't just pieces of paper- but pieces of paper that carry a whole world, whether fictional or not.
The gist of what I'm saying is, I want my stories to make people believe and enjoy an adventure that will set their imagination on steriods. And the only way to do that is to make sure everyone knows about my novels. So I have to stop being lazy and dedicate myself to my creation and become proud rather than embarrased.
Easier said than done.