Various humans request I talk more about me. MEEEEE. This is partially nice (because of course you want to know more about your overlord’s glorious life) and partially terrifying (because I am an anxious pinecone and what should I say????). But I then I remembered, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I did an #AmCurrently post. AND IT WAS FUN. Then Liz @ Out of Coffee, Out of Mind tagged me for a get to know you tag, which also sounds fun.
With these two astonishing facts colliding, I decided:
- I should do a post about aaaaaall the glorious catastrophes that are happening in my skull.
- I should also mildly introduce myself (to the newbie followers! Hello, by the way. I like you all very much.)
- I should probably just shriek about things in general because it is pleasing to me.
I WILL DO IT ALL.
Except I will cheat? IT’S WHO I AM, BOB. I won’t do the tag in full (but you can see all the questions properly on Liz’s blog).
NAME: Cait (pronounced like “Kate” and even though this is the most common name in the world, only exactly 2% of humans I’ve encountered can even spell my name right, dangit).
OTHER TITLES: Mostly “your majesty” but I also answer to “cake” because it’s basically my name anyway.
OCCUPATION: Being fabulous. Raising an army so when my book is published I shall rise swiftly to fame and glory. Full-time writer. Etsy business owner. Freelance blogger. Thief in the night. Anxious creature of frequent disaster. Master of all villainy.
HAIR AND EYEBALLS: My hair is dark brown (not black, don’t even say it) and is Italian in spirit and my eyes are light brown. I, sadly, will not star in a YA novel with these eyeballs. Except they are sort of goldish as well as brown? So maybe I would be a side-character with wonderful entrancing eyes who DIES TRAGICALLY AND IS NEVER FORGOTTEN. #RIPFictionalCait
BEST FEATURE: My delightfully sharp elbows that are grand weapons.
RIGHTY OR LEFTY: Arrr me righty, mate.
SPORTS: Avoiding adulthood; training dragons; running for my life from said dragons when they’re in moods; also just plain running because I’m training for the apocalypse — ARE YOU????
FAVOURITE SHOW: Oh this is torture. I’ll say Supernatural (of course) and add in Agent Carter because Peggy is my superhero.
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Orange. It’s sunset orange, PEEEEETA.
FAVOURITE SONG: Silence. I LOVE SILENCE. Blissful silence oh, come to me darling. Ahem. But I also like The Hanging Tree sung by Jennifer Lawrence because a) Hunger Games obsession, and b) fabulously morbid.
FAVOURITE BOOKS: Darn this suffocatingly cruel question.
DREAM CAREER: Hermit. On a little island (with WiFi, duh). With an entire house of books. Each room would be a different genre, by the way. (The kitchen being fantasy because that’s the strength of my cooking skills.) I would be paid to read books, write reviews, and publish my fabulous novels.
WANT TO BE MARRIED: Ah, no thank you. (I have manners.) Somedays I need to introvert from my SELF.
BELIEVE IN GOD? Why yes. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? If it’s a bookshelf, heck yes. ALIENS? I would like to think God didn’t put ALL his creativity into humans on earth. Because we are not the cleverest. HEAVEN AND HELL? Why yes, although I don’t necessarily think they’re like humans envision they will be. GHOSTS? Let’s just say my dog spends a lot of time barking at nothing and I generally insist that he’s protecting me from ghosts. YOURSELF? I’m fairly sure I exist. But not entirely. I could honestly be a very clever internet robot.
- That my TBR honestly grows when I’m not looking at it. THIS IS A PROBLEM OKAY?!? Last year I told myself “Minimise the ARCs! Don’t go on Netgalley! Focus on being on top of the TBR not squished underneath it HUZZAH!” And it worked. So what even happened this year??! WHO CAN KNOW. Every time I finish one book…4 more appear.
- But I so desperately want to read all the stories. It is this gargantuan suffocating NEED IN MY SOUL, OKAY?!?!? I want to read them all.
- I’m suddenly in love with my iPod/kindle/ereader. It’s very easy to curl up with my teeny tiny iPod when I’m very very tired instead of wrangling a disagreeable paperback.
- I’m thinking about how, the bigger my blog grows, the less room I seem to have for mistakes. Am I telling myself this? Is the internet telling me? But I’m notoriously scared I’ll miss greeting a new commenter and they’ll think I’m a snob. Big bloggers get labelled “snobs” SO OFTEN AND IT SCARES ME. I want to be friendly and welcoming and answer all the comments and visit back to all your blogs! But time is emphatically disagreeable to me at the moment. I love blogging SO SO MUCH, but I admit to being overwhelmed on occasion. It’s possible I just overthinking everything…
- I’ve been fretting a little over how my instagram (and blog) aren’t particularly aesthetically consistent. I arrange my photos different all. the. time. Somedays I use graphics. Somedays it’s photography. Somedays I go for minimalism, and other days I like the cluttered look. DOES THIS MATTER?
- I’M OVER THINKING EVERYTHING.
- Speaking of blogging…my STATS EXPLODED THE OTHER DAY. And I don’t even know what I did so I can repeat it?!? But I felt monstrously famous for like 3 days. Now I feel like a normal grape, don’t worry.
- I’m still limiting how much I read! WHICH IS HARD WORK. I’m only allowed to read 20 books per month. For my over-achieving brain, this is torture, but dudes, I need more time to edit and work my home business and, like, ART MAYBE. (I would art if I had the time.) But it is very hard not to compete against myself right now.
- Choosing which books to buy is ACTUALLY REALLY HARD. I’ve never had this problem??? Until I started freelancing at Boomerang Books and I get paid in book vouchers. (DREAMS. COME. TRUE.) For the first time in 21 years I can buy whichever books I want. (Like, 3 of them.) But…choosing??? Omg???? I have a mini-meltdown every time pay day comes. THIS IS WHY I SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO ADULT.
I opened my Society6 store a few weeks back and…AM JUST SERIOUSLY ASTOUNDED BY THE RESPONSE. Cue freakish flailing! Because a) apparently people like my designs, and b) I have made many sales, and c) it is really really fun.
But figuring out how to do promos without sounding spammy on twitter and instagram? HAH AHAHAH….no. I have no idea. I’m horrible at advertising.
This is me advertising, basically: MY STUFF IS NICE ERGO GO BUY IT AND SUPPORT MY DREAMS OF GROWING UP TO BE A BOOKSHELF.
Sheesh, all advertising tips and tricks are welcome. Throw ’em at me.
Writing. Oh you precious little beast. My brain has taken it upon itself to turn into an Idea Factory. I have 10 ENTIRE NOVELS in my head waiting to be written. And remember that post I wrote about historical retellings I wish existed? HA. My brain took that as a personal invitation to invent more books. COMPLETE BOOKS. Plots. Characters. Tragedy. Muuuuurder. All the fun things.
I may explode with the need to write.
Or I might take off a week from blogging in early March and actually write.
Whichever option sounds less messy?
Here is the list of idea folders in my Scrivener:
Help me. I have drowned. Most of them even have full outlines written out now. AND I LOVE THEM ALL, THE PRECIOUS LITTLE FIENDS.
Top Currently Stewing Ideas Of Torturous Marvel:
- A Dystopian Mongolian Story: Which officially ended up as a pinterest board last night — which means it. is. happening. It is about world domination, tortured boys, girls who shoot things, vegemite and dragons (!!!!!!!) It’s very hard to find pictures to represent the cast, however, since they are all mixed-culture kids. Hmmph, pinterest, you fail me.
- A Story of Wanderlust: Basically yes please to this new novel (currently called The Minnow and the Moon) which is about a wanderlusting boy and a slightly psychotic girl who stabs at things.
- (WHY DO ALL MY BOOKS INVOLVE STABBING OR SHOOTING THINGS????????)
- I also want to re-write The Spider Queen. Badly want to re-write. And yes, you guessed it: it involves much stabbing of things. Assassins and Russian fantasy and the most complex romance I’ve ever written. “Why is it complex?” you ask. OH MY LITTLE PINEAPPLES. Everyone is secretly trying to kill everyone else but actually deciding they loooooove each other. #ItsComplicated It’s my most aesthetically pleasing pinterest board, by the way.
- And OF COURSE I’m finishing off edits for The Dead Boy and the Paper Cut! Which is up to chapter 16 (!!!!) on Wattpad. Over halfway, mortals! It’s basically a story of ghosts and library fines and cake. And stabbing. (Dangit. You knew I’d say that, didn’t you?)
Finding time to edit my Dead Boy has been monstrously difficult. This is mostly because I spend much time blogging and accidentally napping. I have the dragon secretaries on the matter, though. Either they’re locating me a time-turner OR they’re doing the editing for me. I suspect it is the last one because all my characters keep dying. SURELY THAT’S NOT MY DOING???? #innocent
Marvellous idea. Truly inspired.
Next up? To re-write The Spider Queen or start off a new first-draft. DECISIONS ARE TOO HARD. I’m going to go cake instead.
Really enjoyed reading through Cait. Looks like I know you a wee bit better and like you a wee bit more now. Well, well, dont curve your eyebrows like that. I like you and Paperfury IMMENSELY
EEEEP. THANK YOU!! And I’m glad. 😛 I always find it interesting to know about the blogger behind the blog, so I figure I should write about me occasionally too. hEHEHHE. Awww. I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE MY BLOG. <3
Oh my, I had no idea you blogged and wrote full time. That is like SO COOL and basically I wish I could do the same but no apparently I need an actual career. But you call yourself a full time writer and I DISAGREE because I think you’re a full time blogger XD I mean, ahem, not to be rude, but you started rewriting Dead Boy much earlier than I did and kudos on halfway there, but also … I AM DONE. I am presently announcing it on Twitter. You also admit you spend time blogging more, so.
It’s so cool that your Society6 store has done so well! I’ve been thinking of ways to support my small dragon-less stabbing-less blog — not that it can happen until a year later because apparently I cannot have a credit card until I have reached an arbitrarily chosen age — and I’m considering Society6 but also I have some other fantabulous ideas. I hope they are more fantabulous. But first, finish novels. 😛
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BAHHA. OKAY FINE. I mean, it’s just that I have The Book written so I figure I need to get my audience built up to get ready to buy it. ;D KAY AND I REALLY LOVE BLOGGING. #notdenying Ohhhh, OH. But I actually finished like 3 days behind you? Although YUS, I mean, your book had far more words too, so I’m not even going to pretend I didn’t fail. 😂 I FAILED. (But seriously I spend so much time blogging…so I blame that.)
Do you have paypal? Because I only use paypal for all my online ventures. *nods*
YES FINISH NOVELS. I would so love to see what kind of designs you’d do on a Society6 store!! The hardest part about that is buying all the right licenses for things so I don’t accidentally do anything illegal.😂
Yay! Getting to know you was a lot of fun! My brown eyes won’t get me a MC spot in a novel either …. it’s very sad. Although I’ve given my characters in my own stories brown eyes sometimes just to prove a point that it’s possible hahaha
I get the overthinking – I do that too … and the growing TBR … it’s like a hungry monster that devours entire libraries when left alone for a couple seconds …
We will die valiantly together, Kat, as secondary unloved characters. *arms self with spork* Brown eyes should be better represented, tbh. I WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN MY BOOKS. Ahem. And omg, the story I have up on wattpad? EVERY character has brown eyes.😂 I may have pendulum swung a little there…
I HAVE SO MANY NEW STORY IDEAS IT’S DRIVING ME NUTS. And I’m DETERMINED to finish this WIP by the time uni starts, but GAH, my brain has been so overloaded with ideas/self doubt/books/bookish stuff that I’m not writing as quickly as I have in the past. My dream career is totally a full-time author, BUT, y’know, the publishing industry is a fickle little thing, but that aside, I’m basically a floating ball of ‘OMGWHATAMIEVENDOINGWITHMYLIFEOMGOMGOMG.’ >.<
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IT IS DRIVING ME NUTS TOO, KARA. LET’S BE NUTS TOGETHER. I don’t think my brain is working right now either, omg. All it does is invent new books to torment me and demand naps. I mean, what even brain. Get yourself together. Pffft YOU ARE ON THE PATH TO SHEER AWESOMENESS. *flings confetti in your face* You’re closer than I am!! ;D
I’ve never had a HUGE TBR like some people but I swear now all of a sudden it’s HUGE! Where did they all come from?! Don’t worry you could never come across as a ‘snob’ you’re probably the most friendliest blogger I know! 😀
EEEEP. I am always happy to be accused of friendliness.😂 THANK YOU. <3 And omg, a few years back I didn't haven like HAVE a TBR...I think it's rising up to attack me in my sleep, tbh.
