{"id":8335,"date":"2016-01-30T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:30:41","slug":"monthly-summary-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/monthly-summary-january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Summary: January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/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\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MonthlySummaryBlogJanuary2016.png?resize=640%2C612\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Wow January was a busy month! It felt like two months! So much happened and the blog has grown so much in just a few weeks. Record-breaking stats, people! Thank you ever so much! Lots of exciting stuff has been happening and will be happening. It&#8217;s also been a bit overwhelming. XD<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">What I did:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;m over halfway through my microedits for <i>Red Hood<\/i>. I wanted to be farther along, but at least I have some significant progress. If I pick up the pace, I&#8217;ll make it by my deadline.<\/span><\/p>\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\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TomHanks-PsychingSelftoType.gif?resize=320%2C179\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) Two big social things happened this month: My bestie stayed over for eight days and I went skiing for the first time! She and I hung out, went to restaurants, took another photoshoot, and watched Ghibli movies. Then a week later I went skiing <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">and snowtubing <\/span>with my church in North Carolina. I&#8217;ve determined skiing is both fun and scary. XD<\/span><\/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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-022B17.44.48.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Me, my bestie and my little sister with a kitty named Chewie after our photoshoot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-032B17.39.54.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Iceskating!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-042B13.11.28.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Drink cactus juice! It&#8217;ll quench ya! It&#8217;s the quenchiest!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-042B14.23.52.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Totoro at Hmart!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_5870.jpg?resize=400%2C266\" width=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">My Red Hood cosplay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_5879.jpg?resize=266%2C400\" width=\"266\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">My Red Hood cosplay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_5903.jpg?resize=266%2C400\" width=\"266\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Cassidy&#8217;s Isamaour cosplay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-162B14.29.22.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Skiing at Sugar Mountain!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-162B14.56.09.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Skiing at Sugar Mountain!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-162B17.09.58.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Skiing at Sugar Mountain!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-162B19.30.34.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Snowtubing at Hawk&#8217;s Nest!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-162B19.33.38.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Snowtubing at Hawk&#8217;s Nest!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I&#8217;ve read three books! <i>Curio <\/i>by Evangeline Denmark (<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/a-book-review-of-curio-by-evangeline.html\">Review here!<\/a>), <i>The Heir War<\/i> by Jill Williamson (Review up next week!), and<i> A Time to Die<\/i> by Nadine Brandes. I enjoyed all of these a lot. <i>A Time to Die <\/i>is just wow, well written. I haven&#8217;t read one so well written in a while.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ATimetoDie.jpg?resize=257%2C400\" width=\"257\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I finished Ashlyn&#8217;s expressions! She&#8217;s a side character from my <i>Subsapien<\/i> series. Isn&#8217;t she such a cutie?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/AshlynExpressionsChallenge.png?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I didn&#8217;t think that I&#8217;d get in a <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">guest post this month, but it turns out I had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowingthepower.com\/?p=1034\">one go up <\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowingthepower.com\/?p=1034\">yesterday<\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowingthepower.com\/?p=1034\"> on the Power<\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">The Geeky Department:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;m still watching <i>Lost<\/i>, though I&#8217;m only about a season away from finishing then I can return to my life and binge watch all of my favorite fall shows. The show takes an interesting direction.<\/span><\/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\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hurley.gif?resize=320%2C213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I really like Hurley. XD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) I&#8217;m also still watching a lot of Good Mythical Morning. I&#8217;m on season four! Halfway there to catching up. I love these guys. ^ ^ The below vid is my favorite Wheel of Mythicality.<\/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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9PDxXPS8EGQ\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PDxXPS8EGQ?