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August was a mostly uneventful month. XD The best part was hiking other than that work work work lol.<\/p>\n

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What I did<\/h2>\n

1.) I couldn’t resist and I’ve started doing some plotting for In Darkest Starlight<\/em>, my NA Fantasy I’m going to write for NaNo! I’m also trying to have my website move scheduled for sometime in October.<\/p>\n

2.) Like I said earlier hiking was the best part of the month. I hiked up Kennesaw Mountain and a low cloud was over the peak and it was so enchanting. <3<\/p>\n

3.) I finished Crooked House<\/em> by Agatha Christie and Gatekeepers<\/span><\/em> by Robert Liparulo!<\/p>\n

4.) I did a little bit of crafting this month. I’ve been working on some Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em> nesting dolls, but I’m nervous that I won’t do them justice. XD<\/p>\n

The Geeky Department<\/h2>\n

1.) I’m still loving Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/i>! I just did a big makeover to my island and I love it even more now. <3 So pumped for fall and fall recipes!<\/p>\n

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2.) I finished the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Man<\/em>, that was a journey and a great game.<\/p>\n

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3.) I finished the\u00a0Gabriel Knight<\/span><\/em> trilogy. Though I liked the first two games, the third was a massive fail for me. I’ll explain why in a post next month!’<\/p>\n

4.) I’m finally watching The Umbrella Academy<\/em>! This is such a unique superhero show. My favorite characters have to be Klaus and Ben! XD Klaus has a great character arc.<\/p>\n

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5.) I’m currently playing the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition<\/em>! It’s a great story with lovable characters and amazing world-building!<\/p>\n

What I’m Going to Do<\/h2>\n

1.) I’m going to go over feedback from my agent and I’m hoping to do more plotting for In Darkest Starlight!<\/p>\n

2.) I leave on Monday for West Yellowstone, Montana to spend five days in Yellowstone National Park! I’m so stoked! My cousin and I have some possible other plans, but they’re still up in the air. Keep an eye on Instagram for those!<\/p>\n

3.) I’m going to finish The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks and The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and hopefully start Within These Lines by Stephanie Morrill!<\/p>\n

4.) I’m going to try to summon courage and finish those ATLA nesting dolls and some clay projects!<\/p>\n

5.) I may have some pieces going up on a few sites.<\/p>\n

Last Month on Wanderer’s Pen …<\/h2>\n

Book Review and Writing Lessons: Scythe by Neal Shusterman<\/a>
\nWriting Lessons from TV Shows: The Witcher<\/a>
\nBook Review and Writing Lessons: Watcher in the Woods by Robert Liparulo<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming Soon to Wanderer’s Pen …
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September 4: Book Review and Writing Lessons: the Awakened by Richard Spillman –<\/strong> There was good and meh about this book but there was some stuff to learn about this CBA thriller.<\/p>\n

September 11: Yellowstone National Park 2020 Report –<\/strong> So excited to tell you about my adventures in my first report post in six months!<\/p>\n

September 18: Writing Lessons from Video Games: The Gabriel Knight Trilogy –<\/strong> There was a lot I liked and a lot I didn’t like, but there’s a lot to learn from this classic PC adventure game series.<\/p>\n

September 25: Book Review and Writing Lessons: Crooked House by Agatha Christie –<\/strong> This was such an interesting book. Can’t wait to tell you about it!<\/p>\n

September 29: Monthly Summary: September 2020 –<\/strong> Like this but for September. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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Overall, it was a bit of a boring month, but I’m super pumped for next month!<\/p>\n

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How was your month? What did you do? Are you looking forward to any of the upcoming posts? Have you been able to go hiking this summer?<\/h2>\n
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