Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas. I hope everyone has a great holiday, filled with family, food, and lots of good memories.

Building characters that work

Recently I was scrolling through facebook, as I usually do, and reading a few articles. One that caught my eye was about a man who had been married for such a short time that he hadn't gotten to see his wedding photos. I read most of the articles, wondering why the pair had broken up after such a short time, but not finding any answers. I commented, "Why did they get divorced?" in the comments section, but no one knew. I found myself wondering why I cared about a stranger getting divorced, and then I realized that a good storyteller can make you care about the people they write about, even if they aren't real or aren't a part of your life. It's always been a dream of mine to be a storyteller. I want people who read my writing to care about the characters and what happens to them. I want them to be on the edge of their seat when the character is in danger. I want people to stay up until one in the morning to finish my book, just like I do for my favorite authors. I know it's a hard path, but it's what I want to do. I want to write a book that makes people feel emotion.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone had a great day, filled with family, food, and friends.

Jessica Jones review

I know I'm doing a review on a different day than I've set aside for reviews, but I'm trying to whip this blog back into shape while editing and preparing to release my novel. I'm a big marvel fan, but I had to google Jessica Jones when I first heard she was getting a show. I'll admit, after reading about her character, I wasn't that thrilled that Marvel had picked Jessica Jones to give a show to. I would have loved a strong female character, but Jessica Jones is more of a bully. She makes choices that she should know aren't smart, probably just because she can. She's a drunken mess. I almost stopped watching after the second episode, and my boyfriend said he would have stopped watching if it wasn't Marvel. I think the only reason that I finished watching this show was because I didn't want to miss anything that may be seen later in the Marvel Universe, but the whole time I watched this I was asking myself why did this show exist, and couldn't they have found a better Marvel comic to adapt?

Neglecting my blog

I realize that I've been neglecting my blog lately, and if truth be told, I've been neglecting my writing as well. I have things that are finished and just need a little editing, so why haven't I been able to get them out there? Why haven't I been able to connect through my blog and social media at least once a week? Or even a month? I ask myself that every night before I go to sleep. Lately I've been thinking that maybe I'm afraid to get my writing out there. I don't want to fail at this, it's my dream. No one wants to see their dreams fail, but if I don't at least try I will fail.

Steps I'm taking to become more organized

I know that I need to get more organized so that I can get my writing out in a timely manner. I also need to pay more attention to my blog, which I also plan to do. I am using a empty notebook that I found to write down ideas for my blog, and notes for book reviews. I bought a planner, where I plan to map out my day and also plan my blogs. I want to use the planner to set writing related goals for myself. I also need to go through the files on my computer and see what has potential and what I can throw away. I think doing this may help me get things done on time.

Weekend Review: Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues by Diana Rowland

I want to start out by saying that I do not like the book covers in this series. It kind of grossed me out to see Angel sitting on the toilet right on the cover. Toward the middle of the book the main character is kidnapped and held in a room that she believes was once a bathroom, so I think that's the main reason for this cover choice. Angel had some issues in this book that I think everyone could relate to, she's having trouble at work, people are using her past against her, and she's having trouble with her boyfriend. Her past is a major issue in the book, since people don't believe what she says because of her past. She does make an effort to better herself despite what others say about her, which I think makes her a strong character. Even though the character is kidnapped, I never felt like she was in real danger because she was always such a strong character. The entire time she was being held I kept wondering when she was going to get herself out of trouble. Let's get to the part that I didn't like, her boyfriend. While I like that this isn't one of those books where all the males are in love with the female lead, I don't like the guy that is dating her. He doesn't seem suited for her, and I would like to see her with someone else, someone that she has chemistry with. She says herself that she isn't sure how much she likes Marcus, which is another point in the book that I really liked. Usually the female character falls in love with one of the male characters over the course of one book. Towards the middle/end of the book there's a lot of action. There's a part that shows that there is a bond between the new zombie and the one that created it, which is suspected to be the reason Marcus is so taken with Angel. I think that would be interesting, but I'm not sure if I would like that to be the reason he's so taken with her. Overall, this was a good book and I do plan to read the other two.




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