"The Rich And Powerful Take What They Want... We Provide, Leverage."

In Which I Fangirl Over The TV Show: Leverage.

A while back I finished the final episode of the show and I am very sad that it is over, so to feel better, I am going to talk about it!

Don't worry, it'll be spoiler free.

But very picture heavy.

HERE WE GO!!!!!

Leverage:

Former insurance claims investigator Nathan Ford heads a team of former top-criminals. They handle 'unorthodox' cases of people unlikely to get their dues through regular channels and legal procedures. That often involves stinging or otherwise scamming criminals. Nate's team is altered at times, and his professional as well as personal past repeatedly seems to catch up. Written by KGF Vissers

A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.

- Written by IMDb editor


Now for the characters (in no particular order)!

The Hitter: Eliot Spencer
I absolutely love him. He is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE characters. A very distinctive man. He is tough, but has an adorably sweet side. He can take down a bunch of gun tottin' guys with only his fists, or, he can make you a gourmet dinner, or, both at the same time. And his smiles make me melt. he has a reputation for saying that something has a "very distinctive ____" whether it be sound, fighting style, smell, haircut... ect.

The Grifter: Sophie Devereaux
She is very mysterious - even at the end of the show - and little things about her past keep popping up bringing with them even more questions about who she really is. Sophie is a very interesting character and the team would be incomplete without her.

The Hacker: Alec Hardison
I love geek characters and Hardison is no exception. He is very very smart and he has some of the best lines. The brotherly relationship between him and Eliot is very amusing to watch.

The Thief: Parker
Parker (she has only the one name). Is SO FUN AND COOL. She is far from normal and is hilarious because of it. She is also clever and extremely observant. I wish I were like her. She is tied in first with Eliot for favorite character in the show - I can't choose between them!

The Mastermind: Nate Ford
Nate probably has the most character development in the show, and not all of it is good. It's a roller coaster, that adds a lot of tension (which is actually a good thing, story wise). Since he is the Mastermind he is obviously very smart. He is the planner, and even when things go wrong, somehow everything works out.

Other Important Characters Include:

Jim Stirling:
Insurance Investigator. Former co-worker of Nate's. I suppose he could be called an anti-hero. I personally love him, however, the team does not.

Tara Cole:
Another Grifter that comes in for a few episodes.

Maggie Collins:
Nate's ex-wife.

This show became my favorite very quickly. And I really don't think anything will beat it, even though there are several shows that I love very much: Warehouse 13, Sherlock, Fringe, Supernatural, Flash, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and of course, Doctor Who; and probably more that aren't coming to mind.

These people are just amazing! I love them to pieces! Their characters are so well formed and the story is so well written. It's definitely some the BEST writing I've ever seen in a TV show.

All in all, it is an absolutely fabulous show, that I love. With super awesome people that I love.

NOW GO WATCH IT!!!!!

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(I got all the pictures off of google images and I do not own any of them)

20 Books I Want To Read In 2016

One of my goals for this year is to read more than I did last year. That includes reading some for the first time, reading some that I started but never finished, and re-reading books that I loved or can't remember or didn't really understand.

So here is my list of 20 books I want to read in 2016.

Read for the first time: 

1-4 The Giver quartet: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, Son.

5 - Dracula

6 - The Scarlet Pimpernel

7 - The Comedy of Errors

8 - The Great Gatsby

9 - Alice in Wonderland

10 - Through the Looking Glass

11 - Allegiant 

12 - The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow (book 3)

Continue where I left off:

13 - Les Miserables
14 - The Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire (book 2),
15 - The Book Thief

Re-read:

16 - Hans Christian Anderson collection

17 - The Brothers Grimm collection

18 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and other stories

19 - Cyrano de Bergerac

20 - Animal Farm


Which of these have you read? Which are your favorites? Are some of them on your 2016 list?
Let me know in the comments! 

New Year's Resolutions

January 1st. The time of year when we suddenly decide that we are going to try harder and get more done, thus setting for ourselves tasks and goals that we will mostly likely not accomplish.
We fail time and time again, and yet we still do it. This persistence is quite endearing, but rather perplexing... Why do we continue to do something when we hardly ever seem to succeed?
But enough with these questions!

I will now join the masses in setting and announcing my goals/resolutions for this year of 2016!