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I watched <i>Princess Mononoke<\/i>, <i>Castle in the Sky<\/i>, and <i>Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle<\/i> with my best friend over the time she was here. I realized how much I really love <i>Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle<\/i>. It&#8217;s such a good movie!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Calsipher-MayAllYourBaconBurn.gif?resize=320%2C175\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I love Calsipher. XD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I&#8217;m rewatching <i>Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/i>. I love this show so much!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/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\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Toph-NotMyProblem.gif?resize=320%2C168\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">If you don&#8217;t like this show &#8230; \/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) I did some planning with a friend for a new cosplay. One of my regrets of 2015 is that I didn&#8217;t attend a convention last year. I intend to change that and stay with some friends in Florida for MegaCon in May. I&#8217;m really excited for this new costume! I&#8217;ve been wanting to do it for years.<\/span><\/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\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Naruto_Shinobi_Attack_Kunai_Red_NE-9457A.jpg?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s a hint.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">What I Learned:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>1.) Bold &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve seen the concept of choosing a word for the year floating around the blogosphere and I decided to give it a shot. I&#8217;ve picked the word &#8220;Bold&#8221; for this year. I want to be braver in everything that I do. I tend to be timid, because I&#8217;m afraid of being embarrassed or making mistakes, but this year I want to be bolder in my faith, my writing, and just as a person.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Going skiing was a test of my boldness. I really went out of my comfort zone. I took a ski class then practiced on a small bluff for a while. Then the guys I was skiing with decided to do a slope, and I hadn&#8217;t used my lift ticket yet (and they ain&#8217;t cheap let me tell you), so I went with them to do the green slope. Gosh, I didn&#8217;t expect the green slope to be so high and you go so fast. I had to have fallen (sometimes on purpose because I couldn&#8217;t slow down) a dozen times, but I braved that slope all the way to the bottom. I&#8217;m glad I did 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>2.) Skiing &#8211;<\/b> Well, I brushed a bit on skiing above, but I want to talk about it a bit more. Skiing is not as easy as it looks. Those boots that keep you in the skis are so heavy and you have to walk horizontally up hills to keep from sliding backwards. You also go really fast really easily which can be tough to control. Snowplowing was my best friend.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Here is a vid of<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> me skiing. It<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> probably is pathetic. XD N<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">o judging!<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<object class=\"BLOG_video_class\" contentid=\"d13d1cc0ad0f33dc\" height=\"266\" id=\"BLOG_video-d13d1cc0ad0f33dc\" width=\"320\"><\/object><\/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>3.) <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>The Importance of Asking &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve been working hard one getting together the So Your Character is From Another Country posts. This is a really exciting project and I&#8217;m hoping it&#8217;ll make an impact. To make it work, I&#8217;ve had to gather entries from people literally all over the world. At this point I&#8217;ve contacted people from six out of the seven continents.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">How did I do this? By asking.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I was inspired by a post of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisincandescentlife.com\/\">Emily Tjaden&#8217;s from Incandescent Life <\/a>about just asking people about guest posts. I originally thought I&#8217;d just wait for people to volunteer, but instead I&#8217;ve been asking dozens of people and most of them have said yes!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">If you want to get a project like this started, don&#8217;t be afraid to ask. I went out of my comfort zone to do it, but I&#8217;ve got some great results for show for it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/SoyourCharacterisFromAustralia.png?resize=400%2C293\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>4.) Surveys &#8211;<\/b> After watching a <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/\">Michael Hyatt <\/a>webinar about blogging, I was given the incentive to try a survey, so (as many of you have probably seen) I did one in December. I&#8217;ve got some really great feedback, hence why I&#8217;m doing some changes to the blog. It&#8217;s great to see what your readers are thinking about your blog, so you can find out how to make it better.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">It&#8217;s also kind of annoying when people take advantage of the anonymity and do a bit of bashing of your blog. You have to harden your skin for that. Also don&#8217;t let survey results suck away the love of your blog. Change your blog to make it better, yes, but also make sure you keep posts you love going too. Character interviews are apparently my least read posts, but those are my personal favorite, because they help me so much with writing. So though I&#8217;m changing other things to suit needs (more of that below), I&#8217;m keeping those.