This was such a brilliant little blogpost for finding out more about the person behind the esteemed blog 😛
#RipFictionalCait made me laugh – the whole thing with eyes is so accurate though: if they aren’t blue, grey or occasionally green then I’m sorry but that person is not going to be the protagonist. Orange is my favourite colour too and I had to stop reading and have a quick reminisce over that hunger games scene when you wrote that *flurries back to thoughts of happiness* The Hanging Tree is also one of my favourite songs EVER just because it’s so beautifully written and sung (um, Jennifer Lawrence, is there anything you can’t do? Wait, you’re basically Jennifer Lawrence with your world-dominating writing and blogging…)
I COMPLETELY AGREE ABOUT THE TBRs – they just get so long, so quickly! I always think that if mine becomes too long it’s counterproductive for me because I take one look and am just overwhelmed – my brain basically goes *nope, not achieving that, let’s go eat some ice-cream instead*
Congrats on your store as well – the merchandise looks SO good!!
Esteemed blog?! OMG YOU ARE SO NICE.😂 It is good to share a bit of the person-behind-the-blog, I think!! I always enjoy everyone else’s posts when they do these.
But omg, why is it that brown eyes are so underrepresented in literature despite being the MOST COMMON EYEBALL COLOUR OF THEM ALL?!?! It’s so weird. But omg, you love orange?! FLAIL WITH ME, TT. We are like such a minority here.😂 Oh yes, though, I’m totally Jennifer Lawrence just much shorter and terrified of humans. BUT I ACCEPT THAT ACCUSATION NEVERTHELESS.
I’m sure the TBRs grow on their own. *glances shiftily at mine* They’re probably gathering to attack, tbh. Ice cream is always the answer.
Also answer to “cake”, that is what my littlest sister calls my aunt whose name is also Kate (just spelt different to you). I think my TBR also grows when I’m not looking at it! Oh and I must say you are not a snob, you do a wonderful job of talking to all your subjects, answering their questions, or just replying and even commenting on their blogs, which is just the best way to make people like you, grape or not.
Nothing to do with this post, but the commentlove thing only seems to work half the time for me, it used to work fine, but lately it has been feeling off. It refused to work on my first comment but here on this one it looks like it it going to.
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Agh, I’m not sure what that’s about with the commentluv. Do you enter in your blog address BEFORE you write the comment, or after? Because sometimes the commmentluv needs time to pick up the blog? That’s all I can think of. Or just glare. I glare at my blog all the time, tbh.
aHem.
When my nephew was 2 HE CALLED ME CAKE. He got very worried at his birthday when everyone planned to meet me. 😂
Eeep, but thank you!! It’s like my worst blogging nightmare to be a snob or an elitist. SO I’M GLAD I’M NOT RIGHT NOW. *flails and collapses in relief* And I hope I never run out of time to comment on everyone’s blogs, because it is my favourite. <33 And I always love visiting yours for your fabulous writing and photography. JUST SAYIN'.
If every books involves murder, that says something about who you are secretly, Cait. ADMIT IT! You’re secretly a super assassin that loves cake and wants to rule the world with her ghost minions!
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ, AS THEY SAY. *sharpens knives casually* Ghost minions? I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.
OMG SOMEBODY UNDERSTANDS! No humans can ever spell my name right. Its one of the most common names, and grown up humans cant even spell it. I always feel like screaming, “COME ON ITS CAT WITH ONE EXTRA LETTER, REMEMBER LEARNING HOW TO SPELL THAT WHEN YOU WERE 5!” Agagagagahahaha.
Excuse the rant.
It is so nice to see what your up to! I wish I had the talent to write like you do and come up with ideas. So, congrats, be proud of your work! Loved this post (i officially want some of your merch)
WE ARE CLEARLY AWESOME HUMAN BEANS WITH THE SAME NAME, HUZZAH! *hi fives you* And why is it so ahrd??? I mean, omg, honestly. Do you have an I at the end or a Y? I’m the “Caitlin” and omg, they couldn’t even spell it right on my BANK CARD. They had to try twice. -_- It’s really not that hard of a name. FEEL FREE TO NAME RANT AT ME ANYTIME. WE ARE LITERALLY TWINS ON THIS.
Awww, thank you though. :’) YOU ARE SO NICE.
Variety is the spice of life. Consistency is for lesser mortals.
I’m trying to find time to write my fantasy in between uni and life. Or I was before I took some time off to write a play for a competition. I have never written a play before. I’m probably going to finish it today. I’ll have finished it in THREE days. That is probably proof that it’s awful.
My TBR is the size of Everest because I HAVE NO TIME. All my reading time is going on course books at the moment.
Wow. That is a lot of ideas. When I have that, I have a problem because I just can’t focus…:(
Great post, Cait!
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YAY VARIETY!! *throws spices in the air and dances*
Omg, THREE DAYS. I’m floored by that. FLOOOOORED. You are amazing. <3 But pfft, it's probably genius, not awful. Genius. REPEAT THIS, RAIN.
It's like we literally need hiking gear to scale our TBRs. *dies a little thinking about it*
I don’t think you’re ever in danger of being labelled a snob, Cait! You always seem so cheerful and welcoming.
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EEEEEEP. I’m soooo relieved. Thank you, Nikki!! <3
All your ongoing projects sound amazing! Cool plots, interesting characters! I’ve also had some ideas, but there is virtually no plot yet. I’ve just been doing a lot of world building… YES SUPERNATURAL is the best! Yeah, my TBR is quite overwhelming – so many books that are vying for number one! I can never choose which book to read first.
Your blog is beautiful and fantastic! I love it so much!!
SUPERNATURAL IS EVERYTHING. Are you watching S11? I have only watched the first couple of episodes because tiiiiime. *wails* But “Baby” is now my favourite episode in all of SPN. <3
Omg, choosing books is ridiculously hard. Like how do we even pick between our babies?!?!? IT'S SO HARD.
THANK YOU, CLOE. <3
This was a lovely post, Cait! You’re quite an awesome person, though I can understand not wanting to tell the internet all about yourself all the time. (and don’t overhtink the reason you have so many followers is because we think you’re awesome and we’re ready to forgive you and will just pretend you don’t mess up) OH MY GOSH I had the best new book Idea today while I was in Indian History. I want to write a story of the Koh-hi Noor (you know, the Indian Jewel that that’s in the Crown of England and bought asylum for emperors and went into the hands of rebel kings, and was appropriated) but as if it was cursed, and al the terrible things and fantasy elements and it will be awesome (but I’ve made a deal with myself that I have to edit before I write any new novels and it’s very hard) Consistent posts aren’t necessary. Appealing, heartfelt ones are. I like life posts… you’re an interesting person 🙂 I should do one now. But for the record, I’m 160 centimetres tall, I like running and playing viola, I’m the editor of my school newspaper, I’m in love with my kobo e-reader, and I would love to be paid for being an anthropologist researcher (and book reveiwer) Thanks for the post!
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AWWW SHANTI YOU ARE THE NICEST OF EVER THOUGH. <333 *gives you a million pieces of cake*
*so basically buries you in cake because likes you*
*doesn't see a problem with this*
DUUUUDE. OMG THAT IDEA. THAT IDEEEEEA. And honestly there are not enough Indian fantasies on the shelves so you need to do this. YOU NEED TO. omg. Rebel kings and terrible curses = this is the stuff of deliciousness.
YAY VIOLA! Like why don't more people play it?! It's so awesome. (My mum is a violist. :') And this makes you like very very close to my height. YAY. I think I'm 158cm. I say "think" because remember my own height, omg, who has time for that. EDITOR THO. You are intensely awesome.
THIS IS A FABULOUS POST. Just for the record, you are NOT a snob! We all see the amount of comments you get – you’re a popular pineapple, but with the same amount of hours in a day as the rest of us (seeing as those dragon secretaries haven’t gotten you that time-turner yet). Don’t worry about it <3 Same goes for the consistency in aesthetic, by the way. Consistency is boring! Do all the things!
Also, CAIT. YOUR DESIGNS ARE AWESOME. It all looks so amazing and professional and *drools* If only I had all the money in the world. And your story ideas sound amazing. I wish I had time to write SO BAD (there's been an idea slowly forming in my head, but I need time to sit down and actually think about it) but I have started working on my Master's dissertation and I'm already behind. ;_; BUT it's going to be about YA fairy tale retellings so that should be good, I think! Sooo, if you happen to have any recommendations for fairy tale retellings that feature a particularly strong OR a particularly … not strong female lead (apart from Cinder & Co/Celeana) – hit me up!
This was a fun post! I was thinking about writing a life post yesterday but I had no idea what/how/GAH. Maybe I'll do it now instead of working on my disseration (procrastination staton right here)!
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THE DRAGON SECRATERIES ARE AWFULLY USELESS MOST OF THE TIME. I CAN’T EVEN WITH THEM. I WANT A TIME TURNER, ANNE. *collapses in aheap* Awww, but thank you for saying suuuuuch nice things. I might flail right now. FLAIL wILDLY.
If I had all the money in the world, I’d do some giveaways.😂 HEHEH. Ahem. But soon! Soon! And omg finding time to write can be an issue. I mean I “say” I’m a fulltime writer, but I do a ton of stuff so sometimes it gets pushed to the back. #ShameOnMe AHHH GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DISSERATATION!! That sounds very intense.
Ooh, as for recommendations. I think Alyssa from Splintered by AG Howard is pretty tough?! I mean, she’s no Celanea, but she’s not wilting her way through Wonderland too. (Although that’s Wonderland, so not 100% sure that counts as a fairy tale retelling for you?) Nyx from Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge was pretty epic. *nods*
I don’t know how people manage to make their Instagram look the same. Like you, I love to switch around and not one picture has the same vibe. That’s what I love so much about your feed, actually! You are good and diverse 🙂
That growing TBR pile is a curse and a blessing for every reader, I think. I have the same thing. For ever book I finish, it seems 5 new ones appear on my shelves.
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SAME. :O I feel like they have a lot of props and things to vary it up with too? And I have like…sharpies and pinecones. 😂 OKAY I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I’M DOING ON INSTAGRAM. Ahem. But I’m glad you like my feed. <3 That means sooo much to me.
And omg, isn't that TBR a little villainous beast. And yet we love it so.
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I had to click on this post immediately. I’ll split it up bit by bit so you understand what I’m referring to and so this comment isn’t just a gigantic mess of YES TO THIS ALL OF THIS YAAAS.
Name: Haha, the name struggle. I totally see how that must be frustrating considering it’s common. Mine is not, the only one of its kind, and it gets misspelled and mispronounced on an almost weekly basis. Sigh.
Hair And Eyeballs: Your eyes sound beautiful! I want to write someone with dark-orangey eyes. I love when someone has dark eyes and their eyes sort of get real pretty in the light.
Favourite Show: I love Agent Carter! Yes! Also How To Get Away with Murder, American Crime, Blackish, Fresh Off The Boat, and Grandfathered.
I remembered your favorite color!
Your dream career, though!!! I want to be a publicist.
Want To Be Married: Hahaha, this is awesome. Sorry for all the crap you’ll probably get from the family for it and this society, though, if they aren’t approving. Would I like to get married? Yes, I would. Not to a man, though *gestures to fictional crushes post* Obviously.
