A Little Bit of This, a Dash of That, with a Pinch of Other Stuff

I’ve been in a bit of a blogging rut as of late, which is probably evident in the fact that I haven’t posted in a month and a half. I’ve been suffering from blog post block, which is like writer’s block but with blog post ideas. Add that with a touch (okay, okay, a lot) of laziness, and my blog is off to the land of abandonment. I blame the summer. (Are you saying I should blame my own laziness? Pft. That’s ridiculous.) Upon summer days, comes, what I like to call, the “don’t wanna’s”. I don’t wanna do this.…

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My Idea Dispenser

My little sister’s mind probably looks something like a tornado made of bright rainbows. Her creativity has no bounds. So, often, when I get writer’s block or need ideas or inspiration, I consult Miss Rainbow Mind herself. She’s my own personal idea dispenser. Picture courtesy of meh little sis Thus, when I’ve been having a severe amount of blog post writer’s block but have been desperately wanting to post regularly, who do I go to for ideas? BATMAN! Er…no wait, sorry. My sister, yes. One day we were sitting in the car and I looked around for the button upon…

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The Depression of the Obsession of Perfection

Typos! Grammar flaws! Misspells! Oh my! They’re there. Always watching. Always mocking. Just waiting for us to slip up so they can laugh at our imperfections. They haunt us. By night, by day. They can never be ultimately destroyed. Only vanquished for a time. But there will always be more. Yes, those terrible mistakes within our writing. They form in many different ways. Maybe we are suddenly struck with inspiration and our fingers are flying across the keyboard, not stopping for anything, just write and write. We are so excited. What an amazing idea that was! We merrily go back…

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Beautiful People: May Edition

This month’s version of Beautiful People, put on by bloggers Sky and Georgie, is a special edition centered around our villains. You probably know the drill, but Beautiful People gives us ten questions to answer about our story characters. You can find an FAQ here if you so wish. I’m really excited about this month’s special questions because I never really get to know my villains as well as I’d like. They’re always quiet and mysterious and never seem to want me inside their heads…silly people. Anyways, today I’m going to use Vithen. He is the main bad guy of…

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You Know You’re a Fantasy Writer When…

All your character names are so long and confusing it takes a college professor to decipher how to sound them out correctly. Your main character is referred to as “The Chosen One” more than their actual name. Usage of the words left or right are forbidden, it’s always “to the west” or “eastwards”. All your landmarks are enormous. The idea of a “small forest” is absurd. Every single one of your world’s historical characters have at least one song written about them. Your main character’s best friend happens to be a talking animal. Rodents are no smaller than a St.…

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My Mom…

Knowing she’s here comforts me. When I’m upset, her wise words are always a salve to my heart. When I’m with her I know I’m protected. I know she’s always here for me. Whenever I feel lonely, I can just remember how much she loves me and the loneliness disperses. Seeing her smile makes me smile. I treasure all the times we are together. I marvel at her patience. I’m in awe at how hard she works for us. Her kindness nearly overwhelms me. I aspire to be like her… ….and then fear I can never live up to being…

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Beautiful People: April Edition

It is May, indeed. BP came a little bit late in the month plus I had all my blogger troubles (you can read about in my last post), thus I’m not getting to this until now. Also, it has occurred to me Beautiful People seems to be about the only thing I do on this here blog, with just the occasional post in between them. This cannot continue. I am determined to be a better blogger. I know I keep saying that, but I mean it this time. Ideas are slowly forming in my head and with the new look,…

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Tucked Under His Wing

In life, there is one thing every person wants. Knowing they are safe. Scared, alone, fearful, worried, frightened—we’ve all experienced these. Thinking we are not safe is a horrible feeling. No matter what we are doing, as long as we know we are safe, it’s easy to push through. We all need that security. And we do always have that security, no matter where we are or what we’re going through. “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 God promises as long as we trust in…

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Beautiful People: March Edition

Here I am, doing Beautiful People once more, a thing put on by bloggers Georgie and Sky for learning more about your story characters. This month’s questions can be found here or here. This time though is special, because it’s apparently BP’s 1 year anniversary! For this edition, everyone is answering the first ten questions about two different characters who have a relationship of some form (siblings, friends, enemies, romantic, etc.) with an extra five set of questions at the end about their specific relationship. Trying to decide on a single character for this is hard enough, but now two…well…not…

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1st Blogversary!

It was a dark and stormy night… Lauriloth was creeping through the woods, hiding in the shadows, grateful for the heavy rain covering her foot tracks. But it was not enough. The monster found her anyway. Suddenly, an array of bright colors blinded her. She could barely look upon the great thing. She had no problem hearing it though. Her eardrums practically burst from its booming voice. Its words frightened her. “YOU WILL MAKE A BLOG!” Lauriloth dropped to her knees. “Noooo!!! How can I?” she cried out. “What will I write about? Why must you stalk me, O Blogger…

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