1. Broaden my vocal range, both in notes and style

2. Finish the first draft of a novel that I have already begun

3. Participate in and win Camp NaNo

4. Participate in and win NaNoWriMo

5. Learn more dance - of various styles

6. Make a music video

7. Spend more time with my BEST FRIEND

8. Read more.

9. Take school more seriously

10. Audition for as much as possible

11. Do some form of exercise apart from dancing (I don't really expect that one to happen)

12. Have a healthier perception of myself and my abilities

13. Actually fulfill at least three of these...

*Edit: 14. Blog more regularly*

I think that looks pretty good - and unattainable - but I guess it will be nice to have a challenge.

Good luck to you all!

~ Smithy Rose.

A New Year's Poem

Hi everyone!!!

In honor of the New Year I have written a poem!
Please feel free to tell me what you think.

Here's To The Past Year, And Here's To The New One

Another year is ending

A new one will begin

Bid farewell to the past

And let the future ring in

Another chapter is over

In the book we call life

Let’s pray the fresh pages

Fill with joy and not strife

I hope this new year

Is one where we’ll learn

And our lives be enriched

And for wisdom we yearn

I wish that this next year

May see me complete

The goals that I’ve made

And for years meant to meet

Let us not waste the year

Choosing to do nothing

For even when we cannot move

We can still accomplish something

Lord bless the new year

And the paths that we tread

For it is by Your grace

That we rise from our beds.

A happy new year

I wish to all of my friends

May we start the best one yet

As the previous one ends

Here’s to the past year

And all that it gave

For the fun that I had

And the friends that I’ve made

And here’s to the next one

Uncertain, untold

I look forward to learning

What it is that you hold 

Happy New Year Everyone!!!
~ Smithy Rose/Kayla

Christmas Eve thoughts and a Christmasy Tag

Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!!! 

Warning: this is a long post... sorry.

I really wanted to be profound this Christmas, but the truth is, I'm not profound, so it's not likely you'll ever hear any great beads of wisdom come from my brain. Even so, I'm going to talk and hope that something good comes out.

This Christmas doesn't feel like Christmas where I live - It was 75 and sunny yesterday - so I'm finding it hard to get into the spirit of it all. Lately I've seen everyday the same, I've lost track of holidays, and special occasions, and I wish that I wouldn't. 

I'm growing older in a way that I don't want to. I used to be blithe and youthful in my soul, but now I'm slowed and wrinkly.

Christmas is the time of giving and receiving, but I want to instead (at the risk of saying the same thing I've said before) say how thankful I am for what I already have. I have a roof over my head, I have a comfy bed, I have food to eat, I have clothes to keep warm, I have belongings, but most of all, I am grateful for the good people in my life. A mother that strives to take care of us, siblings that have made me smile (though they've also made me groan), and friends that have helped me more than they realize. Without you all, my life wouldn't be right.

Don't waste your life. Tell someone what they mean to you. Make every year a great year. Have a Christmas Pajama Party! Make sure not to give your kids the spiked eggnog. Kiss someone under the mistletoe. Slow dance in the snow. Tell ghost stories by the light of the Christmas tree. Spend the morning tucked under your favorite blanket. Make hot chocolate. Bake cookies. Be goofy. BE HAPPY. Life is too short to waste time, so make the most of EVERY moment.

To me the perfect Christmas day would be one where I spend the day with my closest friends, singing and laughing, where you can feel the love and be genuinely happy. Outside the snow would be falling and friends would be calling "yoo-hoo!" 

This song pretty much sums everything up perfectly.

In other news: I was tagged by Deborah O'Carroll at Road Of A Writer, to do this Christmas tag! Which I kinda forgot about... 

The Rules:

• Post the picture on your blog. (Nobody knows what picture this was.)
• Answer the questions.
• Tag up to 12 bloggers.
• Make up 10 questions for the other bloggers. (This one seems to be pretty optional.)

The Questions:

1. What is your favourite Christmas treat?

Peppermint Bark? Maybe... I don't know... I love all kinds of treats.

2. Are there any special traditions that your family has to celebrate Christmas?

No... not really... Sometimes we'll have German food.

3. How do you normally celebrate Christmas?

Get up whenever, open presents together, eat, use (or whatever) the gifts we got, maybe go somewhere to celebrate with others.

