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Update| Writing Project

As Nanowrimo came to a close and the New Year came, I left 2016 with the sense of achievement and guilt.
Achievement in this whole process because I made my 2016 resolution come to life, which was to start writing a novel. I went into this project scared, dreading what lies ahead, concerned that what I create wouldn't be good enough. Once I began to write the first half of the project in July I realized that creating a story does not have any specific rules. You are the boss, you put in what you want, you leave out what you don't care for. That is what I feel was the most enjoying part of this experience. Writing what I felt was important and entertaining in the story.

The guilt comes along later on towards the end of November when my motivation, a thrive started to diminish. I am currently on the last half of my story and I haven't sat down and finish this project in a whole month. I feel guilty for myself because I wanted to finish this project before 2016 finished, but school finals came along and the holidays it was difficult to get back into the motion of things.

My new goal for 2017 is just to finish the first draft of this writing project. I am determined to get it done completely and officially say I've wrote my first novel. Regardless if the whole piece makes absolutely no sense at the end.

Update| Writing a book

Hey beautiful booklovers!
Update:
So I've been gone for a long time.... a year to be exact... and I apologize! I took a break from writing reviews and posting on this blog but I am back and better than ever! I've read many great books while I was gone, I am not sure if I will be writing full reviews of ALL the books I've read over the year but I will try my best to post some of them up.

Announcement:
I just finished taking a creative writing course this passed Spring semester at my university and it has motivated me to finally start outlining and writing the book that has been taking over all of my dreams lately. I am super excited to start this process. I want to share a weekly/bi-weekly progress of my writing adventures on this blog and I would love for you all to join me. Also I plan to join NaNoWriMo 2016 this November for the first time and I am anxious to see how that goes as well.

If you have any advice on writing, outlining, plotting, character development, anything that has to do with writing a novel I would very much appreciate the advice and comments.

Thank you for reading!

I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

Goodreads summary:
"If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom—that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she’s ever worked for is on the line.

Nineteen-year-old Josh Mitchell had a different ticket out of Creek View: the Marines. But after his leg is blown off in Afghanistan, he returns home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be. What brings Skylar and Josh together is working at the Paradise—a quirky motel off California’s dusty Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into an unexpected friendship and soon, something deeper."

4.5 stars☆☆☆☆
Young Adult
Contemporary 

I mainly picked up this book because I was very intrigued by Josh's story  and how his life can intertwine with Skylars. I've never read a book that deals with PTSD (Post- Tramadic- Stress Disorder) and I do realize it is a series issue and even though this story is fiction I felt like it would still speak on some level of the issue.

Doon by Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon

Goodreads summary:

"Veronica doesn't think she's going crazy. But why can't anyone else see the mysterious blond boy who keeps popping up wherever she goes? When her best friend, Mackenna, invites her to spend the summer in Scotland, Veronica jumps at the opportunity to leave her complicated life behind for a few months. 

But the Scottish countryside holds other plans. 

Not only has the imaginary kilted boy followed her to Alloway, she and Mackenna uncover a strange set of rings and a very unnerving letter from Mackenna's great aunt—and when the girls test the instructions Aunt Gracie left behind, they find themselves transported to a land that defies explanation. Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica's daydreams. But Doon has a dark underbelly as well. The two girls could have everything they've longed for...or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare."

3.5/4 stars ☆☆☆☆

Young Adult

Fantasy

I highly anticipated this read because 

1.  It was very highly rated on goodreads

And

2. This was my first experienced with some Scotland theme

Did it reach my expectations? ...not as much as I hoped.