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>5.) Finally Seeing Results &#8211; <\/b>Last year I made a resolution to never miss a post on my blog and I&#8217;ve kept to that. A year later I&#8217;m finally seeing results for my hardwork. I&#8217;m finally seeing that pay off. I&#8217;m finally seeing a consistent following and finally seeing my stats go up. It&#8217;s really nice.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I&#8217;m going to get real here &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Because blogging has been going so well and writing hasn&#8217;t I&#8217;ve been focusing more on blogging. I know I need to focus on writing, but it&#8217;s really been a struggle for me this month. It&#8217;s why I haven&#8217;t already finished editing the extended scenes of <i>Red Hood<\/i>. A month later and I&#8217;m still struggling with that rejection. I feel weak for that. But what I&#8217;m saying is that it&#8217;s nice to see results in at least one thing that I&#8217;ve worked hard on.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<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;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) I&#8217;m going finish editing the extended scenes of <i>Red Hood<\/i> and send them off to betas by February 10th! I also need to go over some critique for other parts of the book from some people. Honestly, my self-esteem has been pea-sized, hence why I haven&#8217;t done it sooner. Ugh.<\/span><\/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\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ShiaLebeouf-JustDoIt.gif?resize=320%2C177\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I KNOW, SHIA, BUT IT&#8217;S HARD!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) Why do those scenes need to be ready by February 10th? Because on February 11th I&#8217;M GOING TO CANADA FOR TWO WEEKS TO VISIT CASSIA (<a href=\"http:\/\/dimensionsofmyuniverse.blogspot.ca\/\">See blog here<\/a>)! I&#8217;m so excited!<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2012\/10\/hot-n-cold.html\"> I haven&#8217;t been out of the country in years<\/a> and I&#8217;ve never been to Canada. I&#8217;m going to be doing many epically awesome wintery things with my writing buddy. Though I will be gone, I have plenty of blog posts prepared for you, never fear, I&#8217;ll just be slow in replying to your lovely comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/SnoopyDance.gif?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.) I&#8217;m going to finish reading Orphan&#8217;s Song by Gillian Bronte Adams and the 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (kinda have to before I go out of country. That&#8217;d be a nasty late fee &#8230;) then I want to at least start&nbsp;<\/span><i style=\"background-color: white; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">Mrs. Peregrine&#8217;s Home for Peculiar Children<\/i><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; line-height: 18.2px;\">&nbsp;by Ransom Riggs. I need something read during layovers on my long journey from Atlanta, Georgia to Edmonton, Alberta.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<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;\"><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\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/The5thWave.jpg?resize=213%2C320\" width=\"213\" \/><\/div>\n<p><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;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.) I&#8217;m hoping to work more on <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/04\/interview-with-cynara-subsapien.html\">Cynara&#8217;s<\/a> fullbody drawing and work on <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2012\/07\/interview-with-pro-jamerson-subsapien.html\">Pro&#8217;s<\/a> expressions. Since I&#8217;m going to be out of town for the majority of next month, I don&#8217;t know how much progress I&#8217;ll make, but I will make my goal of at least one drawing per month happen.<\/span><\/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\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/b8a27e5b394235ce2070be228911a74f.jpg?resize=213%2C320\" width=\"213\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Cynara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.) Though I had a sore lack of guest posts and movie reviews this month, I have three guest posts coming up next month that I&#8217;ve been working on for <a href=\"http:\/\/saraletourneauwriter.com\/\">Sara Letourneau<\/a>, Sara Clay, and <a href=\"https:\/\/faithandfantasyalliance.wordpress.com\/\">Faith and Fantasy Alliance<\/a>. I&#8217;m also submitting a flashfic to Splickety Magazine for their fairytale category. *crosses fingers*<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">Last Month on Stori Tori&#8217;s Blog &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">This month&#8217;s words:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/wonderful-word-wednesday-crepuscular.html\">Wonderful Word Wednesday: Crepuscular<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/wonderful-word-wednesdays-diaphanous.html\">Wonderful Word Wednesdays: Diaphanous<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/wonderful-word-wednesdays-saporific.html\">Wonderful Word Wednesdays: Saporific<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">This month&#8217;s teas:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/tea-tuesday-cinna.html\">Tea Tuesday: Cinna<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/tea-tuesday-party-king.html\">Tea Tuesday: Party King<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/tea-tuesday-chrysanthemum-tea-drink.html\">Tea Tuesday: Chrysanthemum Tea Drink<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">This month&#8217;s tunes:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/soundtrack-sundays-we-are-stars-rhian.html\">Soundtrack Sundays: We Are Stars (Rhian Sheehan)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/soundtrack-sundays-soshite-ai-de-nagi.html\">Soundtrack Sundays: Soshite ai De (Nagi No Asukara)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/soundtrack-sundays-legend-of-ashitaka.html\">Soundtrack Sundays: Legend of Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Writing Stuff:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/questions-for-siocban-silver-hood.html\">Questions for Siocban (Silver Hood)!