4. Do you enjoy getting presents for your friends and family? Do you buy your gifts or go the homemade route?

I'm not good at giving gifts... but it is enjoyable. I usually would buy the gifts, because I'm not talented enough to make them.

5. Is it cold where you live? Have you ever had a white Christmas?

No it is not. I think we had one once... ten years ago...? When we moved here, and maybe one or two since then.

6. What’s on your Christmas list this year?

Not much of anything. I love books and music, so, books and music.

7. What’s your favourite Christmas song?

I can't pick a favorite because I love so many, but right now I am listening - on repeat - to Relient K's Merry Christmas, Here's To Many More. Which I put above.  

8. What is your favourite Christmas memory?

I don't really have one.

9. W hat does your Christmas Tree look like?

Blue lights, strings of silver beads, pink "icicles" (which is simply stringy shiny stuff), with baubles of white, sliver, and red, snowmen and angel ornaments, blue bells, and a golden angel topper.

10. What are you reading in December? (Anything festive?)

Mostly just some Manga, but also the second book in Rick Riordan's "The Kane Chronicles". Nothing festive.

11. Are you an organised little elf or are you still shopping/preparing on Christmas Eve?

I am not organized, but I'm also not much involved with the shopping.

12. How early do you start to get into the Christmas spirit?

Usually it would be sometime in July, but this year I still haven't gotten into the spirit of it.

13. Do you make any Christmas crafts? Decorations? Send physical Christmas cards?

Sometimes... Sometimes... Sometimes...

14. What’s the menu for Christmas Day?!

I don't know!  

15. What makes it FEEL like Christmas for you? (Weather, specific tradition, food, smell, person, etc.?)

It's a combination of things but the weather is a big factor.

16. Do you have relatives coming? Excited? Nervous?

No.

17. What famous Christmas character do you most identify with? (Scrooge, Elf, Tiny Tim, the Grinch, Santa, etc.)

I don't know, there aren't many characters period that I can really identify with.

18. If you were to start a new Christmas tradition, what would it be?

I can't think of anything new... dancing! I would make Christmas Dances a tradition. 

19. What Christmas movies do you like to watch this time of year or what’s your favorite?

"Home Alone" and "Home Alone: Lost In New York" are the ones we usually watch.

20. What’s your favorite Christmasy book or book with a favorite Christmasy part?

I haven't read many Christmasy stories, so I guess I have to say A Christmas Carol.

Tag Time:

I don't know 12 bloggers so I'm just gonna say, that anyone who wants to, can consider themselves tagged. And It's almost 3:00 AM so I'm too tired to write new questions.

"Let's imagine... if you glimpsed the future, you were frightened by what you saw, what would you do with that information?"

Yesterday was a hard day for me. I was disappointed and I spent most of the day feeling like I had failed. My mom and I went to get coffee, and while sitting at the tiny outdoor table I wrote this:

You know when you hit the very bottom of the pit of despair, and you see a way out, but you choose to stay? 
Why? Why do we opt to remain in a place of misery, when we could just climb out the exit?
What is it about pain/grief/sadness that we can get so addicted to?

Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? Why do I? 

I was absolutely miserable. I needed to prove myself, and I felt that I failed, flopped. "Prove yourself to whom?" You ask. Well... TO ME! I need to show myself that I am not a failure.

Through out the day, I would occasionally try to calm myself and see things from a better point of view, but I always stopped myself... I wanted to be miserable... I wanted to feel horribly, it was like I had become addicted to the pain... it scares me to think about how I felt.

Something I have always thought, is that no matter how painful emotions became, I would never want to give them up. But yesterday, I wanted to stop feeling. I tried to. And I somewhat succeeded. After a time I managed to shut down part of me. I suddenly was able to understand the way that so many story villains feel - or how they came to not feel.

I saw a possible future me, and she is not something that I want to happen, but in that moment, it looked tempting. I learned a lot about myself yesterday. Looking back on it is interesting and frightening.

Thankfully today - due to sleep and some words from my brother - I am in a better frame of mind, and I realize that the thing I was so upset over, actually went well. True, I may not have accomplished the goal I wanted, but I got farther than I might have.

A big part of my mind is insecurity about my talents and abilities - in my eyes, my One talent is singing - and I still feel that way mostly, but now I realize that what little I have acomplished may be more than just a little. Maybe I actually did something that is worth recognizing, something that not just anyone can do.