As your blog grows: I think you definitely have room for mistakes. You’re human. You’re not going to become perfect. Just do the best you can every day. I think you can do whatever you want with the aesthetics of your blog. It is, after all, YOUR BLOG. Ignore the haters and those who try to structure it for you. Go art! It will be worth it. I have been doing that more.
You totally won’t sound spammy as long as you promote things besides yourself and participate in the book community. You know, twitter chats, retweeting or tweeting other people’s posts, store links, that sort of thing. You support others, people support you. It’s a two way street. I’ll tweet out some stuff for you if you want and like link your stuff in a group chat or something.
I would totally do likely points. Beautiful post. I was writing this as I read.
AHHH I’M SO GLAD. *flails* Because honestly for a moment there I had a complete panic that people might interpret me being awful. *buries self* But yus. That was my complete reasoning. XD
Oh oh I like have no rights to complain about my name next to you…because my full name IS sort of common. There are just so many variations, I Think, that’s the problem.😂 BUT YOUR NAME IS SO SO SOOOO AWESOME, WESAUN. It is the kind of name I would steal and put in a book.😂 (I won’t though, hehehe, don’t worry.)
Peggy Carter is FAR TOO awesome to be a mere mortal. *is slayed at her fabulousness*
OMG A PUBLICIST. <3 I maintain that is a grand idea *nods*
YOU ARE GONIG TO MARRY A FICTIONAL CHARACTER!!! ;D ;D
And YUS. I mean, of course I'm going to make mistakes and flop a bit here and there because I AM A BLOGGER BEAN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I just hope it never comes off as snobby or elitist though, you know?
I love when I read your posts and you talk about your writing, it gets me so motivated to go work on my own writing! But seriously that joke about raising an army so when your book gets published it sky rockets, I’m sure is actually 10000% going to happen! I would definitely buy something you wrote!
I didn’t know you had a society6 store! Those designs are really awesome. As for advertising hacks, do you follow @bookwormboutique on Insta? She uses her mech in her bookstagram pictures and it works so well without feeling like she’s pushing her stuff on us.
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Omg it motivates you?! OKAY THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD. 😂 Ahem. And *whispers* omg it’s totally not a joke. I AM MEANING THIS. *dons tin foil armour* *instructs army to march* Maybe not bestseller in a day…buuuut. I can dream.😂😂
I DO! I love BookwormBoutique (soooo much pretty stuff) and she advertises in such a nice non-spammy way. You’re totally right. *nods* I should probably buy some of my stuff and do it that way…EXCELLENT ADVICE, AMY.
I keep reading your posts and I have all these comments in my head about every single thing in your post that I always always always alwaYS overwhelmed towards the end. Basically, I love you. I love your voice. I love your mind. And if I have all the time in the world (actually stealing time right now because I have tests this week bUT I CANT RESIST MY LOVE) I would definitely read anything you have written. I would even read your grocery list. Just GIVE IT TO ME.
And now I hear you have posted your writings somewhere in this whatpad majigie?? I must visit this soon. Soon. Soooon. SOOOOOON. *hypnotizing self so I don’t go reading it right now because damn it this should only be a 5 minutes break!*
Basically, I love you, my overlord. Wait, have I said that already?
Omggg, I’M SORRY!! *gives you cake to make up for the overwhelm* I do write very loooong posts, I have noticed, and I am meaning to try and cut back a bit.😂 Ahem. But omgggg, thank you for leaving this comment though BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY MAKES ME FLAIL AND MAKES MY DAY. YOU ARE SO NICE TO ME.
YUS. You can actually read some of my writing here (NOW I’LL JUST BE SCREECHING IN NERVOUSNESS)😂
This was such a great post, and always good to learn more about yourself, Cait! 😀 I completely understand that you don’t do that often, I’m not a big fan of sharing things about myself, either, I just don’t like to do it, I don’t know, and I feel like it might interest no one anyways, hahaha.
You’re SO LUCKY you can be a full-time blogger, writer, and queen of all things. That would be my dream career, tbh, or like, getting to work with/close to books, would be the dream. But since life pretty much sucks, I’m guessing in a few months, if I’m lucky,I’ll just get an average job ahah. Anyway!
Your writing is marvellous, it’s so, SO awesome you can write so much and have so many ideas and just, THIS IS AMAZING, and I can’t wait to read all of your famous novels. 😀
It’s so easy to get nervous, right?!? 😂 Plus I’m never sure if I’m repeating something and thaaaat would be embarrassing to constantly say the same stuff about myself (although very easy because I AM A BORING BEAN.) IT is nice to know a little bit about the person behind a blog, though, right???
Hehe, yes I AM LUCKY. Although unpaid writer at the moment. 😂 Apart from the freelancing.
THANK YOU FOR LEAVING SUCH A NICE COMMENT THOUGH, MARIE. <33 IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME!!
omg I love reading your blog posts so much it’s literally like going on an adventure in itself tbh. Same with the brown eyes lol, oh the struggle. I wish I could have 390830458934 story ideas most of the time my brain feels like one big block of creativity block, Sigh. I really hope you made more lifestyle posts!! aLSO YOUR S6 DESIGNS SLAY ME OMG
Omg going on an adventure itself <--- THIS IS MY NEW FAVOURITE THING. *gives you cake* And omg don't be sad for not having 394839938 story ideas all at once. They are secretly evil little beggars who like to keep me up all night.😂 But once you start getting them...omg they never stop. (I am going to do a post soon on how to put together a story idea. ;D)
I am so excited for your novel The Spider Queen, it’s giving me a lot of The Winner’s Trilogy vibe with the forbidden romance. But also assassins + super cool Pinterest board with African Gods and intricate accessories = love! Yes you must definitely get busy re-writing it and then finally release it to us minions 😀 I bet it’s going to be awesomeeee.
Hmm I must admit I love reading about lifey posts but personally, I’m semi-hesitant to do my own. Everyone, and I mean everyone knows I have a blog and can access it. I won’t mind if it’s just my family and friends, but my previous interns also managed to find my blog and my Good Reads account XD so yeah, I’m not comfy sharing or even ranting for the world to see. 😀
I also love your Society6 designs, or was it the RedBubble one with the mini-books and the paper cranes? Ugghh I wish I have money to splurge on all bookish things </3
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AFJDLKS THANK YOU THO THIS IS MAKING ME FLAIL INTENSELY. YOU ARE THE NICEST OF NICE BEANS. <33 I confess it's more fun to make the pinterest boards, but ahhhhh, I do so love my Spidery Queens. *happy flailing noises*
Oh oh I totally get that! I mean, once it's online you can't take it back, right?! (Although I never say anything that I'd want to hide...but I toootally understand not doing it for a whole host of reasons. *nods*)
I don't have RedBubble (yet! :P) But my etsy does the mini books and cranes. SQUEE. I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM THOUGH.
Really enjoyed your answers! Don’t worry Cait, you’re like the nicest bloggers I’ve ever met, like you’re really friendly and actually enthusiastic in every post and you actually replies to comments and visit every blog! You’re like the sweetest person<3
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AWw, thank you, Tasya. YOU ARE SUPER NICE TOO. *gives you cake of niceness* I really wish it didn’t take me so long these days though! GAhh, everyone leaves SUCH NICE comments and I love and appreciate them so much. <3
I feel like I’m going to start seeing this tag everywhere now . . . which is ok! It’s a cool tag! (And I got tagged with it by a friend, so yay!)
Re: your eye-color comment . . . I’m pretty sure that at least a third of my characters have brown eyes. IDK if that makes you feel any better or not but yeah.
YOUR HOUSE OF BOOKS. That sounds fabulous! 😀 I want . . . except not entirely because most of me wants to just have a big ginormous library that you can only get to through a hidden doorway/secret passage.
Re: having less room for mistakes: Don’t worry too much about it. 🙂 Any reader worth having will forgive you if you slip up now and then, considering how awesome your posts are and also the fact that you have a life outside of your blog.
Re: Writing things: Take the week off! No one’s gonna judge you! (Especially if you come back and share snippets of what you’ve been doing.) And I speak from experience that you will not regret it one bit.
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Eeeep…that is a problem with tags, right?!? 😂 So it’s probably a relief I didn’t do it properly…ehheh. BUT IT IS NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THE BLOGGERS OF THIS WORLD!! hehe
Omgggg, I love your character now. I ADORE THEM. I also try to write brown-eyed (and brown haired actually) characters because, despite being the most usual colourings in the world, we are waaaaay underrepresented. HMPH TO LITERATURE. Ahem.
I will definitely be taking the week off! I’m thinking March now…But idek, I need to decide on a project. XD IT’s SO HARD TO PICK WHEN I LOVE ALL MY BABIES.
I wouldn’t say it’s a problem. I like tags- both answering them and seeing other people’s answers.
Hehe, thanks. 😀 I actually don’t have a lot of brown haired characters . . . I think because I used to have a bunch (because I’m brown-haired and I’d make the vast majority of my female main characters look like me) and then I tried to actively go for other colorings so I wasn’t making everyone (or, all the main girls) just a more awesome version of me.
Pick the one you’re most inspired for? I know, that probably didn’t help . . . Sorry.
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Hello everyone! *waves* I’m her sister #famousbyassociation Nice job Cait! You are amazing.
Just saying, you have an amazing sister : )
*squints at you suspiciously* Is this the first time in years you’ve graced my humble blog?
I stop by periodically…
Hahaha, the part about your eyes and elbows! xD Also snorting over the fantasy kitchen, but if you ever allowed me to visit your island (does that break all the rules of hermiting?) I would make you glorious chocolate flavored things and cakes with indescribable frostings. I could be your mail deliverer! I feel like a bookworm hermit must be allowed one person who comes in a little boat and delivers shiny new books.
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Also, I forgot to mention that I’ve been seeing your Mongolian pins and have thoroughly fallen for the girl riding a reindeer. Tell me there will be reindeers!
P.S. I think your aesthetics are just fine.
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I will allow you to visit my island and you can be like an honourary hermit? We can sit and type at each other and eat delicious food (preferably cake or fried….not together though? I don’t know how fried cake would work out) in companionable silence and it will be nice. YOU CAN BRING OVER MY BOOK ORDERS FOR SURE.
(I will have reindeers officially JUST FOR YOU. :’)
Congrats on your Soceity6 store. I have been creeping on it trying to decide if I have money to buy anything. Sadly being a teacher is not the most well-paid job on the planet (at least in the USA. I hear Norway and Sweden pay teachers much nicer salaries).
I had no idea that you blogged and wrote full-time. That is supremely awesome. If I could somehow manage that, I would miss the crazy school-aged monsters I currently deal with on a daily basis (and, yes, they know I call them monsters).
Thanks for sharing, Cait, and I hope you have a wonderful week!
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Omg, that’s totally okay!! Don’t even worry about buying anything.😂 HONEST. And omg Norway/Sweden pay their teachers better? They clearly know what’s up. Teaching sounds like a SUPER hard job, tbh.
Eeeep yes! Although unpaid, mostly? I mean, the freelancing brings in a bit *nods* And my etsy store is nicely healthy at least. BUT YEAH. I would like to transition to paid author someday…soon.😂
*takes scones but leaves tea, because no thank you I only drink coffee* I’m a weird person who likes to know all about other people’s lives and then make characters based off of them. I absolutely don’t have one based off of you. Like, not one. At all.
Ahem.
My TBR is not overwhelming at this moment, but it’s teetering on the edge of being so. All the books I have at the moment are on loan from the library so I’m torn between reading through them quickly or deliciously savoring every word.
I wouldn’t say any of my book ideas are startlingly delicious, but I love them and they involve lots of stabbing things. You would be proud.
My dream career is pretty much the same as yours, but with more chocolate and minions.
Also I have been reading the Dead Boy and the Paper Cut on wattpad and asfghlg;ljhg I love it very much. You must finish and publish all your books as soon as possible because I WILL READ EVERY ONE.