<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/beautiful-people-14-writerly.html\">Beautiful People #14: Writerly Resolutions and Goals<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/writing-vs-editing-different-mindsets.html\">Writing vs. Editing: The Different Mindsets<\/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\/2016\/01\/interview-with-siocban-silver-hood.html\">Interview with Siocban (Silver Hood)<\/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\/2016\/01\/writing-lessons-from-tv-shows-firefly.html\">Writing Lessons from TV Shows: Firefly<\/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;\"><br \/><\/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;\"><b>Book Stuff:<\/b><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/a-book-review-of-viral-execution-by.html\" style=\"font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;\">A Book Review of Viral Execution by Amanda L. Davis<\/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\/2016\/01\/a-book-review-of-curio-by-evangeline.html\">A Book Review of Curio by Evangeline Denmark<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Other Stuff:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/the-emoji-book-tag-revisiting-childrens.html\">The Emoji Book Tag, Revisiting Children&#8217;s Books Tag &amp; The Bed Time Book Tag!<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">Coming Soon to Stori Tori&#8217;s Blog &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Next month is going to be the beginning of a new era for this blog since I&#8217;m going to be changing up the schedule. I&#8217;ve gathered results from the survey and I thought it&#8217;s a good time to tweak the schedule to make the blog more enjoyable for you guys. I had half and half opinions about whether I post too much or too little (partially due to imbecilic me forgetting to add a &#8220;Just right&#8221; option), so I&#8217;m doing a happy medium by lessening the post frequency slightly and combining some posts.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The new schedule is:<\/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>Tuesday: Book Reviews &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve noticed you guys have anticipated a lot of reviews of the books on my TBR for this year so I&#8217;m hoping more frequent book reviews can help me get those reviews to you faster. This also carves out more space for ARCs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Friday: Tags, Link-Ups, or Character Interviews &#8211;<\/b> This stays pretty much the same, though I&#8217;m hoping to include more life updates stuff within the tags, especially for facts tags like I&#8217;ve seen some people do.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Saturday: Writing Tips or Monthly Summary &#8211;<\/b> It&#8217;s a unanimous vote that I should do more writing tips. With the upcoming So Your Character is From Another Country posts, the popularity of my various show\/movie analyses, and my general writing tips I should have enough material to give you all three writing tips on average a month and carve more room for guest posts. *waggles eyebrows* On the first Saturday of the month will be a&nbsp;general writing&nbsp;post, the second one will be a SYCIFAC&nbsp;post,&nbsp;the third an analysis, and the last the monthly summary. If I have some big life event come up, I&#8217;ll commit a post to it and take out the general writing post unless I have a fifth Saturday then I&#8217;ll have both.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Sunday: Writerly Bundle &#8211;<\/b> I&#8217;ve decided to combine Soundtrack Sundays, Tea Tuesdays, and Wonderful Word Wednesdays into one post. According to my survey results, I have a lot of conflicted opinions about these posts. Some love them and some don&#8217;t care for them. I&#8217;m hoping this will make a good compromise.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>With the new schedule in mind here are next month&#8217;s posts!<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 2 &#8211; A Book Review of the Heir War by Jill Williamson &#8211; Jill&#8217;s newest installment of the Kinsman Chronicles comes out and I&#8217;m actually getting this post up in time! Yayyyyyyyy!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 5 &#8211; Questions for Sonne &#8211; I know next to nothing about this character and I need to know more than nothing considering she&#8217;s going to be in <i>Silver Hood <\/i>which I start writing in March. XD Her interview will be up&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 26!<\/span><\/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\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Sonne.jpg?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This is Sonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 6 &#8211; Why Reading Regularly is Essential to Being a Good Writer &#8211; I&#8217;ve heard of a lot of people who write, but don&#8217;t read and I think this issue needs to be addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 12 &#8211; Beautiful People &#8211; My post to Cait&#8217;s awesome link-up goes up today! I don&#8217;t know which character I&#8217;m doing next &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 13 &#8211; So Your Character is From Australia &#8230; &#8211; I am so totally psyched for this post and all of the ones after it. Cait from Paper Fury, Imogen from Gossiping Dragons, and Ely from Tea &amp; Titles are opening this series where I interview people from around the world to make a crash course for writers writing characters from different countries, breaking stererotypes, and encouraging international diversity. After them I have posts about Canada, Thailand, England, the Philippines, and more coming to the blog! Can&#8217;t wait! These posts are a wealth of information. You don&#8217;t want to miss them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 16 &#8211; A Book Review of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas &#8211; A lot of you asked about my opinion of this book, so I&#8217;m bumping my review up to this month. I hope you guys like it!