Where am I going with this?

Sorry I haven't posted anything recently! I've been busy...................

Anyway.............

This started out as a Facebook status update, but it is becoming too long and very few people will have the patience to read this while they're scrolling through their timeline, so I just decided to move it to my blog! If you're interested in writing and stuff, you might be interested in reading this. Maybe it'll get all deep and philosophical, but it's 11:30 at night, so I wouldn't hold my breath....

Haha okay, now on to the point of the post....


If you're trying to write a book, I've noticed that you don't necessarily have to know where you're going with something. Some of my best scenes have been written when I was just trying to fill up space on the page. This past chapter has been complete ad-libbed, and it is definitely one of my favorites! So to any of my writer friends out there, don't worry if it doesn't look like it's going anywhere! You can always rip the page out if it turns out to be complete garbage... Haha, just kidding... But seriously, sometimes, when I'm in one of those I-really-need-to-write-but-my-head's-just-not-in-it moods, I'll just put down words that look like they'd make sense with this particular scenario -- especially if I need filler stuff before the next big action!
Obviously, it might go wrong if that's all you do, but there's nothing bad about just seeing where the pen takes you =). You're the writer, and no matter how much complaining your characters might give you -- no matter how much they rebel against you ;p -- you do have the final word. If you're a writer, you perfectly understand what I'm saying right now. If not, then you are probably looking at the screen as if I'm insane. Who knows, maybe I am -- but you're definitely missing out, I'll tell you that.

I love being a writer. I know that God has given me this amazing gift of creativity, and I believe that it helps me to comprehend His work and His nature better. As a writer -- as a creator, really -- I can better appreciate the amazing attention that the Maker has paid to His Creation. I know I would never have the patience required to create worlds and every single one of their inhabitants! Can you imagine that? Do you think you'd be able to pay that much attention? Not me!

Anyway, thanks for reading. If you actually understood any of what was just written, then I give you my utmost props. If not, believe me, I understand why. I have no idea if I made any sense at all, but there you have it. A writer's wisdom for the day. Enjoy!

Puppies, Books, and Disney

So, yeah. It's been awhile, huh? I really am trying to be a little more consistent about this, but as you can see, I've been failing miserably. Unfortunately, it can't really be helped right now :(

Well, my dog had puppies a week ago! You should see them -- they are so cute! I can't wait until they are able to open their little eyes. Their mom is beautiful, and their dad is absolutely gorgeous! There is one puppy who looks like a Rottweiler. I'm absolutely in love with her; if we decide to keep one, she's the one I want :D

It's almost summer! I'm almost finished with senior year! No more high school! I'm still having a pretty hard time believing that I'm officially an adult! I don't feel eighteen, and I certainly don't feel like someone who's about to graduate high school!

I've been switching between reading and writing, but right now I'm on a big reading kick. So I though I would recommend some books to anyone who might care.

• Love Comes Softly is a series of at least eight books, by Janette Oke. She's a very talented writer, and she provides excellent, realistic fiction, much like Laura Ingalls Wilder. I've loved following Marty Claridge Davis and her family through the American West. 
• The Princess by Lori Wick is about an arranged marriage between a widowed prince and a young woman, Shelby. It's basically about their journey as they grow closer to each other. The writing style may drive some people crazy, but I personally found very little wrong. I would suggest it to anyone who enjoys a romance. 
• I Am Number Four is a good story, though the writing style does tend to annoy me at first. Written in the first-person present, the story follows "John Smith," one of six remaining escapees of the world of Lorien. The original nine -- each had been given a number -- were each gifted in their own way. They were meant to return to Lorien to save the planet, but three of the nine have been killed. "John" is Number Four. 
• The Hunger Games is written in the same style as I Am Number Four. The story was definitely an "edge-of-your-seat" type, but the grammar and point of view tended to distract me from the story. 
• The Lost Books series by Ted Dekker is one that I would recommend to lovers of fantasy. It doesn't follow the normal style of Ted Dekker, or so I'm told (I haven't read any of his other works, though I hear he is an exceptional writer). I love what I've read of the series -- I'm starting book 5 out of 6, I believe -- and I can't wait to finish!
• DragnKeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul is definitely one of my favorite series so far. The series follows Kale as she makes the transition from a lowly slave girl to a faithful follower of Paladin -- and as she grows into her legacy as the great Dragon Keeper. While the first book, DragonSpell, can be a little confusing, the series as a whole is very good. Donita K. Paul is an excellent writer, and I can't wait to get my hands on more of her work. 

I've also been feeling a strange craving for a Disney marathon. Maybe this is why I'm having such a hard time believing I'm a senior -- I will still drop whatever I'm doing when I see an opportunity to watch one of the Disney classics. And as I watch them, I'm realizing that little kids must miss a lot of the stuff in these movies! I didn't realize how creepy some of them were! I mean, there were some seriously twisted villains in these movies!
Of course, that doesn't make me like Disney any less... and it won't stop me from raising my kids on Disney!