*agrees with you on the coffee front tbh so tips out tea and gets gobs and gobs of coffee* I am a weird person who likes to know about blogger’s lives too.😂 SO WE CAN BE WEIRD SIMULTANEOUSLY. Ahem. omg but bases characters off them?! THAT IS HILARIOUS. 😂 I confess I’ve stolen blogger’s names for writing though. PEOPLE HAVE REALLY COOL NAMES, OMG.
YOU BETTER TELL ME DETAILS ABOUT THIS CHARACTER BASED OFF ME WHO DOESN’T EXIST. I AM TOO CURIOUS NOW.
Ooh, teetering is ominous. *pokes back your TBR with a long pole* RUN WHILE YOU CAN!! (Or wait, that probably won’t help. Read while you can?) And I just libraried the other day too WHEN I ALREADY HAVE TOO MANY BOOKS OMG. I have a problem.
I am proud of the stabbing. I think that’s like a certain guarantee that your books will be awesome. :’)
Always more chocolate. Or cake. Or chocolate cake. I’m flexible.
OMGGGGG REALLY!??!?!? I’M SO SO EXCITED THAT YOU LIKE MY DEAD BOY!! I AM LITERALLY BUSTING OUT OF MY SKIN…SQUEEEEE. THANK YOU FOR READING IT. <3333
WELL YES I LIKE LIFELY POSTS!!! It’s nice to get to know you more. You don’t need to overthink things (although I totally get the pressure, even though my blog is small) because if your readers are noticing these things so much then they clearly need other lives (no not really. But that’s what I tell myself. I tell myself a lot of things) Your Society6 store is soooo awesome! Shanti tried to buy something from you on etsy and couldn’t figure out pay pal, so now apparently she’s getting a book blogging mug. (It is apparently coming with our grandmother in May) My life? Well I am not a full time blogger, which means I have less time for commuting and writing and ALL the good things, and I totally understand your pain about not having any time to art (I’m going to write a post about some art I DID do soon though) . I have school and homework and chemistry partners who use phrases like ‘then also the solution will form a precipitate’ (trying not to judge. I know english isn’t her first language. BUT STILL) We have the same hair colour! Mine is also straight and dark brown. I have green-brown eyes though. #random. Lovely post as usual! You’re very brave 🙂
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YAYYYYY. I’M GLAD YOU LIKED IT *awards self cake for this*
*awards you some too because why not*
And yus, overthinking just ends up in fried brains and I really need to stop fretting about useless things. hehe. But I KNOW RIGHT?!? No one is going to notice half the stuff I fret over!
(Agh, I’m sorry about my etsy being weird for you. But yay for the mug! YOU GUYS ARE TOO NICE TO ME, OMG. <33)
I'm looking forward to your arty post now, FOR SURE! 😀 I mean, I should just make time to art, right?! I seem to get caught up in a zillion other things but I coooould if I really knuckled down and did it. *nods* Green-brown eyes?! YOU COULD STAR IN A YA BOOK, SHAR. WATCH OUT.
Cait, your brain is so BUSY!!! I’m lucky if I can read 5 books a month, if I can come up with five new story ideas a year, & if I can get to the editing/rewriting process AT ALL… You are amazing, my friend!
And I LEERRVVVV your Society 6 designs!!!!!! Seriously, I wanna buy it all. (But alas… This poor, broke human bean needs funds for a car & university. #sosad )
Thanks for sharing a personal post, dearie! I was nice to get to hear about YOU for a change! 🙂
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HEHE. I HAVE TOO MUCH GOING ON IN MY HEAD, TBH. 😂 I usually come up with a few less stories…but for some reason January was just like KABOOM HERE ARE A MILLION IDEAS. :O I could ignore them? But. *huggles all the ideas*
I understand the poor broke human bean thing. ME TOO. *pats shoulder* DO WHAT YOU GOTTA!!
Aww, I’m so glad you liked this post. 🙂
ohmygoodness a dystopian Mongolian story?! with DRAGONS?! This sounds like a fabulous idea. Also, you are many things — bookdragon, benevolent evil ruler, etc. etc. — but a snob is not one of them.
I still haven’t found time to read more of The Dead Boy and the Papercut, which makes me sad. I’m blaming the ridiculously difficult reading challenge I created for myself.
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THANK YOOOOOOU. And I’m like half watching a Genghis Khan documentary as research now. YAY NERDOM RESERACH. *flails* And I appreciate a million percent that you said I am a bookdragonly benevolent evil ruler but not a snob. :’) YOU ARE YOU SO WONDERFUL.
I totally have pulled out of ALL reading challenges except the goodreads one. 😂 BUT ANYWAY I hOPE YOU DO WELL WITH YOUR CHALLENGE!! *gives you coffee for reading fuel*
You should stop worrying 1) because your Instagram is probably one of the most beautiful Instagrams I’ve ever seen, 2) because no one could ever call you a pompous blogger without looking like a dumb potato, 3) because your followers (at least most I think) understand you can’t reply to every comment on every post. Like, seriously, if you need to ignore me here or on twitter to keep your sanity, then ignore me. I totally don’t mind.
Also, your Pinterest boards are beautiful.
Also, I love stabby stories. Every story should be stabby.
And if you kill off Moxie, who knows, I might just get a little stabby myself. I might turn into a vengeful ghost. Bad things might happen, Cait. Bad things.
SERIOUSLY!? YOU LIKE MY INSTAGRAM THAT MUCH?! I SHALL SCREECH AND FLAIL NOW, KATHERINE. <333 Thank you for always leaving the beeeest comments of ever. EEEP. (I don't want to ignore your fabulousness....nOT EVER. I love chatting to you too much! <3)
Every story should be stabby. There is no real downside…except not really having many characters to work with afterward? Pshw. Minor details.
I WON’T KILL OFF MOXIE. I PROMISE. Everyone else is up for debate though…*ahem*
Awww, well shucks. Thank ya.
Yes, minor details. Nothing to worry about.
THANK YOU FOR NOT KILLING MOXIE. I will not become a vengeful ghost.
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BUT THEN YOU COULD’VE HAD THOMAS!! WHERE IS THE DOWNSIDE THERE?!?😂
EEEEPP. I LOVED THIS POST. I love hearing lifey things about you ^^ AGENT CARTER. I just started watching that like a couple DAYS ago. I love it. JARVIS IS HILARIOUS XDDD
“I’m fairly certain I exist” oh my goodness you make me laugh EVERY SINGLE POST. you’re so funny XD
bbyyyyyyy don’t be so hard on yourself about blogging and answering comments. I KNOW you want to be a good comment-backer and not seem like a mega-blog-snob. BUT YOU ARE NOT. All of us make mistakes. Don’t kill yourself over them. Forgive yourself when you slip up ^^
I should flail about you and your blog and you society6 store on facebook and tell everyone to follow you and buy your things. If you can’t advertise for yourself, I SHALL DO IT FOR YOU XD
ISN’T JARVIS JUST BEYOND PERFECT?! I love him. I looove him. I need a Jarvis. (One that can organise my blogging schedule and books for me too would be nice, omg.)
WELL THEN MY GOAL IS WORKING BECAUSE I LOVE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. *commences penguin dance*
I am attempting to be kinder to myself.😂 But faaail. Ahem. But see looK?! I’m replying super late to comments and NOT glaring at myself about it. I’M JUST DOING IT. *nods*
Omg I haven’t even told facebook I have a store yet. :O WHAT AM I EVEN DOING WITH MY LIFE. I’ll get onto that.😂😂
A personal Jarvis would be awesome XD
YOU ARE DOING BETTER. *clappyclappy* I don’t mind when you reply to my comments uber late. IT’S OKAY. You’re doing wonderful ^^
YES SHARE IT ON FACEBOOK GURL. And ask your family members and bookish friends to share the link too. DON’T BE ASHAMED TO ASK//TELL PEOPLE TO SHARE IT FOR YOU.
Cait, anyone who calls you a snob is a judgmental sour grapefruit. I’ve never even SEEN another blogger with such dedication to their readers before. If you can’t reply to some comments, it’s completely OK. We understand. You’re an amazing person, but obviously you’re not a superhuman who can do everything. Seriously, though, don’t feel pressured at all, and don’t degrade yourself. As for the style thing, variety is great! And honestly, whenever I see your work, all I can think about is my battling emotions of admiration and jealousy. Also, you seem to be living the dream, though I suppose the grass is greener on the other side. But blogging and writing and getting paid in books and being a great artist and photographer as well? I mean, I bet you’d like to be a student again and not have to worry about adulting, but if anyone is awesome at adulting, you are. And as for the ideas thing, luckily no NEW SHINY IDEAS are distracting me from my WIP.
Sorry for the long comment. Seriously, it’s okay if you don’t reply to it, as well as every single other one sometimes. : )
Also your hearing about your life is endlessly fascinating to me. : )
*Also hearing
AWWWW. YOU KIND WONDERFUL THING, YOU. *gives you cake* I would like to be a superhuman but yesss YOU GOT ME. I AM NOT. *sighs heavily* Like I have so many good intentions, but keeping up the blog AND reading AND writing is proving to be mammoth. I need more dragon secretaries. Thank you for understanding though. <333
And I think you're totally right about the style and variety. XD I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing. *nods*
Ahh, not quite living the dream.😂 I mean, I'm an unpaid writer, except for the bit of freelancing I do. BUT IT'S A START!! AND I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT!! (Adulting though. UGUGHGUGH. I don't miss highschool at all, but YEAH. Life was easier.😂)
(Pffft, never be sorry for leaving awesomely epic comments. I LOVE THEM.)
Also, congrats on your Society6 store doing so well! Forgot to mention it. (Seriously, I’m sorry I’m leaving so many comments. I really wish their was an edit comment feature. This is why I always wear down erasers in a day). I am basically broke, so I won’t be able to but anything for a WHILE. Hopefully I’ll just get a large sum of cash for my birthday. Even though THAT’S months away.
P.S. THE RAVEN BOYS IS EVEN MORE AWESOME THAN YOU DESCRIBED IT.
I would happily read your stories, Cait! Their titles are all VERY intriguing indeed 😉 Also, I feel you on the TBR thing. I was so good that by the end of last year, I had whittled my TBR down. And now, two months into 2016, it’s basically exploded again. OH DEAR LORD. Oh well. I guess we just can’t resist the lure of a story that sounds like something really good, huh?
*dances the dance of the crazily happy* THIS MAKES MY DAY, THANK YOU, ALEXA!! I will hopefully put some more things up on Wattpad eventually. :’)
And omg, SAME FOR ME LAST YEAR! I had like 3 books on it around November…and then it was all explosions and calamity from there. *sighs*
THE STRUGGLE OF THE GROWING TBR PILE IS REAL. I LOOK AWAY FOR ONE MOMENT AND IT DOUBLES IN SIZE. I THINK IT”S SOME SORT OF WITCHCRAFT.
Also, I’d just like to point out that Peggy Carter is the most fabulous fictional human being in existence.
IT DOES. IT HONESTLY IS WIZARDRY. I SEE NO OTHER EXPLANATION. *breaks down in tears* And the problem is I reeeally want to read them all??? But time???
PEGGY CARTER IS MY EVERYTHING. I kind of am gleeful that she got a TV series instead of a movie because WE HAVE SO MANY MORE HOURS OF PEGGY CARTER.
I love life posts! Oh my goodness Cait, I love reading your posts, they always make me laugh. YES IT’S ORANGE LIKE A SUNSET THAT’S THE ONLY SHADE OF ORANGE I LIKE AND IT’S THANKS TO PEETA.
WE HAVE THE SAME DREAM JOB HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN??
Don’t freak out about being consistent! Your blog and your IG are WONDERFULLLLL!!!! (I’m not on Twitter so I can’t speak for that lol).
Also, question- is the hand-lettering on your photos a font, or did you do it yourself?
