{"id":7239,"date":"2016-08-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:05:13","slug":"monthly-summary-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-summary-july-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Summary: July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nThe months of this year seem to go by so fast yet at the same time when I think of the beginning of a month it feels like ages ago. July started out slow with mostly prep for Realm Makers and then ended with a bang with my big trip to Philadelphia and New York City. After the trip I keep thinking of the line from the Hobbit:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nBilbo: Can you promise me that I will come back?<\/span><\/div>\n


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\nI definitely don’t feel the same after the trip.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n1.) I finished editing Subsapien: Biomech<\/i> two weeks early and managed to get it sent off to my betas before my big trip! I rewarded myself with sushi, Starbucks, and a cannoli for that.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\n2.) The beginning of July was a bit slow with a not-so-great 4th of July and lots of working. But near the end of the month I left for Realm Makers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There I pitched my book to several publishers and got some good responses. After the conference, I took a train up to New York City to visit my dear cousin! You can read the full report of the trip <\/span>here<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n

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\n3.) I finished reading the Eye of Minds<\/a> <\/i>and the Raven Boys<\/a><\/i> (click the titles for reviews)! I loved the Eye of Minds<\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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\n4.) I had a shoulder-up kick and I did three of them of characters from my high fantasy Starbloods <\/i>that I’m doing for NaNoWriMo.<\/span><\/span>
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5.) <\/span><\/span>I’ve reviewed<\/span> <\/span>The Legend of Tarzan<\/a> and<\/span> Star Trek: Beyond<\/a> <\/i>for Geeks Under Grace! I loooooooooooooved both of them . One of my Geekdom House articles went up as well. This one is about Sword Art Online and perseverance<\/a>. And then I was also featured in a Realm Makers post<\/a>! <\/span>
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<\/span>1.) This month was definitely Star Trek month because I saw both Star Trek: Beyond and I got to go to the Star Fleet Academy Experience in NYC! It was so awesome!!!<\/span><\/span>
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2.) I donned my elf costume for my cosplay for Realm Makers and got this amazing pic with a dwarf cosplayer.<\/span><\/span>
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<\/span>3.) I started playing Pokemon Go!<\/i>. I never grew up with Pokemon, but I’ve really enjoyed playing this game and it motivates me to be more active. So win win right? My favorite type of Pokemon so far are Eevees. They’re so cute!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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4.) I’ve talked frequently about how I’m a part of the non-profit company Geeks Under Grace and recently we released this awesome video explaining what we do! And I can’t get enough of it! Please share it!<\/span><\/span>
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