I don't know why exactly I'm sharing this... I guess I just needed to say how I feel. I have a hard time telling people things face to face, but adding the wall of internet somehow helps.

So whatever problems you have, try to stay positive, because you don't want to get stuck in the pit of despair.


The title quote is from Tomorrowland.

Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

Today is a day of giving thanks for all the good things we have recieved. I know you probably don't want to read a list of things I'm thankful for, and really, it's far too long a list to put anywhere; so I'm just going to metion a few things.

I'm thankful for:
All of my amazing friends! I can't say enough how grateful I am for them.
The Theatre that I love - it gave me hope and a new life.
All the midnight conversations I've had with people I love.
Being away from the one that hurt my family.

Now on to the fun part of this post!

On this Thanksgiving I decided to do something completely silly and imagine my character's as little kids putting on a Thanksgiving pageant.
Here is the result of that:


Cast of characters: John, Naya, Anthony, Sue, Gigi, O'Brian (Agents and Assassins), Dallas, Nora, Lucas (The Animalia Project), Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Snow White, Belle, Aurora, Flint, and Valor (Alternatives).

THANKSGIVING PAGEANT

The kids, six boys and eleven girls, were gathered in a backyard and were attempting to practice a Thanksgiving play that Nora had written.

Nora tried to bring some order to the group, but the challenge of directing sixteen other kids in a play was a nightmare.

"Alright everyone listen up!" Nora shouted, "I'm only gonna remind you one more time!" She held up a clipboard with a scrawled list of who was supposed to play who.

"John, you are William Bradford. Naya you are Captain Miles Standish."

"Why does she get to play him?" Flint complained

Naya explained "Becuase I'm the best for the part obviously,"

Nora continued with the list, "Anthony, you are John Carver. Ariel you play his wife, ."

"Why her?" Flint asked

"Because they both have red hair," Nora replied, "Oh, and Rapunzel, you are Rose Standish. O'Brian is Chief Massasoit, and Flint is Squanto."

"Yes!" Flint shouted jumping up and down.

Naya rolled her eyes, "Dude, you already knew what part you got, we've been practicing all day."

Nora ignored the interruptions, "Belle is Dorothy Bradford. Gigi, Dallas, Lucas and Aurora are Indians. Snow White, Valor, Cinderella, and Sue are Pilgrims. Now! Places everyone, let's practice one more time."

The 'pilgrims' got on stage and climbed into a very large cardboard box that was meant to resemble the Mayflower.

John had the first line but had to be nudged several times by Naya before he remembered it, "Here we go, to a new land."

"Yes." Naya said in a deep voice, "We have left England behind us so that we can build a town in America."

Nora was blissfully unaware of the errors in her script.

Belle gave her line next, "I'm sure our lives will be wonderful there."

Anthony said hesitantly, watching Nora to see if he was doing it right, "Let's pray for a safe journey?"

Everyone on the 'boat' bowed their heads for about two seconds - except Naya who thought that her character wouldn't pray.

Then they moved the 'ship' around the 'stage' and Rapunzel called out, "We're here!"

They climbed out of the box and looked around. Flint jumped out at them and yelled "boo!"

Nora called, "Flint! No scaring!"

"Fine..." Flint grumbled. He approched the pilgrims and said, "Hello! I can speak english! I will help you!"

"I don't trust you." Naya/Captain Standish said.

"But I can bring you fish!" Flint/Squanto said whipping one out of his pocket.

Nora nodded to the 'pilgrims' and they all called out. "We feel sick!" they fell to the ground and shivered. While the 'Indians' made the sound of a harsh winter.

Ariel/Kathrine Carver said, "This winter is so cold!"

Then the howling stopped and the 'pilgrims' - except Valor - stood up.

"Snow White!" Nora yelled "You're supposed to be dead, like Valor."

"Oh," Snow White said, quickly dropping back to the ground.

Anthony clutched his heart, "Ugh! I'm dying!" he fell down.

"Oh no!" Ariel/Kathrine cried then died too.

Then the 'Indians' came on with pretend food. "Here you go!" Flint/Squanto said. The 'Indians' left again. The 'pilgrims' mimed working hard, then John announced, "Our food is growing so well, let's celebrate Thanksgiving Day!"

"Yay," they all cheered.