EEEEP. I’m glad you liked this post. *FLAIL MOMENT* Ahem. And yes, Peeta knows what’s up when it comes to a) cakes and b) favourite colours. What an incredibly adorable mite. Omg. <3 AHHHEM. ALSO YES LET'S MAKE THIS DREAM JOB LIKE AN ACTUAL THING. PLEASE FIND SOMEONE TO HIRE US, GRACE.
Aww, you are so nice to me, I SHALL JUST FLAIL.
(Oh and that's a font on the photos! I would like to learn to hand-letter but I haven't yet.😂)
This post was just way too enjoyable for words. *hits subscribe button* I just can’t.
I JUST SHALL hUG YOU THEN, WONDERFUL HUMAN BEAN. *GIVES YOU WELCOME CAKE*
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, SO GOOD TO GET TO KNOW YOU MORE. AND PS I LOVE YOUR POSTS TONS BUT I DON’T COMMENT TONS SO FORGIVE ME BUT YOUR BLOG MAKES ME HAPPY.
And, same. My TBR list will never, ever end. I just get so overwhelmed. Like I look at my bookshelves, and slowly break down crying. I need help. My dream career is to be a professional writer/reader and get famous just so I can surprise my fans and just show up at their houses with cake and baby dragons on their birthdays. I also feel stressed about consistent themes/aesthetics. My instagram is pretty consistently just chill vibes (that can get inconsistent too though so). But I don’t even know what my blog is most of the time. AND YES. I loved this life-y post. You should do them more. ^-^ KEEP BEING FABULOUS xx
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I KNOW YOU THOUGH BECAUSE ABBIEE MENTIONS YOU SO OMG HELLO OLIVIA!! *waves wildly* I SHALL GO STALK YOUR BLOG DIRECTLY AFTER THIS BECAUSE YOU COMMENTED IN ALL CAPS AND THAT IS MY LANGUAGE. :’) Ahhhhem.
bUt yes. That TBR is doomed to outlive us all, I’m like totally sure of it. I sometimes have to sneak past my TBR if I’m leaving my room? Just in case it up and attacks me because omg, it’s truly a little wild at the moment.
I like your dream career. I see NO WAY in which it can go wrong. Particularly the baby dragon part.
Great post, thanks for sharing a bit of yourself with us! And yeah I swore I was never ever, ever going to get married and didn’t date at all in HS (as in never, not once). Then this guy started hanging out with me and my friends, and promptly fell in love with my sister… long story short we’ve been married for almost 14 years 🙂 And he doesn’t even like to read. Seriously, what is that even?!
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BAHAH. YOU’RE HILARIOUS AND THAT IS ADORABLE. 😂 My oldest sister adamantly swore she wasn’t getting married when she was like 18…and she has a husband and 3 kids now SO I KNOW I SOUND IRONIC. So we’ll see.😂😂
OMG BUT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO CONVERT THIS MAN OF YOURS.
Aww, thanks for doing the tag! You cheated rather brilliantly, I must say. *nods* Humans do seem to struggle with spelling names correctly, which is unfortunate.
Not that my blog is by any stretch of the imagination as big as yours, but I totally understand not wanting to be seen as a snob because I always worry that I’ll forget to comment back or that I’ll go too long without answering questions and then everyone will think that I hate them. I do think it’s rather sad people would see big bloggers as snobs though, because you are so busy it only makes sense that you would be scrambling to keep up with everything and everyone, and stuff can fall through the cracks. *nods* This is why I’ve been a little nervous because my stats have been exploding for the last two months, and it’s way more stressful. *hugs self*
Your Society6 mugs look so good, I need to buy all of them. *nods* But seriously, I’m going to see if I can convince my sister to buy some because they are gorgeous and I need them.
My TBR is rather large right now, but it’s not unmanageable–yet. I’ve been keeping up with it fairly well, considering that I’ve had several bookish slumps already this year and I went a whole week without reading. *gasp* But I have a sinking suspicion that, when I visit the library soon, my TBR is going to get way out of control.
This was lovely. *nods* I like your lifely updates, and they should totally be a thing–you should totally do them more often. I have decreed it.
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I’m so good at cheating brilliantly these days. :’) I mean, I would’ve done more of the questions BUT MY POSTS ARE SO LONG THESE DAYS, OMG. I’m sure everyone is going to start throwing potatoes at me soon (if they’re soft potatoes I won’t mind, but…idek. I can’t take the risk.) Ahem.
And looooook how long it’s taking me to comment back right now. *howls* BUT YEAH. It is really scary! Because internet people are very easy to offend too?! I mean, I probably am so I can’t point any fingers.😂 But YUS. I just want everyone to be happy with me…ahhhah. I’m such a needy creative melon puddle. But omg I knoooow right?! About the stats?! I actually sort of freaked out (in a scared way) and didn’t know what to post.😂
Convincing sisters to buy one things is a GLORIOUS life plan. I should do that too.
I’m really suckish at balancing writing AND reading? And I think that’s why my TBR is exploding. I GOTTA MANAGE THIS BETTER. AHem.
(I should probably do lifeish-y posts more often…BUT NOTHING HAPPENS IN MY LIFE THAT ISN’T REALLY BOOKISH. I AM A BORING BEAN, LIZ. *throws a peanut at you* But don’t tell me what to do, omg seriously. *folds arms and stalks off*)
Ah no, your aesthetic is so ON POINT no matter what you do! Seriously, I drool over your Instagram because it’s so beautiful and I wish my camera took pictures as nice as yours!
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Hi Cake!
And I agree – people usually do envision heaven and hell different than they actually are! But thy are described very well in Revelation!
OOH AND CAIT! LOOK I SPELLED YOUR NAME RIGHT AND ALSO I’LL GGIVE YOU THE SUN IS ON MY BIRTHDAY LIST! So you actually made me want to read a book that is a story! That is perty ginormous.
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. AND HONESTLY IT FEELS SO NATURAL I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST MAKE IT OFFICIAL. Ahem.
Oh you think heaven/hell are well described in Revelation? *hides* I think they’re not.😂 Which is part of hte reason I want to stomp around and DEMAND FULLY CLEAR DESCRIPTIONS hheehe. Ahem. I guess all shall be revealed eventually…
I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN IS A GLORIOUS BOOK AND GINORMOUSLY DELICIOUS AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
We are all overthinking things sometimes. Glad you decided to publish something more personal. I loved it. And your blog will keep growing and growing girl because you totally deserve it 😀
YES WE ARE. I think it’s probably a writers curse?? hheehe Aww, you are too nice to me. I SHALL GIVE YOU CAKE NOW.
MORIARTY SOUNDS GOOD. Also, Garden of Carved Bones. I haven’t commented on your blog in awhile, but I’m subscribed to your mailing list + Bloglovin’, so I’ve still been keeping up. YOUR SOCIETY6 STORE LOOKS FAB. I MIGHT BUY SOMETHING FROM IT.
Awww, I appreciate you reading all my posts even without the comments, Rachel! I AM SQUEAKING AND FLAILING RIGHT NOW BASICALLY. <3 Ahem. But aklfdjsalkd I'm glad you like the sound of my Moriarity. 😂 I need to read a FEW more of the original Sherlocks (I've read some) though first, probably. BAh. Research. *runs off to the corner to pout*
I love these kind of posts from you. They’re greatly enjoyable and I will definitely be doing a Life Lately post on my blog (mostly because of writers block … but, you know, when life gives you lemons).
Okay. How to advertise your super cool merchandise. *rolls up her sleeves* First, you’ll need to PHYSICALLY have it in your possession (beg, borrow, steal, whatever it takes). Then casually take pictures with it as the centerpiece OR as a prop in the background to a book you’re reviewing. This gets it out there and can spark the “where’s that super cool, life-changing mug come from?” questions. Hope that helps!
Gotta stop procrastinating and get back to work now.
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YAYYYY FOR LIFE POSTS!! I think it makes our blogs a bit more relatable when we spill details about ourselves, right?! heh. But yes, when life gives you lemons…
you throw them at peopleyou write grand posts about yourself.DUDE. I NEED TO DO THAT. I could totally do that on my instagram. *nods* YOU’RE A GENIUS.
You are seriously my new favourite person and you’ve got such a way with words 😛 I may be new but I really do look forward to your posts showing up on my dash 😀 NEVER STOP BLOGGING. The world needs more people like you <3
OMGGGG. tHIS IS MY NEW FAVOURITE COMMENT. THANK YOU. <3 That really really reeeeally means a lot to me. Omg EEEP. AHem. I shall never stop blogging. NEVER!
My deliciously fantastic book ideas consist of: The Mockingbird & The Hurricane, which you know about, and Night & Fire, which you also know about, and also a modern retelling of the story of Hercules and the Nemean Lion. Expect Hercules is a girl named Juno and the Nemean Lion is a boy who happens to be a shapeshifter and really DOES NOT WANT TO BE A SHAPESHIFTER. Right now I’m just mulling it over. I’ll start outlining soon.
And I don’t think photos have to be consistent. My photos aren’t consistent, and, honestly, looking at photos with the same background just different books gets a little boring after a while. I like a little variation.
I LOVE YOUR BOOK SO MUCH, BTW, IN CASE MY ENTHUSIASTICALLY SCREAMING COMMENTS EVERY TIME YOU MENTION IT DIDN’T CONVEY THAT. *tries to compose self*
*fails*
*screeches*
OUTLINE YES. Before it escapes you! I need to write more outlines tonight, but for some reason I’m blogging and planning on watching a Genghis Khan documentary. I don’t even with my brain. I DON’T EVEN.
(I think I agree about the photos. I’m glad I have you peoples to talk sense into me. :’)
My TBR is under control… Should I be proud of this? Why am I not? I think its just because this means I have like 40 books on my shelf. Ummm excuse me. No. I should have 400000… I told myself I was going to write a book in January, still havent started. I came up with an idea I loved about death, and dragons, and evil fairy kings, but then it flopped when I realized I was too lazy to do anything.,. However I told myself I would finish the book at the end of the year, so I guess I will just do nothing until December when I will realize my goal is not complete… Dream career, professional reader, please make this a thing world. Also I wanna be a vet but thats too basic. Dragon Tamer it shall be. YES i LOVE LIFE POSTS!!! POST MORE OF THESE! I DEMAND IT. I want to know everything about you. hahaha…. not creepy at alll…. I’m sorry that killed the mood. Ignore my stalkerishness, I am just a strange human.
Realising one is too lazy to actually act upon a brilliant idea IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE BASICALLY. WE SHALL EAT CAKE AND PROCRASTINATE TOGETHER, BASICALLY, MAYA. *gives you some cake* But death and dragons tho?? *nudges you* I think you need to write this. ohhhh, and like the NaNo camps are coming up in April and July, (I think?) you could do one of those!! I think I’m going to March a book. As in, write it in March…but more likely I’ll march around crying about it.
DRAGON TAMER FTW. YOU CAN TRAIN DRAGONS AND CALL YOURSELF HICCUP. < -- excellent life plan
Oh that wasn’t stalkerish at all and I am not in the least bit hiding under my bed right now.
(OMG I’M JOKING. YOU’RE WONDERFUL. <3)
I was going to scream, DON”T KILL THOMAS! Then I realized he is in fact dead. *Hysterical laughing*
I always find myself napping when I should be editing. It’s a curse. A somewhat intentional curse.
I just started reading The Girl from Everywhere. Kash is amazing i love that guy.
*commences hysterical laughing with you* MY BOOKS ARE SO MESSED UP THOUGH. THIS JUST PROVES IT. 😂😂
Omg, I find myself napping too. Or when I try to sit down and think through a plot point? I end up asleep…every time. Agh.
OMGGGG YOU LIKE KASH?!?! I LOVE THAT YOU’RE READING IT. <33 Kash is basically the pinnacle of perfection.
(I’m sorry, this is going to be a long comment because I have many things to say about this glorious post.)
