Monthly Highlights - January

 

- I found this super cute calculator in our 'drawer of randomness.' No one in my family knows where it came from, but the buttons are very plump and squishy. I like pushing them down. xP

 

 

- PIZZA! I had pizza a lot this month. And I'm completely fine with it.

- I made a mosaic with my wonderful aunt. (It's the blue one on the right) I tried to make it look like a dragon, but I'm thinking it looks more than a dragonfly. Either way, I'm satisfied. :)

 

 

- I have made major progress in editing my novel. I still have about half to go through, but I'm ecstatic to have made it this far. I'm hoping to finish the first round of edits by the end of February.

-  I did some archery with my cousin Anna yesterday. It was sooo much fun, and I actually hit the target instead of having it fly halfway across the world.

 

I'm on the right, and Anna is on the left.

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I got three books in January.

 

 -- One Realm Beyond by Donita K. Paul

-- North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson

 -- On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson. 

 

And I read 7 books.

((I would've liked this number to be a bit higher, but with the busyness of this month, I'm surprised I read that many))

 

1. Heartless by Anne Elizabeth Stengl -- This was my second time reading this one. I really enjoyed reading it again, but it's not my favorite in the series.

 

2. Veiled Rose by Anne Elizabeth Stengl --  (So far) This is my favorite of the Tales of Goldstone Woods. The first half was just of a sweet friendship between two kids that I absolutely adored. This was my second time reading this one as well, and I still loved it to death.

 

3. A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes -- What caught me about this book was the premise and plot. Each person has a clock counting down to the day they'll die. I felt like the messages got a bit preachy at times, but I'm still anxiously awaiting the next one.

 

4. Moonblood by Anne Elizabeth Stengl -- I got a bit confused at times during this book with all the worlds and different characters, but I was happy that Lionheart and Rose Red's tale were continued.

 

5. Starflower by (again) Anne Elizabeth Stengl -- I liked this one about the same as Heartless. I really enjoyed it, but it wasn't my favorite of the series.

 

6. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson -- This. Book. Was. Amazing. In a way it was geared towards younger children and the concepts could be quite silly at times, but yet the plot was complex and the characters so awesome. And his footnotes on the bottom of the pages were hilarious.

 

7. Roverandom by J.R.R Tolkien -- Well. I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. I read it for school, and it seemed so unlike Tolkien's usual writing. It was odd, and I was confused about 90 percent of the time.

 

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- A couple days ago I wrote about how all writers had their beginnings.

 

- I shared my thoughts on editing.

 

- And in this post I gave three ways to get yourself in the editing 'mood.'

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- Stephanie Morril talked about nine behaviors you should adopt if you want to grow as a writer.

 

- Athelas Hale chatted about avoiding the 'Pseudo-Narnia.'

 

- Audrey wrote a thoughtful post about thinking of things that are making us happy, and not things that could make us happy.

 

- Gillian Adams announced her newest novella's release date. 

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Byeeeee!

- Katie Grace

 

What were the highlights of your month?