{"id":3010,"date":"2018-07-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:38:58","slug":"monthly-summary-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-summary-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Summary: July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"853\" data-original-width=\"892\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MonthlySummaryBlogJuly2018.png?resize=640%2C612\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">July was a busy but good month. I&#8217;ve stayed out of the heat as much as possible, so it&#8217;s bearable haha. Thank goodness, the rain has been bringing down the temperatures so it hasn&#8217;t gotten up to 97 like last year.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- more --><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">What I did:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;m almost 10K words into <i>Silver Hood<\/i> and I&#8217;m really liking how the draft is going so far. I feel like it&#8217;s gaining a lot more depth and detail! I&#8217;m also a third of the way saved for Iceland since I found out registration pricing was less than I estimated. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) For the Fourth of July, I got bubble tea with patriotic pearls and saw some local fireworks. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nD<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-042B18.44.58.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-042B19.17.30.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-042B21.36.57.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-042B21.42.12.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-042B21.51.54.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I also went down for a day and two nights to my friend Lyssa&#8217;s house. It was great spending time with her and her husband and her little mister. ^ ^ We did all the summer southern things like getting cobbler and peaches at Lane Packing and the best peach ice cream ever at Dickey&#8217;s Farms. We also binge-watched Attack on Titan season 2 to get ready for season 3!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-182B13.06.09.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-182B13.30.47.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-182B20.17.36.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-192B12.43.17.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-192B12.53.04.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-192B13.29.41.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-192B13.29.52.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1079\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-192B13.36.00.jpg?resize=640%2C638\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I finished <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/i> and <i>Never to Live<\/i> by Just B. Jordan!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"475\" data-original-width=\"306\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NevertoLive.jpg?resize=257%2C400\" width=\"257\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I managed to squeeze in one drawing this month. This is a drawing of Dina from <i>Silver Hood<\/i>. She goes through a great journey in this book that finally brings her to a state of peace after a life of feeling like she&#8217;s trapped in a life that she hates. She finally takes ownership of her power because she finds a way to change to be hers. It is a partial nude, but I like the symbolism of rebirth in it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1400\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DinaFoxColoredFilter.png?resize=640%2C558\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) I&#8217;m the staff feature for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Havok-Magazine-Rampage-Monsters-Robots-ebook\/dp\/B07FB1RDDP\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1531145742&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Splickety+Havok\" style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\">the new issue of Splickety Havok<\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">! And I wrote a&nbsp;piece about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/geekdomhouse.com\/why-i-envy-simon-tams-patience\/\" style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\"><i>Firefly<\/i> for Geekdom House<\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">The Geeky Department:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;ve caught up with <i>My Hero Academia <\/i>and I&#8217;m really enjoying the show! My new favorite is Tokoyami. He&#8217;s my beeb. The characters are so great!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"565\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MHA_settei_TOKOYAMI_color_pub.jpg?resize=640%2C452\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) I bought <i>Final Fantasy X <\/i>on a summer sale because I really need to play at least one game in this franchise since it&#8217;s so big. XD I want to get the references. I&#8217;m still trying to get into this one, but the graphics are very pretty.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ffx-yuna-sending.jpeg?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I finished <i>Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/i> season 2 and I really enjoyed it! I love June&#8217;s devotion to her daughters and the character development was amazing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/handmaids-tale-season-2-image-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I love the aesthetics in this show.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) <\/span><i style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\">Attack on Titan<\/i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> Season 3 is here!!! OMG <\/span>I&#8217;M<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> SO EXCITED! The first episode starts off with a bang. I have so many questions and I&#8217;m so excited to see more into the political system of the world!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"707\" data-original-width=\"707\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Attack-On-Titan-Season-3.jpg?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) I&#8217;ve hit level 30 in Pokemon GO! And I&#8217;ve <\/span>got<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> five new Pokemon this month. The most I&#8217;ve gotten in a month in a while. XD My favorite out of these is Milotic. ^ ^<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-142B13.17.53.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-142B15.33.47.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-152B12.30.19.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">My avatar holding Togepi is freaking adorable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-152B12.33.28.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-212B23.19.51.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1334\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-07-232B12.30.27.png?resize=223%2C400\" width=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">What I&#8217;m Going to Do:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I want to bump up my daily word count to 750 next month and hopefully hit 20K at least. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) Next month I&#8217;m going to Edmonton, Canada for a week! I&#8217;m so excited! I need a long period of relaxation and among other activities, I&#8217;m going to be seeing a real glacier!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"355\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Athabasca.jpg?resize=400%2C298\" width=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ll be seeing Athabasca Glacier!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I&#8217;m hoping to finish King&#8217;s War by Jill Williamson next month and Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"731\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/King2527sWar.jpg?resize=258%2C400\" width=\"258\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I want to finally get to my Patronus drawing, but we&#8217;ll see. XD It&#8217;s a hard one. Foreshortening. O_O<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) I have a piece about <i>My Hero Academia <\/i>going up next month. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">Last Month on Wanderer&#8217;s Pen &#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/so-your-character-is-from-egypt.html\">So Your Character is From Egypt &#8230; Featuring Nada @ Early Bookish Birds<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/a-book-review-of-assassins-blade-by.html\">A Book Review of Assassin&#8217;s Blade by Sarah J. Maas<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/writing-lessons-from-movies-avatar.html\">Writing Lessons from Movies: Avatar<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span id=\"goog_1723632438\"><\/span><span id=\"goog_1723632439\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/So%20Your%20Character%20is%20From%20Mozambique%20...%20Featuring%20Dicxita%20@%20dii%20blogs\/\">So Your Character is From Mozambique &#8230; Featuring Dicxita @ Dii Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/a-book-review-of-harry-potter-and-order.html\">A Book Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/harry-potter-and-pacing-why-i-believe.html\">Harry Potter and Pacing: Why I Believe the Movies Did a Better Job<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/so-your-character-is-from-israel.html\">So Your Character is From Israel &#8230; Featuring Zoey @ Magiverse<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/a-book-review-of-harry-potter-and-half.html\"><span id=\"goog_1723632502\"><\/span><span id=\"goog_1723632503\"><\/span>A Book Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/the-get-to-know-me-tag-writers-edition.html\">The Get to Know Me Tag {Writer&#8217;s Edition<\/a>}<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/so-your-character-is-from-bahrain.html\">So Your Character is From Bahrain &#8230; Featuring Marwa @ Adoreabook<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/07\/the-music-tag.html\">The Music Tag<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">Coming Soon to Wanderer&#8217;s Pen &#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 3: My First #WIPJoy Recap!&nbsp;&#8211;<\/b>&nbsp;This is my first time doing this on Twitter, so I&#8217;m excited to share about it!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 4: Writing Lessons from Movies: The Lion King &#8211;<\/b> This movie is such a classic and has so much you can glean from it for writing!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"770\" data-original-width=\"520\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Writing2BLessons2Bfrom2BMovies2BThe2BLion2BKing.png?resize=270%2C400\" width=\"270\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <b style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\">August 7: So Your Character is From Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina &#8230; Featuring Azra @ SimpleSerenity&nbsp;&#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> Azra is coming on the blog to share about her Eastern European home!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 10: The Language of Worlds Linkup &#8211;<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/livkfisher.blogspot.com\/\">Liv K. Fisher<\/a> is hosting this new character-centered link-up and I&#8217;m finally participating!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 11: 10 Superhero Tropes and How My Hero Academia Blows Them Out of the Water &#8211; <\/b>I&#8217;m caught up with this anime and I&#8217;m blown away by the fabulous writing. Even if you haven&#8217;t seen the show if you like superheroes and especially if you&#8217;re considering writing a superhero story this isn&#8217;t a post to miss.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/102BSuperhero2BTropes2Band2BHow2BMy2BHero2BAcademia2BBlows2BThem2BOut2Bof2Bthe2BWater.png?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <b style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\">August 14:&nbsp;So Your Character is From Albania &#8230; Featuring Xhorxhina @ Inner Exploration &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> Isn&#8217;t her name gorgeous? It&#8217;s the Albanian spelling of Georgina. I&#8217;m so happy to have her on the blog to talk about her country!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 17: A Book Review of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve made it to the end!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 18:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Some of My Favorite Things: A Blog Hop &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/saraletourneauwriter.com\/\">Sara Letourneau<\/a> created this fun blog hop and I&#8217;m excited to participate!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 21:&nbsp;So Your Character is From Latvia &#8230; Featuring Anna @ Anna&#8217;s Little Thing &#8211; <\/b>Anna will be coming on the blog to talk about her Eastern European home!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 24: A Book Review of Never to Live by Just B. Jordan &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve had this book on my TBR for the longest time and I&#8217;m finally getting to reading and reviewing it!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 25: Why Comic Relief Characters Often Don&#8217;t Make Good Main Characters &#8211; <\/b>I&#8217;ve seen this trend and I&nbsp;have a lot of thoughts about it, so I&#8217;m finally addressing it in a post.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"956\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Why2BComic2BRelief2BCharacters2BOften2BDon2527t2BMake2BGood2BMain2BCharacters.png?resize=640%2C382\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 28:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>So Your Characters are Twins &#8230; Featuring Annike &amp; Zoe @ Twintales &#8211;<\/b> Twins are commonly written in books but are we writing them right? Check out this post to find out!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>August 31:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-family: georgia, &quot;times new roman&quot;, serif;\">A Book Review of Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">&nbsp;Loved this book! Can&#8217;t wait to share my thoughts with you!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/So2BYour2BCharacters2Bare2BTwins2B...2BFeaturing2BAnnike2B25262BZoe2B25402BTwintales.png?resize=640%2C478\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Overall, July was a pretty good month! \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><b>How was your month? What did you do? Are you looking forward to any of the upcoming posts?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">You may also like:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;utopia&quot; , &quot;palatino linotype&quot; , &quot;palatino&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/06\/monthly-summary-june-2018.html\">Monthly Summary: June 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: georgia, utopia, &quot;palatino linotype&quot;, palatino, serif;\">\n<span style=\"color: #0b5394; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; text-decoration-line: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/06\/monthly-summary-may-2018.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; text-decoration-line: none;\">Monthly Summary: May 2018<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/05\/monthly-summary-april-2018.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Monthly Summary: April 2018<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/03\/monthly-summary-march-2018.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Monthly Summary: March 2018<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;\">\n<span style=\"color: #0b5394; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; text-decoration-line: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/03\/monthly-summary-february-2018.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Monthly Summary: February 2018<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July was a busy but good month. 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