{"id":4616,"date":"2017-11-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T19:12:15","slug":"monthly-summary-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-summary-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Summary: October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><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\/2017\/11\/MonthlySummaryBlogOctober2017.png?resize=640%2C612\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">October was a busy month for me. Between two out of town trips for work and NaNo prep I definitely haven&#8217;t been bored.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- more --><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;\">What I did:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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 got as ready as I could be for NaNoWriMo. I did worldbuilding, character development, and outlining. I also attended my first local writer meet up!<br \/><\/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=\"1280\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-312B16.12.38.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\/2017\/11\/2017-10-312B17.44.48.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) Outside of the writing life, I went to Tennessee twice for work. It was nice seeing my family and getting all of my food paid for by the company. I went to a neat Indian restaurant and a Chinese restaurant.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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=\"518\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-092B16.28.17.jpg?resize=640%2C322\" 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=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-122B18.54.45.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\/2017\/11\/2017-10-122B18.55.19.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\/2017\/11\/2017-10-122B18.58.46.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\/2017\/11\/2017-10-132B17.47.50.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\/2017\/11\/2017-10-132B17.56.54.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=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-132B18.09.41.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" 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=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-132B18.38.27.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">3.) I finished writing <\/span><i style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">Out of the Silent Planet<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"> by C.S. Lewis,<\/span><i style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"> The Girl Who Could See <\/i><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">by Kara Swanson, <\/span><i style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">House of Dark Shadows<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"> by Robert Liparulo, and <\/span><i style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">The Glass Sword<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"> by Victoria Aveyard!<\/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=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1055\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Book01_houseofdarkshadows_hires-1.jpg?resize=211%2C320\" width=\"211\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/>4.) I drew Adelaide and Osment from <i>Silhouette<\/i>!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/AdelaideColored.png?resize=480%2C640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\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=\"1298\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OsmentShoulderUpColored.png?resize=518%2C640\" width=\"518\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/>5.) I did <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksundergrace.com\/anime-cosplay\/con-report-anime-weekend-atlanta-2017\/\">an official con report about AWA<\/a> on Geeks Under Grace, <a href=\"http:\/\/geekdomhouse.com\/reconciling-with-mickey-choosing-peace-over-resentment\/\">wrote about <i>Epic Mickey <\/i>on Geekdom House<\/a>, and was featured on the Realm Makers blog about <a href=\"http:\/\/realmmakers.net\/realmies-dragoncon-2017\/\">DragonCon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/realmmakers.net\/realmies-anime-weekend-atlanta-2017\/\">AWA<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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 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: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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 watched <i>Stranger Things 2<\/i> and loooooooved it!<br \/><\/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=\"1195\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/StrangerThings2.jpg?resize=267%2C400\" width=\"267\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) I watched <i>Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga<\/i> and enjoyed it! It was neat having this part of the show fleshed out more.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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=\"813\" data-original-width=\"1446\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/90c8803c60d17d95e5a0fd9840526ee691773f0c.jpg?resize=640%2C358\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I&#8217;ve been rewatching <i>Code Geass: Lelouch of the <\/i><i class=\"\">Rebellion<\/i>, because it&#8217;s a great show and it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve watched it. XD<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/code-geass-code-geass-7600888-1024-768.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I didn&#8217;t dress up for Halloween, though I did wear a gothic chic outfit on that day, but I did carve epic pumpkins as is tradition. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-302B20.52.49.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/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=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-302B20.55.13.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/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=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2017-10-312B21.10.08.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">What I Learned:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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;\"><b>1.) World Building and Character Development Before Plotting &#8211; <\/b>One thing I noticed while prepping for NaNoWriMo was that it was a lot easier to plot after I&#8217;d done the worldbuilding and character development first. That way I could incorporate these elements into the plot more actively. For example, the midpoint twist is directly related to Cohen&#8217;s past. If I hadn&#8217;t known about that past it would have been hard for me to plot the twist.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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&#8217;m Going to Do:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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.) Next month I&#8217;m doing NaNoWriMo to write <i>Silhouette<\/i>!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"601\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/max-irons-ConanEnlarged.jpg?resize=240%2C320\" width=\"240\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">2.) Outside of writing, I&#8217;m going to Florida for the weekend to celebrate a friend&#8217;s birthday then enjoying Thanksgiving. ^ ^ I&#8217;ll also be going to Tennessee once again for work.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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;\">3.) I&#8217;m going to read <i>Winter <\/i>by Marissa Meyer and <i>King&#8217;s Cage&nbsp;<\/i>by Victoria Aveyard!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"712\" data-original-width=\"534\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Winter-final.jpg?resize=240%2C320\" width=\"240\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">4.) I&#8217;m hoping to do more <i>Silhouette <\/i>drawings. ^ ^<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, 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 one piece going up on Geekdom House then I&#8217;m also going to be reviewing <i>Thor: Ragnarok<\/i>&nbsp;on Geeks Under Grace!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thor-ragnarok_640x480_41491902486.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Last Month on Wanderer&#8217;s Pen &#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/so-your-character-is-from-ukraine.html\">So Your Character is From Ukraine &#8230; Featuring Valery @ Sunny Eri: Beauty Experience<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/dragoncon-anime-weekend-atlanta-2017.html\">DragonCon &amp; Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017 Report<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/monthly-summary-september-2017.html\">Monthly Summary: September 2017<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/so-your-character-is-from-bulgaria.html\">So Your Character is From Bulgaria &#8230; Featuring Vilina Christoph<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/beautiful-books-2016-introduce-your.html\">Beautiful Books 2016 ~ Introduce Your Novel: Silhouette<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/necrologies-and-debacles-avatar-last.html\">Necrologies and Debacles: Avatar: The Last Airbender &amp; The Legend of Korra Edition<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/so-your-character-is-hard-of-hearing.html\">So Your Character is Hard of Hearing &#8230; Featuring Lelia Rose Foreman<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/a-book-review-of-black-by-ted-dekker.html\">A Book Review of Black by Ted Dekker<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2017\/10\/writing-lessons-from-music-videos.html\">Writing Lessons from Music Videos: Shelter<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; 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&#8211; <\/b>Shouni is coming on the blog to talk about her country!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 10 &#8211; Beautiful Books &#8211;<\/b> I can&#8217;t wait to share more about <i>Silhouette <\/i>with you!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 11 &#8211;&nbsp;Necrologies &amp; Debacles: King&#8217;s Quest Edition &#8211;<\/b> The final episode of the conclusion game for my all time favorite game series is slated to come out this year, so that&#8217;s gotten me in a <i>King&#8217;s Quest<\/i> mood, so I&#8217;m doing a post about the series&#8217; villains!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 14 &#8211; 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Writing Lessons from King&#8217;s Quest VI: Creating Settings with Character &#8211; <\/b>Like I said, I&#8217;m in a <i>King&#8217;s Quest <\/i>mood, so I&#8217;m doing a post on the wonderful setting that is the Green Isles!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 21 &#8211; So Your Character is From Vietnam &#8230; &#8211;<\/b> Liliana is going to be sharing with us about her country!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 24 &#8211; Tag &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ll be doing some tags. 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XD<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b>November 25 &#8211; Robots 101 &#8211;<\/b> Robots are awesome and I&#8217;m going to be talking all about them in this post!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span> <b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b>November 28 &#8211; So Your Character is From Brunei &#8230; &#8211;<\/b> Iween is going to be sharing about her country!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/So2BYour2BCharacter2Bis2BFrom2BBrunei2B...2BFeaturing2BIween2B25402BWendystrucked-1.png?resize=640%2C448\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><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;\">Overall, October was a pretty good month. 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