Highlights of October 2018 + An Announcement

And I'm making y'all wait until the very end of this post for that announcement. But I think it'll be worth it, because it's a big one ;D. (if you're skimming this post, please at least read the announcement bit! <3) Who's ready to chat about October-things?

It's been an interesting month. Not hectic, not super slow. There were some changes to my usual routine, but they were good changes that I think I needed (aka I took a break from a few things ;D).

I re-watched a LOT of Marvel movies with my sisters (who hadn't seen them before, so that made it that much more fun) - Thor, all the Cap movies, Homecoming, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange. And then at the end of all that...I finally watched Infinity War.

*SCREAMING*

I still can barely wrangle a coherent thought about this movie, but I LOVED Infinity War. So, so good. I'm totally counting down the days until part 2 comes out, because how dare they leave us on such a cliffhanger?? (I'll be writing a movie review on this really soon, so hopefully I'll have some coherent thoughts by then xD)

Nothing.

Nothing happened.

I was supposed to get TONS done this month - send out a beta call for my novel, finish editing said novel, enter a few contests, get some new pieces done -

- and I burned out. Utterly and completely.

That being said, around the middle of October (after a lot of praying), I decided it was time for a break. I quit any "pressure writing" (writing for contests and/or writing under deadlines) and only wrote if inspiration struck me for a short piece. I don't know when I'll be picking back up again, but it's been great to finally just chill out (because usually I don't even know HOW to chill ;D).

Which means that I'll probably be skipping NaNoWriMo this year...but we'll see. Either way, I'll be cheering all of you guys on! It's going to be a great November.

*crickets*

Yeah, just the one. Did I mention it's been an interesting month? ;D

- Porch Swing Girl by Taylor Bennett. I'd known about this book since well before it released, and somehow it still took me this long to get my hands on it? But it was WELL worth the wait - Porch Swing Girl is a super-sweet read with a super-realistic setting, I absolutely loved the Hawaiian feel it had! And the characters were AH-MAZING <3 <3 <3. It's definitely a very summer-y book (but I read it in the fall because I'm weird like that *cough*) that I totally recommend. 4 stars!

(my post for Pursue magazine)

- Lisa over at Inkwell did a post in which we get to vote for what she's going to write for us! All of her stories ideas sound FANTASTIC, I literally got inspired just by reading her post. So go ahead and hop over there, because it's pretty amazing.

-  Ivie Brooks wrapped up her awesome "Why I Create" series, and it was great - here's the link to the fourth and final post, where you can find links to all the others as well.

- Rosalie Valentine (whose flash fiction collection releases in less than a month!) posted one of her stunning pieces over on her blog, and I just CAN'T with how incredible her writing is. Go read it, y'all.

- (Rosalie also did another epic post on just rolling with it when life hits, which was epic)

- Jane Maree talked about why you need a brainstorming buddy, and it's a post that I totally recommend, because I don't know what I would do without the wonderful girls who've brainstormed with me. Definitely go check that out.

- The lovely Mary Weber, Nadine Brandes, and Sara Ella are co-hosting an incredible Instagram challenge in November (in which some ARCs may or may not be given away!), and Nadine posted a YouTube video about it! You won't want to miss it ;).

- Havok magazine is still open for submissions, and they're filling up fast! If you're thinking about submitting, too, what's holding you back? Go! Submit! We can't wait to see your epic flash fiction.

And here's where I shall make that announcement I was talking about -

I'm now on YouTube and Instagram! 

...yeah, I finally decided to just do it ;D. I'm on Instagram under savannahgraceauthor, and my YouTube channel is Savannah Grace. I'd be beyond pleased if any of y'all wanted to follow me over at those new places, I"m really excited to post some new content for you guys! I'm a major newbie, but I'm having a lot of fun. I've done a couple Instagram posts already, and my first YouTube video just went up last night!

All that being what it is, I will be posting on my blog slightly less. No, I'm not leaving, it'll just be less of "five or six posts a month" and more of "two or three posts a month". So if you're wanting the usual amount of content from me, you'll have to pop on over to my YouTube and Instagram ;).

And that's about everything! I've got a lot of stuff planned for November, and if you don't want to miss anything, you'll have to be following me in all three places (here, YouTube, and Instagram)! Let me know if there's any specific things you'd like to see me doing - I'd love to know what you guys want to be seeing!  


ANYways. I hope your October was STELLAR, and that your November is even better! Keep being epic, my friend <3.


~ Savannah Grace

how was your October?

do you have any plans for November?