New Word War Website!

I just created a new site for all you WriMos out there (like myself) who can't get in enough writing. Check out the forum here and comment if you have any questions about it:
http://intwordwars.proboards.com/

Seasons!

Seasons
Everyone has their favorite: the heat of summer, the beauty of spring, the cool winds of autumn or the quiet frozen landscapes of winter. And because we have our favorite, we most likely have a set of favorite things we do during those seasons. But how does that affect your writing? Do you write more during your favorite season, or do you prefer to do things that are not related to writing?

          My favorite season is autumn. What isn’t there to like? Cool weather, marching bands, Thanksgiving, leaves changing colors, NaNoWriMo, and the houses decked with Christmas lights weeks before Christmas. It’s all so festive; I can’t help but say that autumn is my favorite season!

          Because I’ve related autumn to NaNoWriMo for nine years now, this season does affect my writing in a certain way. I can’t really say that it makes my writing “better,” but it’s easier for me to get into the mood of writing a lot because I know thousands of others around the globe are also doing it. It has nothing to do with the weather; it has more to do with engaging in a journey with myriads of others to that golden 50K horizon.

          I enjoy the other seasons too for other reasons. I love winter because it has Christmas (it’s about Jesus, so it can’t get better than that!), New Year’s Day, and cool weather. Spring has Easter, as well as the end of school; and summer has Drum Corps International and is school-free. I should also note that it was during this past summer that I actually write my first 100K-word novel ever. Though it wasn’t autumn, I felt inspired enough to write and complete it.

Back to my Blog...

I know I haven't posted in a while, and I'm sorry about that. I'm working on a novel right now and I'll post some details soon ^.^

365 Project - Days 35-40

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with posting. Here are the next six pictures from my 365 project:

365 Project - Days 34, 35, and 36

365 Project - Day 33

Vexillology - the study of flags

365 Project - Day 32

A Sobering Broadcast...

I just watched this video from Ligonier Ministries about the Final Judgment. Please do not take this lightly!
http://www.ligonier.org/rym/broadcasts/video/final-judgment3/
Repent, because we need the righteousness of Christ in our lives. There is no way we can go to heaven based on our deeds.

365 Project - Day 31

365 Project - Day 30

At the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens:

365 Project - Day 29

At CSULA:

365 Project - Day 28

Woohoo! Four weeks down, Forty-eight to go!

365 Project - Day 27

365 Project - Day 26

Write-Ins beginning August 3rd!

Though I realize NaNoWriMo doesn't start until November, I want to get this started in August for those doing other writing events (AugNoWriMo, GothNoWriMo, etcetera...).

Location: West Covina Library at 1601 W. Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790 (just south of the 10 Freeway)
Dates/Times: Every Saturday beginning August 3 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM

There are a lot of places to sit, and I'll be at the left side of the first floor (I'll have a little "write-in" sign near me), and there are plenty of outlets and it's pretty quiet. Here is the website for the library:
http://www.colapublib.org/libs/wcovina/index.php

365 Project - Day 25

365 Project - Day 24

The Lonely Tire Swing

365 Project - Day 23

365 Project - Day 22

365 Project - Day 21

365 Project - Day 20

"Garish"

365 Project - Days 18 and 19

"The Lonely Protractor"

"Cacoethes #2"

365 Project - Day 17

Cacoethes - The irresistible urge to do something inadvisable

365 Project - Day 16 (bokeh + silhouette)

365 Project - Day 15

"The Hidden Moon"

365 Project - Day 14

It's squirrel day (these two pictures are of the same exact creature)!

Beautiful Sunrise

This isn't in my 365 Project, but I just wanted to share this beautiful sunrise seen from my backyard. Our Creator never ceases to amaze me!

365 Project - Day 13

Arcturus, an orange giant in the constellation, Bootes.

365 Project - Day 12

Nintendo Nostalgia:

365 Project - Day 11

An agapanthus in my backyard:

365 Project - Days 9 and 10

"A Mouse's Perspective"

"Trees Against the Morning Sky"

365 Project - Day 8

Wednesday Night Service at Christ Community Church

365 Project - Day 7/365

Fun with Mirrors!

Today's Pictures

A "spoonflection"

The Sun

365 Project - Day 5

Charmander!

Camp NaNoWriMo / JulNoWriMo Project!

Today is Day 6 of both writing contests, I'm very excited about the story I'm working on called "Steadfast." Here's the synopsis from my Camp profile:

"After losing her husband to a hungry Persian one night, a mother Rattata, Louise, tries to raise their young son, Henry, alone. However, one day, he gets captured by a Pokémon trainer and she sets out to look for him. Her search takes years of pain and heartbreak, but her steadfast love for her son pushes her on."

This story is divided into two parts, and the second part will be worked on during AugNoWriMo. I've always liked writing stories that have talking animals / non-human creatures while giving the narratives a very Christian bent. My stories tend to be huge fables or allegories of Scriptural truths, but I also like to throw in a lot of adventure, emotion, twists, and even absurdly comical moments.

I'll do my best to post on this blog at least on a weekly basis. These are the events I'll try to participate in from here on out:

JanNoWriMo (January)
NaHaiWriMo (February)
MarNoWriMo (March)
NaPoWriMo (April)
NaMayWriMo (May)
JuNoWriMo (June)
JulNoWriMo (July)
AugNoWriMo (August)
SeptNoWriMo (September)
GothNoWriMo (October)
NaNoWriMo (November)
NaNoFiMo (December)
Camp NaNoWriMo (Whatever two months they pick...)

More pics!

These are the first four pictures of my 365 Project.

365 Project - Day 1

I've recently joined the 365 Project; a project where you takes at least one picture every day for one year. My first submission isn't exciting, but perhaps tomorrow's 4th of July celebrations will provide fun opportunities.

You can visit my profile here: http://365project.org/teamquavers/365

Thank you for visiting my blog!