Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Express Yourself: The Hobbit/LOTR


Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, but we do that because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. Please join us HERE!


Dec. 15-19:  In celebration of The Hobbit:  The Battle of the Five Armies, highlight one of your favorite characters from The Hobbit/LOTR film franchise.




I've watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy a few times, but haven't had the chance to see any of the hobbit films, though, I plan to soon. 

My choice for fave character in LOTR would be, hands down, Aragorn. Of course, part of the reason is that I adore Viggo Mortensen, but also, I love the character development of Aragorn and what he stood for.

Do you have a favorite character in the The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings film franchise/books? 



Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Express Yourself: beverages

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, but we do that because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. 
Please join us HERE!




December 8 - 12: Coffee, tea, or soda ... what's your fave beverage?

I heart coffee with a splash of vanilla syrup added. I try to keep it to two cups, for the most part, then drink water the rest of the day. 



What's your beverage of choice?



Friday, December 5, 2014

Fast Five Friday - New weekly blog hop!


Fast Five Friday is a new weekly blog hop created by Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we'd love for you to join us! 
We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things. We've provided the topics for each week below, with five being the focus. 
You're not required to post every week. You can pick and choose which topics you'd like to participate in. 
Whatever topics you decide to do, please include the link to your Fast Five Friday post in the comments section of our FFF post each week, so we can stop by and show our FFF love to you!

FAST FIVE FRIDAY TOPICS
Jan. 2:  Five Favorite Novels Read in 2014
Jan. 9:  Five 2014 Adored Book Covers
Jan. 16:  Five Most Anticipated 2015 Novels
Jan. 23:  Five TV Character Crushes 
Jan. 30:  Five Favorite Authors

Feb. 6:  Five Novels You Wish You Wrote
Feb. 13:  Five Romantic Movies You Love
Feb. 20:  Five Book Characters You’re Crushing On 
Feb. 27:  Five Top TV Shows

Mar. 6:  Five Book Characters You Relate To
Mar. 13:  Five Books You Recommend
Mar. 20:  Five Best Writing Songs
Mar. 27:  Five Movie Character Crushes

We post Fast Five Friday topics quarterly, and plan to have the new list for April - June ready to view in March.
We hope you'll join Fast Five Friday, starting January 2nd! 


Wednesday, December 3, 2014

IWSG - Dec 2014


Insecure Writer's Support Group hosted by Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh is a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds. To join, click on the name links above and post on your blog the first Wednesday of every month. Sign up and meet some awesome people!


I participated in NaNoWriMo last month, and even though I didn't make the 50k mark, I'm glad I tried because I was able to write 36K that I can continue working on.
One thing that NaNo helped me with is my inner editor that usually refuses to go away... with NaNo, I HAD to put the blasted I.E. to the side and just write. And you know what? I loved the carefree-ness of it. I want to do that more often, then do my editing after it's written. I don't know if that will work with future works or not, but I'd like to think that it would. 
This month, I will finish this WIP. And hope that I can edit in January, instead of during... we shall see.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Express Yourself - holiday movies

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, but we do that because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. 
Please join us HERE!




Dec 1-5: What holiday themed show/movie/book are you most looking forward to?

What holiday would be complete without A Christmas Story? It's a classic that my family and I watch over and over again during this season. 

My youngest and I both love How the Grinch Stole Christmas, so we'll be viewing that as well, a bazillion times over, too. :)