{"id":8163,"date":"2016-02-27T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:28:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:28:44","slug":"monthly-summary-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-summary-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Summary: February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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February was a crazy busy month, considering I spent half of it out of the country visiting one of my best friends Cassia! I didn’t get too much writing done, but I got so many plot bunnies for Red Hood while up in the snow-covered north. Well, partially snow-covered, since this is the warmest winter they’ve had in a long time. Still I had many awesome experiences I will treasure for years to come!<\/p>\n

\nWhat I did:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.) I finished my microedits for Red Hood<\/i> and went through a lot of critique, getting it ready to submit to a publisher in March!<\/p>\n

I also got some pretty big news.<\/p>\n

Ready?<\/p>\n

I’M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED IN A MAGAZINE!<\/p>\n

My flash fic the Six Swans of Salem<\/i> has been accepted in the flash fiction magazine Splickety: Havok<\/a>. The Fairytales: Unfettered <\/i>edition of the magazine will be released in April right before my birthday. ^ ^ I’m so excited because this is my first print publication ever! In a little over a month I’ll be holding my writing in my hands officially published with a paycheck! I’m so utterly excited! If you’d like to purchase a copy (Print copy is $6.95 and Digital is $3.49), you can get yours here<\/a> after it releases.<\/p>\n

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2.) I went to Canada! I talked about this in more detail in the tag this month, but I didn’t include some pictures I’m going to show here. I spent twelve days with Cassia from Dimensions of My Universe in Alberta, Canada! We skied, pretended to be kids again in Tellus Museum, took pictures in a wildlife reserve, explored an ice castle, swam in an indoor waterpark, and even went to the Rockies in Banff! We had such an amazing time. I already want to go back!<\/p>\n

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Skiing at Snow Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Messing around with this light\/shadow box at Tellus Museum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Elk Island Photoshoot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Elk Island Photoshoot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Ice Castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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West Edmonton Mall Waterpark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Banff!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Skoki’s Waffles and Crepes!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Downtown Banff!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Rockies!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sleigh Ride!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Fairmont Hot Springs Hotel since 1888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Johnston’s Canyon!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.) I’ve finished The 5th Wave <\/i>by Rick Yancey and Orphan’s Song <\/i>by Gillian Bronte Adams! Reviews will be up in the coming weeks. Let’s just say, one was good and one was bad.<\/p>\n

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\n4.) I made it by the skin of my teeth, but I did finish two drawings of Cynara<\/a> from Subsapien<\/i>! This is my first fullbody in a while. I was definitely rusty. XD<\/p>\n

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\n5.) I guestposted on Faith and Fantasy Alliance (the official Realm Makers conference blog) about steampunk<\/a> and Sara Letourneau’s blog about being a plonster<\/a> and on Arlette Writes about how much I love writing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nThe Geeky Department:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.) I’m on the last season of Lost<\/i>! This is definitely a crazy show. I didn’t expect it to go in the directions it did. XD<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n2.) I’m on Season 6 of GMM<\/i>! I’m determined to catch up so I can officially make it part of my daily routine!<\/p>\n

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They’re such dorks. XD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3.) I watched Spirited Away<\/i> with Cassia. It was her first time seeing it. My third. The movie just gets better with every watch.<\/p>\n

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\n4.) I also go through half of Your Lie in April<\/i> with Cassia. We plan to watch the rest at the same time will camming. I like it so far. ^ ^<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Takes me back to my piano competition days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5.) I also saw the 5th Wave<\/i> in theaters. Check out my review on Geeks Under Grace<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\n What I Learned:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.) Always Be on the Lookout for New Post Ideas –<\/b> I don’t know about you but I have this fear that I’m going to run out of ideas on my blog and one day I’m going to say, “Hey, guys … I’ve got nothin’.” But I’ve found that I’m constantly inspired by keeping a look out. Look at what questions members in writing communities are asking. I’ve been inspired to write a post about how to get back into reading. This is a problem I’ve experienced and I found this out because some people commented about how they’re having trouble. It’s now on my list of ideas. Is there something you’re passionate about? Write about it. Is there something you discovered how to do? Write about it. Is there something you learned this whole new method on how to do? Write about it.<\/p>\n

2.) This is some really great advice for aspiring writers –<\/b><\/p>\n

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