OH MY WORD CAIT DID A LIFELY UPDATE POST AND TOLD US ALL ABOUT HER GLORIOUS SELF!!!!! *flails happily* I adore this, okay. I LOVE hearing about you!! 🙂
I’m sorry your TBR is being a problem… it’s probably because you’re only reading 20 a month? o.o I HOPE YOU WILL NOT BE SQUISHED BY IT! My TBR is constantly growing, but fortunately not at the rate yours is, because I do not READ at the rate you do… But I have so many books I want to read THIS INSTANT and can’t because of time and stuff. *sadness* WE BOOKWORMS ARE SO UNFORTUNATE, RIGHT???
You are not a snob!! You are never a snob! *huggles* I know you work so hard to make us all feel welcome and I LOVE IT but we understand if sometimes there is not enough time to reply to ALL THE THINGS. Don’t overwork yourself, darling. <3 We understand. ^_^ (Or… I do. 😛 But it sounded better to say we. XD)
As far as not being aesthetically consistent… I think that's totally okay! If they were, it might get… *gasp* boring. o.o I'm a big fan of things looking different and changing and being experimented with! Being aesthetically consistent CAN be nice, but I think it depends too. So basically DO WHAT YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FUN WITH IT. 😀
That's so awesome about your stats exploding! EEP. 🙂 (Though unfortunate you don't know why. I hate that. XD HOW DO WE REPEAT OUR GREATNESS WITHOUT DATA?? O_O)
Oh my goodness, I have the exact same problem about what books to buy. o.o (On the rare case when I actually HAVE money to buy books which is like never. -_- I also wish I was rich because then I would buy oodles of things from your Society6 and Etsy store because they so pretty and bookish. *flailing* It is sad to be a poor pinecone!)
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY IS STILL ALSKDJLKDJ GORGEOUS IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.
I'm… sorry? About the idea factory thing? I totally know the feeling — my brain did that last year and I'm still reeling from it. o.o Unfortunately, I just got back from a writing break with which I was recovering from NaNo and exhausting editing in December… and now my brain doesn't know what to write and I'm not writing even though I want to be AND IT'S HORRIBLE!!! D:
Also I vote for the Untitled Epic Fantasy (BECAUSE EPIC FANTASY) or for The Spider Queen (BECAUSE ASSASSINS AND RUSSIANS AND HEISTY THINGS AND I LOVE THE SOUND OF IT and also this complex romance sounds intriguing). Ya know, in case you're calling for votes. XD
BASICALLY I LOVE THIS POST THANK YOU FOR STREWING WORDS UPON US ABOUT YOUR GLORIOUS SELF BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
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YES. I haven't rearranged my book intake to match my lesser reading? Which is definitely a problem. And last year I was really careful about not getting too many books...but THIS YEAR ALL THE 2016 BOOKS SOUNDS SO FREAKISHLY GOOD I JUST WANNA READ THEM ALL. *howls* WE BOOKWORMS ARE UNFORTUNATE. *eats unfortunate cake to make up for this*
Awww, thank you though. <3 It is basically my worst bloggish nightmare to turn into one of those snobby blogs that doesn't even care about stuff BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU GUYS ALL SO MUCH AND AFJDKASLD I JUST SQUEE WHEN I GET COMMENTS AND THINGS STILL.
If I was rich I would do tons of giveaways of my society6 and etsy store. *sighs wistfully* WE NEED TO GET PAID TO READ, DEBORAH. IT'S THE ONLY WAY. GET SOMEONE ONTO THIS FOR US.
AND IF YOU WERE WONDERING YOUR COMMENTS ARE SO NICE MY REACTION IS BASICALLY --> AJFDKLASJDFK THANKYOU PRECIOUS BEAN
Aww, I hope you get through this temporary writers slumpishness soon? D: I have been editing since Christmas and it wasn’t a mind melting edit? It was just tedious because it took so long. So I’m not actually DRAINED, per se? But I’m definitely taking a little break before diving into something.😂 AFJDSLAD THE SPIDER QUEEN IS MY MOST PSYCHOTIC BABY AND I CANNOT WAIT TO START REWRITING IT. (I gotta wattpad at least some because I want to know what people think. <33)
This was fun to read. xD I like your dream career; and if I must say so, you seem to be well on your way towards achieving it. 😉 As for me, my dream career – also in the process of being actualized! – is to be a novelist/filmmaker/entrepreneur. In other words, I want to wake up every day and write novels in the morning, then work at my own film company for the rest of the day. I’ll turn my epic books into epic movies. ^_^ The film company exists right now, but we’re way too teeny tiny to make epic movies. We’re just making teeny tiny things right now. But we’ll get there. *lifts chin and looks dramatically off into the distance*
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YES. Hopefully I can just get to the part where I get paid for all my efforts…and that island. omg, I need that island. *nods* AHH THAT’S SO COOL THAT YOU DO FILM THOUGH!! *throws confetti in your face* I do want to to see your epic books as epic films. Does this mean you write screenplays too?!?!
It will be marvelous, someday. ^_^ And yes, I do write screenplays, although not neeeaaarly as much as I should!! >.> I need to get more practice in! But my brother and I are writing one right now. It’s a comedy… it’s like, a really ridiculous comedy, say Mr. Bean’s Holiday meets Napoleon Dynamite. And we’re planning to film it this year. 😀 😀 😀
AHHH SCREENPLAYS!! SO AWESOME!! My mind honestly boggles at them so *tips hat t you* And omg, co-writing with siblings is so much fun.😂 So good on you two!! Will you blog about how you’re going with the film?! *tries to quell curiosity* *fails*
😀 😀 *flails with you* Yes OMG IT IS. At the same time, I’m working on a script for a mystery podcast series with my other brother. I can’t waaaait to release that one. (But that brother is very busy so it’ll be longer. *moans*)
And our company actually has its own blog!! Um, please don’t judge this website because it’s soooo not finished, BUT it’s live, and this is where you’ll see all the news and updates as they come… 😉 http://avolationmedia.com/
*gives URL*
*backs away, vanishing in a cloud of mysterious dust*
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I enjoyed this post so much! I have so many things that I wish to comment on. Let’s begin with first things first.
YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON I KNOW WHO HAS ORANGE AS A FAVORITE COLOUR TOO! HOORAY! *throws orange confetti around* Each time I say mine is orange people look at me weird and say “well…why?” – because a) it’s a warm color b) it reminds me of autumn c) sunsets d) because it’s epic and my wall is orange and it goes super well with my dark furniture. e) IT IS BEAUTIFUL. – I don’t understand why people look all weird.
Don’t worry about Instagram. Mine is all over the place too. When it’s too consistent it becomes boring 😉
I love how you’re limiting your reading to “20 books” per month when I only get to 3 books (and sometimes that’s even too much to ask) so enter desperate laughing here because….I’m the worst book reader/blogger ever. Can I borrow one of your dragons? Please? Preferable one that can read and write.
Your creations though! I would buy everything. EVERYTHING. But I can’t and now I want to cry because, because, the text is my soul speaking and the art and – I WANT THIS.
Question: what’s Scrivener? How does it work? I’m writing too but I’m far from organized so all info is welcome! :p
*breathes* I think that’s all. Amazing post! Enjoyed this so much 🙂
I’ve just realized I’ve misspelled “Journey” for like forever in my blog name because my computer has remembered it like this. OH MAN.
EPIC FAIL OR WHAT?! *hides in shame*
(I didn’t even notice you’d misspelled Journey. 😂 SO NOT TO WORRY!!)
AND AHHHHH YAY FOR ANOTHER ORANGE LOVER!! I have nooo idea why people don’t like orange?!? Like you said: autumn and sunset oranges are divine. And omgggg, rusty oranges?! And like warm and earthy oranges. IT IS JUST SUCH A DELICIOUS COLOUR I COULD HUG IT.
And I think I’d get bored with a too-consistent instagram too, probably.😂 So I shall stay as I am!!
Hhe, but yes, I KNOW I’M SLIGHTLY CRAZY. But last year I was trying to read 30 books a month. *facepalm* And I was really stressing about it all. the. time and it was ruining reading for me. So I’m definitely trying to cut back and stop stressing. But my over-achieving brain is suffering. hehe. AHHHHEM. But pfft, you are not a bad blogger/reader. I’M JUST AN INSANE ONE.
OMg, thank you, though <3 I'm glad you like my designs.
And it is your lucky day because I have an ENTIRE POST about Scrivener right here. ;D
My dream carrier would be owning my own publishing company and deciding what stories I would publish (or translate to my native language so my family who doesnt speak english wel could read it) 🙂 I have it all though out into the details to be honest. I hope it comes to life one day LOL 🙂
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Ohhh, that would be AWESOME. I kind of vaguely want to do publishing…but also not, because I can imagine what a fast-paced and demanding job it would be. 😂 I HOPE IT DOES COME TO LIFE FOR YOU!!
My TBR is a little overwhelming too. I have about two or three stacks of books by my bed and that doesn’t count rereads or other books I’ve yet to acquire. And right now I’m reading Winter, which is fantastic! But it could be cut into, like, a trilogy of its own. It’s HUGE! And ever book blogger out there has a review up and I can’t read any of them yet for fear of spoilers.
I actually like your instagram because it isn’t as aesthetically consistent. I see a lot of people who basically do the same thing over and over again but with different books. Unless I just like their captions, I either don’t follow them or eventually stop following them because I get bored of the same thing all the time. Mixing it up is awesome! It keeps things interesting. Plus, you get to experiment with different things.
Oo, you have phone case on your Society6! I’ll have to visit. I cherish my phone case (It’s a Sherlock door), but it’s such a poor beat up thing. It’s ready for retirement. :/
The Dead Boy and the Paper Cut! I love that story so much. I always look forward to reading it, and sometimes I wait until it’s close to the weekend so I don’t have wait so long until I can read more. Which makes no sense because I’m waiting to keep myself from waiting?
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Omg, YEs, I hear you with Winter. That book is a beast and a half. *nods* And it’s true…you sometimes have to read these kind of books ASAP to minimise risk of spoilers, right? The internet isn’t really kind about spoilers. *sighs*
OMG OKAY THEN I WILL NOT BE CHANGING MY INSTAGRAM!! XD I mean, I don’t like boring photos? But I do like accounts that are all…matching? But, gah, I would just get too bored I think. I’m going to stick with what I’m doing.😂
OH oh and just in case I haven’t mentioned it yet: YOUR COMMENTS ON MY DEAD BOY ARE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. <33 Thank you soooo much for reading it, Ashley. Omg. :') It makes my day!! And I'm officially finished the editing so HUZZAH. (I believe we're halfway through on Wattpad now. eeep.)
Cait, “book blogger” mug come in a travel version? I do most of my coffee drinking on the go and would be all over that one if it was in a to-go cup! 🙂
Thanks for sharing more about you.
Actually, it doesn’t sadly. *wails* I haven’t figured out how to get my designs on the travel mug without them looking too squished and odd BUT I’LL WORK ON THAT.
Yesssss…. My TBR pile just seems to get bigger and bigger every time I look at it. Curious as to how that happens. I do have this one idea for a novel but I’m pretty much too ADD to sit down and write it. As for my dream career, I have this entire idea for a bookstore that I would love to open up one day. A girl can dream!
But I love your blog and this was so much fun getting to know you better!
It is so hard just to sit down and write sometimes. 😂 Like when I get into the groove, I can sit there and write for like hours straight. BUT MY BRAIN IS SO HYPER. GAHHHH. Omg, yes, open a bookstore. I’ve had this dream about a bookstore/cafe that sells like nerdy bookish food too? IT WOuLD BE SO EPIC.😂
All the things! I actually really liked this post and I kind of want to do my own. Can I? May I?
I think I’ve honed in my TBR and buying and stuff. Not to say my TBR is really any smaller than it was a month ago to anything since I just got a Kindle and bought 7 books, haaaa… I think the most overwhelming thing about it is that I haven’t actually read everything I own yet! The pressureeeeee.
