January was an interesting month. It had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, so an interesting start to the years. XD I think it was mostly good though.
What I did:
1.) I finished reading over Red Hood! I’ve assessed all of the changes that need to be made and over the next two months, I’ll start implementing them!
2.) I went up to my birth grandmother’s house (I’m adopted in case you didn’t know) and I’d like to report that this was an amazing and I had a wonderful time like I can say about my other travels, but spoiler alert my life isn’t perfect and this was honestly a very difficult trip. My grandpa passed away suddenly last year and I only got to meet him once. Every day I was at my grandma’s house I cried myself to sleep because I didn’t get to spend more time with him. Though it was hard, I’m glad I did it.
On a happier note, it snowed again, but this time it was icier so lots of icicles!
And I also went to a local duck pond I haven’t been to in years and fed some duckies. My favorites are the Muscovies (the ones that look half turkey).
3.) I finished Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo and White by Ted Dekker! Reviews up soon!
4.) I finished two fanart drawings of King’s Quest this month! If you don’t know what that is you haven’t been reading this blog very long. XD
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| Rosella and the Mummy from King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella |
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| King’s Quest Creatures: (left to right) Dangling Participle, Cedric, Hole-in-the-Wall, Treasure, and Spelling Bee |
5.) I wrote reviews of the Greatest Showman and The Death Cure for Geeks Under Grace!
The Geeky Department:
1.) I watched ERASED: A Town Without Me this month. Apparently, this anime has been out for a little while, but I haven’t gotten to it by now. I’d seen the manga in Barnes & Noble, but what made me finally watch it was Amalee did a cover of the opening and maaaaan I was hooked by the first episode. This is a fantastic anime.
2.) I finished season two of Kekkai Sensen and though this season was even more episodic than the first, I still enjoyed it. 🙂
3.) I saw the Death Cure! I was a little nervous about seeing it since I wasn’t crazy about The Scorch Trials, but I enjoyed it even a little more than the book.
4.) I played the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a few years ago, but for some reason, I barely remember it and I don’t know if I ever finished it then I lost my disc for it so I had to buy the app on the Wii. Now I’ve finally gotten to replaying it and besides the extremely difficult gameplay it’s become my second favorite Legend of Zelda game. I love the story attached to it and all of the side characters.
5.) My sister McKhayla convinced me to watch The Crown and I’m so glad I did! I appreciate Queen Elizabeth so much more as a monarch and a person after seeing this show.
What I’m Going to Do:
1.) I’m going to work on the Red Hood rewrites and try to squeeze in reading over Silhouette, but we’ll see how much I can handle at one time.
2.) I don’t really have any plans for next month other than work and maybe going to more parks. But I do have some news, I’m not attending Realm Makers this year after all. I’ve given it a lot of thought and I’m instead using the money I would be spending for RM to save up for the Iceland Writers Retreat. I really want to network with more international writers and I’m dying to go to Europe again, so I feel like this is the better decision for my career and my finances. I’m still nervous about coming up with all of the funds, but I feel good about this decision. I’m going to try applying for scholarships as well.
3.) I want to finish Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban then I want to read to read Green by Ted Dekker and Assassin’s Blade by Sara J. Maas.
4.) I did a single drawing of Hole-In-The-Wall and I need to finish it. And I’d like to do another drawing but I’m not sure what. XD
5.) I should have some new pieces go up on Geekdom House, but I’m not totally sure …
Last Month on Wanderer’s Pen …
Goals for 2018
The Significance of Food in Stories
So Your Character is From Malaysia … Featuring Anna @ A Tsp & Naadhira @ Legenbooksdary
A Book Review of Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Writing Lessons from Movies: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
So Your Character is From The United Arab Emirates … Featuring Nada @ Africanaah’s Book Blog
Coming Soon to Wanderer’s Pen …
February 6 – So Your Character is From the West Coast United States … Featuring Tatiana @ Write Owl – If you’re writing a character from the west coast then this is a post you need to read!
February 9 – Beautiful People or the Comparative Titles Challenge – Depending if Beautiful People comes up will determine which post I’m doing. XD
February 10 – 3 Things to Note While Writing First Drafts to Make Editing Easier – These are some tricks I’ve learned while writing my books. I know this post is a bit late, but it could be good for Camp NaNo!
February 13 – So Your Character is From Alaska … Featuring K.T. Munson @ Creating Worlds with Words – Have an Alaskan character? Check out this post!
February 16 – A Book Review of House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo – Finally getting to this review. It’s been a while haha.
February 17 – So Your Character is From Another Country 50th Interview Celebration – I can’t believe the blog has interviews from over 50 countries! This project has grown so much, so I’m doing a whole celebration about it with a giveaway! I also want to do an FAQ so if you have any questions about the project fill out the form below!
February 20 – So Your Character is From the Northeast United States … Featuring Anna Haber @ The Story Scientist – Have a character from the northeast? Anna shares all about northeastern USA life!
February 23 – A Book Review of Winter by Marissa Meyer – I figure this is a good time of year to post this review. 😉
February 24 – Writing Lessons from Movies: the Greatest Showman – I loved this movie and I can’t wait to share more about it!
February 27 – So Your Character Has Dyslexia … Featuring Rachel Creech – Have a dyslexic character? Give this post a look!
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