The Sunshine Blogger Award (x2)

   Thank you, Madeline and Tracey, for saving me during my 'it's NaNoWriMo and I have no brain power with which to think of a post on my own' crisis. I hath been tagged for the Sunshine Blogger Award - twice!

   Rules: Answer 11 questions from your nominee (I took the questions from both my nominees and answered half of them. Well, okay, eight of them - but who's counting?), tag 11 bloggers, and ask them 11 new questions. Simple ;). 

What's a book you were looking forward to so much you were scared to read it, for fear it wouldn't live up to your expectations?

   Well, it was Heartless (Marissa Meyer) but I read it a few days ago and OH MY did it surpass every one of my expectations. Literally, I thought it was a book that couldn't be done - I mean, how do you take a sweet, darling girl and show how she turns into the Queen of Hearts? - but Marissa Meyer did it so well. I was astounded. Even if I did want to throw the book at the wall multiple (probably around 367) times, I enjoyed it very, very much.        

What Question Would You Like To Ask One Of Your Favorite Authors?

   I would like to ask Marissa Meyer how she pulled off Heartless. The End, that is all. But I would also like to ask J.R.R. Tolkien which of his characters is his favorite (come on, admit it - we all have a favorite character that we've written), or ask Nadine Brandes how she was able to weave a Christian message into her books so well.    

If You Had To Describe Yourself As One Of The Four Seasons, Which Would It Be?

   Maybe Spring? I would have said Autumn, but Spring has some storms, and Autumn really doesn't. And Spring has both peppy, bright days that just feel happy, but also quiet, grey days and massive storms. Those are good days for books ;). 

Would You Rather Be Trapped In A Lamp, A Tower, Or An Enchanted Sleep?

   Not enchanted sleep - that's not interesting at all, and I'd be terribly disoriented when I woke up. A lamp seems a little cramped ... I'd probably pick a tower, though honestly I would try not to get myself trapped in the first place xD.

If You Could Learn Any Instrument Instantly, Which Would You Chose?

   Probably violin, mostly because my younger sister, Skylar, can play with the best of them, and it would be ever so much fun to play duets with her! I used to have a rented violin (I only had it for about two weeks, because it was actually a rented violin that Skylar wasn't using after she got her own, and I didn't feel like renting it again. Silly me), and we would play Zelda duets together. It was the best.  

What Book/Series Would You Love To Be Made Into A TV Show/Movie?

    Ooh, dear me. Can I say all of the books that I've ever loved? No? Well then. Probably ... the Lunar Chronicles would be awesome, and so would Heartless (though I'm pretty sure I would end up shrieking in the middle of the movie and refusing to watch the rest). Entwined and Illusionarium would be cool too, albeit a little creepy. And a LEGIT Inheritance Cycle (Eragon isn't even worth watching, compared to the books) movie series would be cool. And I would die to see A Branch Of Silver, A Branch Of Gold in visual form.

   I'll just keep going on and on until someone stops me. 

What Villain From A Book Or Movie Would You Most Love To See Transformed Into A Good Guy?

   Cath from Heartless - though, she technically wasn't a villain until the end of the book *sobs in the corner for the girl that was Cath*. 

What Is The Most Shocking Plot Twist You've Ever Read In A Book? (you don't have to say what it is, just what book it's from)

   That's tough, seeing as I've read a ton of books with amazing plot twists. But one that I've been thinking about lately is Here, There Be Dragons (mostly because I've been trying to convince my sister to read it) because THAT LAST PAGE. Epicness. I was thrilled. 

My questions:

   - Do you own any signed books?
   - What are three of the prettiest books you own?
   - What are five of your favorite blogs?
   - If you could re-write the ending of one book, which book would it be?
   - What is the last movie you watched, and what did you think of it?
   - How did you come up with the title for your blog?
   - What's one of your favorite memories from 2017 (so far)?
   - How is a raven like a writing desk?
   - What are your three favorite fandoms?
   - Do you prefer writing by hand or typing? 
   - What's a story you'd like someone to do a re-telling of?   

I tag:

   Micaiah @ Notebooks And Novels

Hanna @ Taking My Time 

Michaila @ The Wonderkept Life

Soleil @ Thoughts From A Daughter Of God

Audrey @ Audrey Caylin

Sarah @ The Introverted Extrovert 

Julia @ The Barefoot Gal 

Deborah @ The Road Of A Writer 

Abigail @ Ups & Downs

Evangeline @ An Odd Blog 

Emily @ A Purpose And A Promise

   And that would be that - I hope you enjoyed it! I'll try to be back in another week or so with a new post ;).

~ Savannah Grace

   Have you read Heartless by Marissa Meyer? What's a book that you wish was a movie?

To All The Young Writers

i came into this post 
without 
a 
real plan 

i think that much is obvious by now 

but it's national
encourage a 
young writer 
day 

and i knew i needed to tell you 

that you've got this 

yeah, you - with the ink on your fingers 
and probably your face, too
if you're anything like 
me

you've got this 

the words 
inside of you 
mean 
something 
 
whether or not you think that at this moment 

i don't know what you've got going on in your writer-ly life 
right now 
and 
how could i? 

but i do know that God gave you words, and that gives your words a meaning

writer, don't give up 
don't give up 
don't give up 
don't give up 

please don't give up

i know it's hard, and i know 
it hurts sometimes 
because i'm a writer, too 
so i get it 

well, not all of it 

i know you're different than i am 
we all are
so i can't fully understand - but I know that we all 
have words

words that are needed - so don't give up 

writer, don't give up 
your words have a purpose 
your words are needed 
i promise you that this is going to be worth it in the end

writer, don't give up 

we're going to make it

~ Savannah Grace 
 

   We're going to make it
 

Why First Drafts Are My Favorite

   So Camp NaNoWriMo is currently doing its very best to fry my poor brains. It's doing its work fairly well. But I figured I should at least try to write something vaguely coherent for you guys today ;).

   This post is half post, half rant, seeing as I'm REALLY hating the fact that I decided not to write a first draft for Camp, and I'm REALLY pining away to write something new. Thus you get my thoughts on why I so dearly love first drafts.  

   First drafts are the most adventurous part of writing.

   I would say that it's because we don't know where the road takes us, but I think it's mostly because there are no roads. No yet, anyways. That's why we start the story - to see where we can take it.

   I adore traipsing through the first draft wilderness and getting lost in all the valleys and mountains and meadows that I'm slowly creating. But my favorite part of the first draft is the fact that the first draft is for me.

   The first draft is my story for me. I can lose myself in the words and wander where I want to, without wondering what anyone else will think.
   And guess what? The more that the story is just for me, the more other people love it when I finally come to the end of the road and realize that the first draft is done. I don't know why - but there's something about tossing your whole heart into a story that makes other people love it, too.

   My first draft is just me, telling myself of a story. And that's why I love it. I don't need to worry about how the words will sound to other people (or how they sound at all, honestly. Sometime I'm not good at thinking coherently xD), or how many plot holes it has.

   My first draft is just for me. And I love that.       

~ Savannah Grace

   Which draft of the story is your favorite? When was the last time you told yourself a story?