The 'Indians' came back and O'Brian/Massasoit was introduced.

Then after pretenting to eat a lot, everyone stood up, came forward and took a bow.

"Good job everyone! Let's do it one more time!" Nora said.

The cast groaned and all of them pretended to die.


THE END

Beautiful Books: Nov edition.

Last month Further Up and Further In hosted Beautiful Books in place of Beautiful People. And this month - the precious month of NaNoWriMo - they did it again! This time we are going to talk about the writing process.

Of course, I will be talking about my NaNo novel that right now, for the sake of ease, is being called Alternatives (though that is more likely going to be the title of the sequel - yes, I'm already planning the sequel.)

Now for the questions:

1. Is the book turning out how you thought it would be, or is it defying your expectations? - Well, some of both, I haven't really gotten far enough into the story to let it completely run away, but some new characters have already sprung out of nowhere.
2. What’s your first sentence (or paragraph)? - I'll give you the first three (they're pretty rough right now): "In the land of ____, in the country of ___, in the year 00--.  The sun rose and cast a gentle orange light on the six lands of _____: ___, ___, ___, ____, ___, and ____.  And as it dawned upon them that it was time to wake, twelve year old Cinderella was already busy at her chores."
3. Are you a plotter or a pantser? Have you ever tried both methods and how did it turn out? - Usually I am more of a Pantser - though I do put some thought into the story and characters before I start. But this time around I tried to be a planner, and I plotted away, however my plans were foiled because my lap-top died - fortunately a friend of mine was able to rescue my documents, but the lap-top is dead so I don't have a way of accessing them, and my memory is awful; therefore, I was forced to be more of what I normally am.
4. What do you reward yourself with after meeting a goal? - I'm not really a reward based person... Meeting the goal is the reward...
5. What do you look for in a name? Do you have themes and where do you find your names? - I like the names of my characters to have meaning and to relate to the story, but I don't always make them do so. I look through baby name books or I'll google names with specific meanings. My favorite name site is Meaning of Names.com especially if I'm working on a fantasy story.
6. What is your favourite to write: beginning, middle, or end — and why? - Well... I don't know... So far in my writing career I've only written beginnings or isolated scene ideas.
7. Who’s your current favourite character in your novel? - oh, wow, tough question... Well, I have this cool fairy guy, his name is Valor: he is young, handsome, and he loves his friends and would do almost anything for them - as is demonstrated in the story. He's near the top, of my fav list, but I really don't think I have one favorite.
8. What kind of things have you researched for this project, and how do you go about researching? (What’s the weirdest thing you’ve researched?!) - I haven't done any research yet for this story. But probably the weirdest thing I've researched for a story in the past was the Portuguese man o' war - and it was not becuase someone gets stung by one.
9. Do you write better alone or with others? Do you share your work or prefer to keep it to yourself? - Bit of both. For this story I like writing alone, but I think that if I were with a group of other writers, the atmosphere would be good for writing. I often share my work, the responses are a lot of what keeps me going.
10. What are your writing habits? Is there a specific snack you eat? Do you listen to music? What time of day do you write best? Feel free to show us a picture of your writing space! - I am a very inconsistent person, so I really don't have any writing habits. Pretzels and trail mix are good writing snacks. I sometimes listen to music while writing, I like some of the playlists put together by this site: SoundFuel. I often write best a night, after everyone else is asleep; but at other times it is simply whenever the inspiration hits! I don't have any picture of my work area but I shall attempt to describe it to you: Sometimes it is the brown office chair, with my work in my lap. Sometimes I lie/sit on my bed with my work either on my lap, in my hands, or on a make-shift desk constructed from pillows.

That was fun!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, there you have it. Now, go and see what others have said, and maybe answer the questions yourselves.

Beautiful Books: NaNo. Fairytale. Lots of pictures!

Ok, so I realized that I should have done this in my last post (which was only a few hours ago), but since I didn't, I'll just link back to it since they are connected: NaNoWriMo - Fairytale-Mashup
There. Now go read it.

Did you read it? If so then you may continue.

Beautiful Books. It's like Beautiful People, but instead of being about characters it's about the books themselves. This is going to be fun! Of course you should go check it out on Further Up and Further In. Go! I'll wait...

Did you go read the explanation? If so, then you may continue.