My career goal? I don’t know anymore. I’m floating in limbo right now, but one of my goals is to finish a book and publish one day. Otherwise… I’m stuck. *sadface*
I’ve had two ideas for writing recently: a girl who lives an average life finds out she’s actually a cyborg/AI; and a story about a pirate’s wife (since we always hear about the Pirates but never really about their loved ones if they have one). Haven’t started either of them, haha!
I love the way you use graphics in your posts and for your post headers and stuff! They’re really pretty.
I LIKE YOUR LIFELY POST. And I already asked if I could do this, soooooo…. XD
YES OF COURSE!! I love reading everyone’s lifey posts…I think it’s awesome to know more about the blogger, right?! 😛
Omg, I hear ya with the pressure. And I keep on reading library books and ARCs and the books I’ve actually bought are just glaring at me. It’s all very sad. I NEED 3398 MORE HOURS IN MY DAY.
Duuuuude, I love both of your stories. BOTH OF THEM. <3 Plus we need more books about pirates. Period. Because there don't seem to be that many about?!?
I SHALL SIT HERE PATIENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR POST NOW.
WHY DID I NOT SEE YOUR REPLY SOONER!? GAH. *blames attention span*
I shall do it then! I’ll comment again when the post goes live, probably early next week!
Right!? All my physical books are staring at me and egging me on going, “Read us, Rayna. Read ALL OF US. Nooooowwwwww.” I’m cowering from their power.
Yay! I’m glad you like them! I really just need to sit down and write them and NOT STOP until I have some tangible THING saved.
WAIT PATIENTLY A LITTLE LONGER. AHHH. *pressure*
Hahaha, I love your logic for where the fantasy books would be. 😀
LOL, did the tag seriously ask if you want to be married? XD
I have to agree about Kindles. As much as I love physical books (especially if I’m going to own them), it’s so much easier to read in bed with a Kindle.
Personally, I usually prefer when Instagram accounts are more varied. So try not to worry, if you can help it. *hugs*
Your list of brain books is awesome! I wish there were more of you so you could write them all at once.
I’m so happy your Society 6 shop is doing well! I will ask you more about it later, haha.
For someone who talks about food so much…I’M A HORRIBLE COOK.😂 I make, like 5 things rather well and anything out of that, I become a puddle of nope on the floor.
AND YES THE TAG ASKED ABOUT MARRIAGE. It was a very detailed tag, tbh….spilling all my secrets, omg, what is this blog coming to.
I am sure I’ll always prefer physical books? But lately, omg, I’ve just been so beat (yes, I know, I know, overachieving like a proper little numbskull) that just collapsing with the kindle is sooo much easier.
(If I procrastinated less, I’m SURE I’d get more written….)
All those wonderful sounding novel ideas are making me want to go and write. Aaargh, what is homework, anyway.
And yes, choosing what book to read next is possibly the greatest struggle of a bookworm. Reading is hard. *slumps onto bed and curls up with the entire contents of my bookshelf*.
Homework exist specifically to torture the creative artists. OMG. *wails and gives you cake to make up for the homework* AND GAH YES. Choosing is not my forte. Sometimes I honestly just feel like closing my eyes and pointing and going with that. 😂
My dream career is your career. I want to be paid in books! You don’t know how bad I want to be paid in books. I would just love a job involving books. I loved this post. Cait, you make the best post and go above and beyond. Now I’m hungry, I think I’ll go make some scones, now that you brought that up;)
I DO UNDERSTAND HOW BAD YOU WANT THAT. I LOVE IT. I think there should be actual careers where you are paid fully in books, omg. (And then paid to read them. Why is this not a thing???? Can someone please make it a thing??)
Awww, YOU ARE SO NICE TO ME, LEAH. *gives you copious amounts of scones*
I think Evie Seo enlisted a bunch of bloggers to help promote her products and reveal new designs and whatnot. You could always do this too if you like for promoting your Society6 shop! I know I’d be happy to help out. 🙂 I’m actually using Twitter more nowadays too so I can always share there AND on my blog.
Wow, so many book ideas! I wish I could figure out more of my current book idea so I can actually feel good to write. I like to have a certain amount figured out before I start writing, otherwise I’m likely to hate most of it and have to re-start later anyway and I HATE THAT. haha
-Lauren
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I have seen Evie Seo doing that and it DOES seem like a fabulous idea!! I might consider putting together, like, a rep team?!? *adds it to to-do list* Aww, you are SO NICE!! I’ll let you know if I get anything started! <3
I'm the same. *nods* I can't just go into a book blind? like I'm okay not knowing 100% of everything, but I need at least 89%. 😂 OKAY SO I LIKE TO KNOW EVERYTHING. hehe. But I find it helps prevent writers block, if your book is really well plotted, right?
I love the designs for you Society6 store. I haven’t checked out your shop yet, but now I have to! And we literally have the same life goals! It would be so awesome to be paid to read!
(side note: you should do a post showing how you take your pictures and edit them. )
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Eeeep. Thanks for looking at my little society creations. YOU ARE NICE. :’) And yesss, why can’t there be jobs where you can be paid to read, omg?!!
I have actually done a post of how I edit my photos!! I do need to do a behind-the-scenes for the actual photos though. *nods* It’s on the to-do list!!
AAH LOVE THIS CAIT *hands you cake cause HOLY SPRINKLES YOU NEED IT* best of luck with the novels, your shop is gorgeous, and YOU’RE A FULL TIME WRITER? *bows to the epicness*
*EATS ALL THE SPRINKLES BECAUSE DEFINITELY NEEDS IT* Well a full time unpaid writer😂 BUT ONE DAY THAT WILL CHANGE, YES?!?
Obviously the trick is to start under-thinking. Definitely how I get by :’)
(and just as obviously, I’m joking…I over-think everything)
BUT YAY FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOU. I love blogger life posts. AND OMG ALL YOUR WRITING IDEAS SOUND AMAZING. What’s this Spider Queen? I want it.
Clearly. Or better yet: NOT THINKING AT ALL. <-- New excellent plan. THIS SPIDER QUEEN IS MY MOST DASTARDLY BABY. I haven't written fantasy since Blood? So...omg. :') Think of Blood and multiple the pain levels by 89. *nods*
AHHH SUPERNATURAL YESSSSS.
Dude my TBR pile is literally overflowing, I have 34 BOOKS on there at the moment. *bangs head into wall* and they’re not short things, either – most are 300+ pages.
Oh, you poor thing! *pats head* *offers tea* I hate being overwhelmed by writing. I like working on 2-4 stories at the same time so that if I get writers’ block on one I can just switch to another for a while, but TEN?!? You poor bean!!!
I’ll have to check out that Pinterest board!
– Ellie
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I have this awful habit of reading all the short books first? So then I get left with a TBR of like 30 books that ARE ALL OVER 400 PAGES AND I NEED TO DIE. 😂 (Or prioritise betteR?! Ahem.) *gives you cake and coffee* You GOT THIS THOUGH. DOn’T DIE BENEATH YOUR TBR.
I try to only pick one project to work on…like seriously work on. But my brain insists on plotting all the others while I’m doing it.😂
I’d never spell your name wrong. I’m usually pretty good with name spellings; I kind of have to be, since my middle name has an unusual spelling. Also, I have a cousin named Caitlin, so I’m familiar with the name and its pronunciation. (I also have a cousin named Kaitlyn, just to keep things interesting. Good thing they’re not both on the same side of the family!)
I APPRECIATE THAT. ;D Omg, but two cousins with similar names?! That WOULD keep you on your toes. 😂 I have nieces called Ellie and Eva…not too similar? But seriously. My sisters need to communicate about their naming choices. -_- Ahem.
I love the title of The Never Never Prince! Yes, you over think things. I love it when bloggers mix things up aesthetically, as long as the basic blog design stays the same for at least a few months. Ha ha! I over did both Netgalley and Edelweiss for spring ARCs. It calms down in June and I am going to try and keep the summer ARCs to a minimum so I have time for summer personal reading. If you know there is a big Society6 sale coming up let me know and I will post it on my Facebook home and Gardens page, Professor Bumbershoot’s Magical Homes and Gardens. I have almost 1,500 followers. I co-admin a Harry Potter fandom Facebook page with almost 5,000 followers, and we aren’t supposed to advertise on it, but at Christmastime I will twist up some kind of post that won’t be too obvious to the head admin. She owes me anyway because since she started at university I have been the only one keeping the page going regularly. I need to get over and catch up on Paper Cut! I still want to see an Atticus Bean post. 🙂
AHHH THANK YOU. 😂 I burned like 11 braincells trying ot come up with that…and it’s not about Peter Pan, just so you know. ;D In Australia, they used to call the desert the “never never” so I’m using that. HUZZAH FOR STEALING HISTORY. Ahem.
Omg, but I do agree. I mean, I like it when things all match and are beautiful? But I would get bored.
WHY ARE ALL THE BOOKS COMING OUT IN MARCH THOUGH!??!? I don’t like reviewing stuff too early, but I have to if I don’t want to drown when March comes around.😂 Aww, thanks for offering to shout out!! Omg I keep forgetting the Atticus post. :O I actually meant to slip him into this one. GAHH FAIL TO ME. (Actually I should post some more FB pictures. But he’s a fiendishly disagreeable thing in front of the camera these days. -_-)
Ahhhhhhhhhh you are so so not a snob – I’ve been quite amazed actually at how lovingly you answer every single goldfish who spit a bubble at you, like seriously. You really stand out for it, and it makes us baby fish feel so special <3 and also that no fish is bigger than the rest, we are all shrimps. Basically.
ALSO I JUST CHECKED OUT RAVEN BOYS YESTERDAY FROM MY LIBRARY AND I'M ABOUT TO START IT (BECAUSE OF YOU SO CONGRATS FOR ANOTHER CONVERT) I'M VERY EXCITED CAUSE MULTIPLE PEOPLE, LIKE SIERRA ABRAMS, HAVE SAID IT DESERVES THE MOST CAKE.
PS your stuff is beautiful. 🙂
Omg every single goldfish who spit a bubble at you <-- THIS IS MY FAVOURITE. I do like that we are all secretly shrimps. It's a shrimpy world. OMG GOOD ANOTHER STIEFVATER CONVERT. I AM IMMENSELY PLEASED (surpriseeeeee!) BY THIS STATEMENT, BY THE WAY. AND I AM NEVER WRONG, AND SIERRA IS NEVER WRONG, SO YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT. (And if you don't...*nudges axe under the bed* I'm sure we can still be friends. Ahem.) PS. Thank you. <3
My TBR is definitely overwhelming and I try not to look at it, otherwise I would had a panic attack. Our relationship is lovely. But I feel the same about wanting to read all the stories, which makes it even more stressful. And now that the summer term started and I have to actually study, I feel like I don’t know what do to.
By the way, I still don’t get how someone can have such a pretty instagram but most importantly, how they can stick to one aestethick theme. I still cannot figure out the composition of my photos and I don’t really know what I’m doing but to stick to one filter or one type of composition? That seems cruel, doesn’t it? I want to use all the filters and I want to change my photos from time to time. Basically, I love changing things a LOT. 😀
Wow, that’s a lot of novel!!!! I mean… it’s insanely amazing but how can you do it? Teach me, master! I have problems with just one story. Also, stabbing is a relly fun thing… especially when your character is stabbing and not the other way around so I approve. I’m currently on 16th chapter and hopefully will finish it and write two more chapters until the end of February. It would be awesome to finally finish it and edit it.
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SAME. And I try not to stand too close to my TBR either, because it’ll probably fall on me and kill me at this point. *heavy sigh* But yet I love it?? Gah.
