Twilight

On Valentine's Day, I saw the Twilight movie. Even though the book is WAY better, I loved the movie. It was awesome!!! My eyes were glued to the screen. The acting was very good. I also felt that the screenwriters did a great job of sticking to most of book. Not too many things were changed for the movie. I can't wait for the sequel.

3rd StoryWrite Class!

On Thursday, I began another online class. It's called The Writer's Toolkit. It focuses on parts of speech and sentence structure. The first assignment was difficult, but I did it. I used "A Writer's Reference" that I got on my birthday (thanks Uncle Larry & Aunt Kathy), as a guide to help me. This class is going to be tough, but I can't wait to learn more.

Night of Soothing Music

I'm very relaxed tonight and I have nothing else better to do, so I'll just write what's on my mind at the moment. I'm listening to Deliah right now. She's my favorite radio DJ. She plays love songs for 5 hours straight. I love it. It puts me in such a calm state of mind. I get my muse for my poetry and stories from listening to her show sometimes too. I had been listening to her since I was a teenager and I feel like I grew up with the show.

I graduated!!!

Last week, I 'graduated' from my Poetic Prose (How to Make Your Narratives Sing) class. My grade was an A+, a 10 out of 10 and I was very, very, very EXCITED!!!! This is the second class that I finished on StoryWrite and I’m planning on taking another one soon. I have to pick what I want to do next. I love these classes!

As My Mind Wanders...

This weekend, I had time to lay around and daydream. I had a lot of random thoughts come to mind. I got ideas for my book and ideas for some short stories. Then, I thought what it would be like meeting the Queen of England (don't ask me why) and what it would like going inside the royal palace. After that, I thought of names for my alter ego if I had one. I came up with Shadow, Leanna, Nina, or Angel Somora. After my alter ego names, I thought of names for a black cat if I had one. I came up with Moonlight, Midnight, Magic, and Creeper. I think about weird things sometimes, I know.

Book Update

As most of you know, I've been working on an young adult novel for 5 years now. You might be wondering, when am I going to be finish with it? Well, I'm planning on finishing it at the end of 2011. I made it one of my New Year's resolutions to finish. At the moment, I'm working on chapter 6 (I'm not going in order) and I've been stuck on this chapter for four months, but ideas are coming now. I have so much fun writing this! It's like entering into my own little magical world.

My Sissy Is Pregnant!!!

Amanda is pregnant, YAY!!! I'm going to be an aunt. She took 3 tests and all said positive, but she went to the doctor to just confirm and tell her the due date, which is in the end of August or the beginning of September. We're very, very, very excited for the bundle of joy.

New Online Class

On StoryWrite.com, I’ve finished the Editing and Proofreading class and now I’m taking the Poetic Prose (How to Make Your Narratives Sing) class. We’re learning to understand poetic prose and how to write better narratives. It’s very interesting. There’s a lot of analyzing and critical thinking involved. I’ll admit that it’s a challenging class, but I like it. I’m learning about different writing styles and structures.

Happy Birthday Steven!

Looking in the sky,
I smile and remember;
I laugh and recall.
Not too long ago,
you were here,
Telling me jokes,
Being on my side,
when no one was there.
You were my friend;
the piece of my heart,
my everything.
Now, you’re watching over me,
Now, you’re the angel dancing upon the stars;
the angel drinking from the Milky Way.
Even though you flew away,
My love for you still lives on;
your memory will always be here to stay.

I wrote this poem called "Angel Upon the Stars" especially for my friend Steven Zaitz, who passed away 3 years ago. Today is his birthday. Every year since his passing, I post this poem on my blog to remember my awesome friend. Happy birthday Stevie Wevie! I love you and always will.

Editing and Proofreading class at StoryWrite

For about a month now, I've been taking a free online writing class at StoryWrite.com . It's a class for editing and proofreading, and I'm working on my spelling and grammar. I'm learning a lot. It's taught by a fellow Story-Write member named Chryssi (Token Massacre), and she's a good teacher. I have a 'B' in the class right now, but I'm getting better. I'm happy that I'm taking this class.

Cans for Christ

Cans For Christ collects soda cans & raises money to feed the less fortunate in Missouri. Wanna help? Go to www.cansforChrist.net for more infomation. PLEASE HELP THE CAUSE!