I will - of course - be answering the questions as in regards to my NaNo novel, the Fairytale Retelling Mashup, currently being called "Alternatives". I don't exactly know why I am calling it that, but it was what came to mind so I'm going with it for now.
And now, for the questions!


1. How did you come up with the idea for your novel, and how long have you had the idea? 

I don't remember the answer to either part of this question. I really don't know. I haven't had it for very long.
*edit* I was at a coffee shop, it was raining, and I was listening to a SoundFuel playlist, but I don't remember which one.

2. Why are you excited to write this novel? 

Because I love writing, and I love fairytales, and it's going to be awesome! I'm changing some big parts of the stories to make them more unique. Such as: one of the girls (I won't say which) doesn't  believe in True Love. And I'm drastically veering off from the well known Beauty and the Beast storyline. So yeah, I'm excited! 


3. What is your novel about, and what is the title? 

As you know, it is a fairytale-retelling-mashup about Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Ariel; and their crazy adventures. The current working title is "Alternatives". 


4. Sum up your characters in one word each. (Feel free to add pictures!) 

Cinderella: Sincere
 

(She has grey eyes, not brown.)

Belle: Protective 

Aurora: Inventive or Apathetic - (I can't decide which word suits her better)

Rapunzel: Surprising

Snow White: Lonely

 

  Ariel: Yearning

 

(yes I realize that yearning is a noun, while all the other describing words I used are adjectives)


5. Which character(s) do you think will be your favourite to write? Tell us about them! 

I think I'm going to love writing about all of them, but if I enjoy writing one over the others it will probably be Ariel's plotline (because I have a special connection with the role - having played Ariel onstage), and because I gave her a super cool best friend!

6. What is your protagonist’s goal, and what stands in the way? 

Well, they each have several goals throughout the story so I'll go with their first main goals.

Cinderella's goal is to get out from under her step-mother's rule, and to marry the man she loves. Her step-mother and step-sisters; and secret identities, are in the way.

Belle's goal is to move away from the village where she lives and to find healing. Her past/memories, Gaston, and a monster in the forest, stand in the way. 

Aurora doesn't have a big goal until Cinderella and Snow White show up on her doorstep, her goal then becomes helping Snow. 

Rapunzel's goal is to escape the tower and live a life of fun and adventure. Her "mother" stands in the way.

Snow's goal is to survive. Her step-mother has other wishes.

Ariel's goal is to go to the surface and explore the land. But her father, King Triton, stands in the way.

7. Where is your novel set? (Show us pictures if you have them!)


It is set in a medieval-fantasy-fairytale-ish land (like most every other fairytale)
There are forests the stand near each other, and mountains, and a coast/beach.

8. What is the most important relationship your character has?


The ones they have with each other I guess... there are a lot of relationships in this story.


9. How does your protagonist change by the end of the novel?


*River Song voice* Spoilers!!!

10. What themes are in your book? How do you want your readers to feel when the story is over?


Friendship. Love. Standing up against evil - even if it means slipping around in the dark.

I want them to feel happy and sad and intrigued and... I want them to feel exhausted because I took them on a rollercoaster ride. And I want them thirsty for more.
I want my readers to be invested in the lives of the characters and willing to come back and see them do more (in another book).

NaNoWriMo BONUS: Tell us your 3 best pieces of advice for others trying to write a book in a month.

Oh what do I know?! I'm the one that needs advice. But here goes anyway! :)

1 - Don't give up! Even if you feel like no one but you will like the story, just keep writing, just keep pourng your soul onto the keyboard, 'cause in the end, it will have be worth it!

2 - Find what helps get you in the zone. Whether that means nibbling chocolate, putting background music on, sitting on the floor, going for a walk before you write, or maybe, hanging from the ceiling. It really helps to figure out what helps.

3 - Be excited about it! And keep up a bubbly attitude!
(I don't actually know if this actually works, but, my theory is that if you convince your brain that writing is always enjoyable it will put more energy into writing.)

If you want to see more pictures for the story go see my pinterest board: Alternatives - a fairytale mash-up - NaNo 2015

Now. Go and prepare yourselves for the glorious battle of 50,000 words in 30 days! :)

P.S. I apologize for the fonts changing back and forth, I can't figure out why it's doing that.

*All the photos in this post are either from Pinterest or Google Images. I do not own them.*