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 19 &#8211; Tags &#8211; In this tag, I&#8217;ll be giving lots of facts and telling you guys a bit about my trip to Canada (which I&#8217;ll still be on at the time). ^ ^ I&#8217;ll be doing two tags in one post. I WILL CATCH UP ON THE TAGS! Only six more after this.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 20 &#8211; Writing Lessons from Movies: Ever After &#8211; This has to be favorite fairy tale retelling, therefore I&#8217;m dedicating an entire post to why it&#8217;s awesome and what it can teach us about writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">February 27 &#8211; Monthly Summary &#8211; I basically do this again but for February. *wiggles fingers dramatically*<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CaptainJackSparrow-SpookyWiggleFingers.gif?resize=320%2C128\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">Elsewhere &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1.) <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/new-adventures.html\">New Adventures by Tracey Dyck<\/a> &#8211; This is a great post about the new year!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2.) <a href=\"https:\/\/oliviahofer.wordpress.com\/2016\/01\/05\/what-is-fiction-for\/\">What is Fiction For? by Olivia Hofer<\/a> &#8211; My friend Olivia just launched a new blog and her first post starts it off with a bang and she delves into the meaning of fiction.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">3.)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/the-era-of-nostalgia-are-we-in-it.html\">The Era of Nostalgia: Are We in It? by Sunny Smith <\/a>&#8211; A really need discussion about how we tend to hold onto the hold.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">4.)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2016\/01\/how-to-find-heart-of-your-character.html\">How To Find The Heart Of Your Character by Stephanie Morrill<\/a> &#8211; Really great for developing characters!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">5.)&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/paperfury.com\/book-blogger-social-networking\/\">HOW TO (NICELY) ATTACK PEOPLE WITH FRIENDSHIP ON THE INTERNET by Cait <\/a>&#8211; A really handy post on social networking by the esteemed Paper Fury Cait.<\/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;\">January was a very fun but hectic month. I&#8217;ve had to work through a lot of things and I&#8217;ve had a lot of new experiences, but I&#8217;m a little happy it&#8217;s over. XD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">How was your month? What did you do? Have you seen Good Mythical Morning? Have you been skiing? Have you seen any Studio Ghibli films? What have you learned this month? Are you looking forward to any of the upcoming posts?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;times&quot;,&quot;freeserif&quot;,serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">You may also like:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 18.2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/12\/monthly-summary-december-2015year-end.html\">Monthly Summary: December 2015\/Year End Post<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;times&quot;,&quot;freeserif&quot;,serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 18.2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/11\/monthly-summary-november-2015.html\" style=\"color: #2a2af1; text-decoration: none;\">Monthly Summary: November 2015<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;times&quot;,&quot;freeserif&quot;,serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 18.2px;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2af1; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/10\/monthly-summary-october-2015.html\" style=\"color: #2a2af1; text-decoration: none;\">Monthly Summary: October 2015<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;times&quot;,&quot;freeserif&quot;,serif; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 20.79px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/09\/monthly-summary-september-2015.html\" style=\"color: #2a2af1; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Monthly Summary: September 2015<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;times&quot;,&quot;freeserif&quot;,serif; line-height: 20.79px; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"color: #bf9000; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/08\/monthly-summary-august-2015.html\" style=\"color: #bf9000; text-decoration: none;\">Monthly Summary: August 2015<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">If you liked this post, come back every Saturday for more writing advice, character interviews, book reviews and more!&nbsp;On Sundays I have Soundtrack Sundays where I post a new score piece, Tuesdays are Tea Tuesdays with tea reviews, Wednesdays I have Wonderful Word Wednesdays where I post a new vocabulary word, and Fridays are Fan Fridays where I post tags and other goodies.&nbsp;To help support my dream to be an author follow this blog, like me on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorVictoriaGHT\" style=\"color: #bf9000; text-decoration: none;\">Facebook,<\/a><span style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;watch me on&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ladyelasa.deviantart.com\/\" style=\"color: #bf9000; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;\">deviantART<\/a><span style=\"text-align: center;\">,<\/span>&nbsp;and follow me on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/storitori\/boards\/\" style=\"color: #bf9000; text-decoration: none;\">Pinterest<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictoriaGHowell\" style=\"color: #bf9000; text-decoration: none;\">Twitter<\/a>. 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