AGH YES I AGREE THO! I mean, I loooove those feeds that are all aesthetically matching and just beautiful and afjdksald I love it. But I don’t have that many props? So if I started just having the one background/style thing, I think everyone would die of boredom. D: Me included. I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing. XD
AND YES I HAVE FAR TOO MANY IDEAS. I’m actually going to do a pos ton how I come up with ideas. 😂 I do it waaaay too fast, heheh. Ooh good luck for finishing your project!! I have now finished my edits *parties sleepily* 😂
Oh Cait, I am so pleased to be in the 2% of humans who can say your name! It’s because I am smart, you know. Also, this was a lot of information to take in at once, but I shall try! First, you win with several Hunger Games references. Shannon approves this post, If I had some sort of seal, I’d stamp it right on. But that would REALLY mess up your aesthetics, because the seal would probably be REALLY dumb. Like maybe a unicorn wearing one of those hats with animal ears? Eating like, pizza. And he’s glittery- the unicorn, not the pizza. And then it would just say something like “Shannon Flails”. Coming out of the unicorn’s mouth, like in a speech bubble? I umm spent way too much time overthinking that. It’s really late, you see.
I feel you with the problems in your head. I have anxiety on the regular about all this commenting stuff, and not wanting people to think I am a real jerk because I didn’t comment back or what have you. And I was making progress! And then I got sick, and there went the progress. And the truth is, I probably got sick because I have been not sleeping and trying to respond to all the things. The struggle!
OH and my tax return plans to buy a few things from your beautiful designs that currently reside in a Society6 wishlist. 😀 Because PRETTY. Plus, my laptop needs to understand that I am a blogger and it bows to me. Obviously.
Oh, and yes on the life posts. Life is a good topic!
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You are a glorious 2% human, Shannon. It’s actually funny…but I’ve STILL had people on the internet mis-type my name. AND I MEAN THEY HAVE ZERO EXCUSE. 😂 I’ve gotten “Cate” a far few times. (Which sucks because it’s a waaaay cooler spelling anyway.) Ahem.
ALL THE HUNGER GAMES REFERENCES. <3
I honestly think you should have like a seal that says "shannon flails". A glittery one. Do it.
GAH THE ANXIETY ABOUT COMMENTING IS REAL. And also people get offended really easily online?! And it's hard to keep up with everything and not accidentally make a mortal enemy. 😂 Although I haven't made any recently, so I must be doing okay...mwhahahah. Omg getting sick is the WORST. Because it's hard to rest up and get better when you're freaking out over the blog, right?! <-- me if I get sick. AFJDASLKFD YOU ARE SUCH A NICE THING THOUGH, OMG. <33 I'm probably going to buy the Blogger Queen for myself because REASONS. Mainly queenship.😂
The fact that we both live in Australia and still haven’t meet – this has to happen – soon. haha.
I love using the kindle app on my phone, espeically when I am on the train to and from uni and 40 min ride one way is so much easier on a phone, espeically when I have to go home a peak hour and there are no seats on the train haah. Plus all my NetGalley arcs go there.
I wish my stats exploded more – the one time they did was when Richelle Mead tweeted my review of Silver Shadows – lets just say I died that day.
I have thought about opening a society 6 store, but I like my hand painted stuff – just wished more people did.
I have currently 15000 words on my WIP at you know, but i also have 2 other ideas that I am playing with, however with uni and all that it’s hard to work on 1 novel let alone 3.
Thank you so much for this post. Hope you are having a good day.
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Don’t feel bad….I HAVEN’T MET ANY OF MY ONLINE FRIENDS, EVER. And I live like 4hrs from Jeann, I think.😂😂 I AM A HERMIT.
omg but yes yes, kindles are SO much more convenient for travel. I also love that you don’t have to be worried about finishing a book and then being left with nothing. Because kindles are like wells of millions of books. :’)
OMG RICHELL MEAD TWEETED YOUR REVIEW?! I SHALL FLAIL FOR YOU NOW.
It’s really hard to figure out how to promo, right?! I don’t want to be spammy with my promos, but then I feel like I barely ever mention my stuff and gahhhh, I wanna make more a business out of this. SO YEAH. The struggle is real with that one.
AND I’M GONNA READ YOUR BOOK ASAP!!! I got so caught up with things. I’m a million percent sorry. 🙁
oh our sturggles ahah.
yes for millions of books and when they are on sale and you can buy like 4 instead of 1 – even better.
I will never forget that day she tweeted it, I was in class and saw my notifcations going wild, I nearly cried then and there.
I feel ya and I also feel that cause my stuff is hand painted – they might not like it :/
Noo all good. I have just been feeling horrible about my wip because you know, I feel like it is bad.
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Pfft, we all feel like our WIPs are bad. *nods* I DO AND I’VE WRITTEN A MILLION BOOKS. *collapses*
And same for art. Mine isn’t even original.😂 I mean, everyone does quotes with flowers and thingies…so at least what you do is unique!!
Finding time to edit can be so difficult. I edited half of Traitors and Tyrants during NaNoWriMo but have barely even touched part 2, although I would like to theoretically complete edits for it before vacation in March. I’m dying to write something new but I’m caught between this should-revise and something-new state that makes it very difficult to do either.
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Gahh, the struggle is SO REAL. I also find it hard when I’m editing so slowly to keep track of everything? So I get unmotivated SO FAST. But I mean, it’s definitely worth it right? (Also your title is THE BEST.) I’m dyyying to write one of my newish ideas too, but at the same time … *stares at piles of unedited novels* I feel like I need to clean up some stuff.😂
Keeping track of everything is murder. That’s one thing I hate about revisions because they take so long and I’m like: WHAT WAS THAT THING I WAS SUPPOSED TO INTEGRATE IN THE REST OF THE STORY AGAIN? It’s totally worth it. I’ve spent the last two NaNoWriMos doing revisions instead of drafting a new novel… whoops? Thanks! Traitors & Tyrants was originally just a place holder but it has really grown on me. I love it.
After I revise Traitors & Tyrants, I’m definitely sending it to my critique partners and maybe some beta readers (which I will have to find). Then I’m going to draft that new idea that I’ve wanted to write for oh, I don’t know, several years now… Just one project at a time I guess.
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OMG I COULDN’T AGREE MORE. I always make lists of the things I need to change, but honestly? Halfway through I no doubt get distracted by something and forget like a zillion things and aghhhhhh. I guess the good thing with writing is we don’t have to get it right the first time, eh? (Or the second or third or fourth…😂)
Oooh, that sounds exciting! NEW PROJECTS ARE SO AWESOME. Particularly if it’s been a while since something new, right?! :’)
Hi Cait! Have been following in the shadows for ages, but am sticking my head out of my awkward turtle shell to say that you are officially, like officially, one of my favorite people of ever. *slides back into shadows*
OMG HELLO ANDREA!! *waves wildly* *gives you welcoming cake* This is officially the nicest nicest comment of ever. Thank yooooou so much for commenting and saying hello. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. *chases you into the shadows to give you more cake*
Holy moly batman this post is life and it’s why I love you so much even though I just found your blog last year and we’ve never met. I would run to you in a crowded space yelling your name and you would in turn run in the opposite direction and I would slump to the ground sobbing. You’re so darn clever and it shows in everything you do. Keep rocking!
OMG, GWEN. I’M LAUGHING AND CRYING ALL AT ONCE. YOU’RE SO WONDERFUL.😂😂 And YES. That is exactly what I would do…although I wouldn’t be in a crowded space anyway probably (unless I was hiding under a table. <--- legit possibility)😂
So I just DID a lifely post for my birthday so sorry your challenge is INVALID.
Anyway, I don’t think you could ever be seen as one of the snob bloggers, at least not if you keep up these lifely posts with all caps and lots of jokes. Also, your personability (personableness?) on twitter is so NON-SNOB it’s overwhelming. Also you call your followers pineapples and antelopes. SO ABSOLUTELY NO SNOBBERY, rest assured.
Also, I like your non-consistent instagram photos. Mine are super non-consistent either, and when I started out I was freaked that I was Doing It Wrong. But then I saw how yours were, and I LOVE your photos, so if Cait was doing it, then it was all right for me to do it too. SO PLEASE DONT CHANGE OR I WILL DOUBT MYSELF.
Basically you are doing awesomely. *gives you thumbs up* *hands you danish pastry with your favorite fruit inside*
Annnnyway. My writing has been super problematic lately because I promised myself that I would finish SlavicNovel before starting CamelotNovel but then somehow I was opening Scrivener and writing Chapter One of CamelotNovel and then somehow I had two chapters written and half of it plotted out and WHAT AM I EVEN DOIING?
So I’m just kind of going with it? And hoping that SlavicNovel doesn’t get too dejected at being left at 75% done for so long.
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YOU DID. AND I ENJOYED THAT POST. And I shall try to ignore the fact that you said invalid in conjunction with my blog *sniffs offendedly*
Also personableness is my new favourite word of ever. AND WAIT. IT REALLY IS A WORD?!?!??! OMGGG. I LOVE IT. Ahem. Slightly side-trackedt here. Where was I. Ohhhh, yes. You were saying such nice things and I am flailing. THAT IS WHAT I’M DOING. THANK YOU. <3 I'm pretty sure anyone who is vigourously accused of being a fruit will know I'm a nice person.
Doing It Wrong is like a huge fretting thing for me. Which is RIDICULOUS because there's no "one way" to do anything, right?! And tbh, I love experimenting with different styles and things too much so I WON'T BE ABLE TO JUST STOP AND DO ONE THING. I WON'T.
*gobbles danish pastry*
Oh oh shame on you, chasing new ideas. TUT TUT, SOPHIA. But please don't deject SlavicNovel forever because THOSE SNIPPETS WERE SO SO GOOD. And plus the world needs more Slavic fantasy. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES OMG.
Thank you for sharing about yourself.
I am glad to know more about you.
Cait, I understand if you can not answer all comments (my comments included)
You are forgiven 😀
I really like this answer “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? If it’s a bookshelf, heck yes”
AWWWW, YOU’RE SO NICE HANA. *gives you cake* But I truly truly love answer comments, so I will do my best to always do it!! Plus I appreciate your comments so much. THANK YOU. <3
(Bookshelves are life.)
Really fun post, Cait! Best of luck with all your ideas, and try not to overthink things too much – a LOT easier said than done, I know, but I’m sure nobody cares if your blog and your instagram aren’t ‘aesthetically consistent’. 😉
Also I don’t know why but all of those titles and then ‘Trash’ made me laugh. I feel like ‘Trash’ is where all of my writing belongs at the minute, but that’s mainly because I’m a lazy perfectionist. It’s a terrible combination.
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Gah, isn’t it just?!? Overthinking is like the story of my existence. 😂 And I KNOW!!! I have to keep telling myself that: it doesn’t even matter what your blog is doing so long as you’re having fun and doing your best, right?!?
OMG. haha. That is literally the trash in Scrivener though.😂 There are quite a few ideas in there now come to think of it….eheh
okey-dokey. first of all – this was AWESOME. i love amcurrently posts. this was an epic little dragon in my day.
1. sharp elbows. i have those too. so fun. (not.)
2. introverting from self. I GET THAT. SO TRUE.
3. The Never Never Prince looks SO GOOD. I MUST READ THIS. 🙂 (seriously you need to start publishing, girl.)
4. your store. I WANT ALL THE THINGS.
so yes. to all.
Aww, I’m so so glad, Sami!! 😀 *flails*
1 But sharp elbows are good if you have a large family and must get to the cake first
2 INTROVERTS UNITE! (Actually…we won’t. We don’t want to. But we think fondly of each other)
3 AFJDSALKD THANK YOU. I AM MILDLY IN LOVE WITH IT.
4 <333
“Is your TBR overwhelming?” Ah, Cait, I’ve not read a debut in about six years (not even kidding). My TBR is easily 400 books long? It’s TERRIFYING. (I’m halfway through Les Mis so that’s good news!)
RE book ideas, HECK YES I’m mentally plotting a sibling contemporary at the moment — four siblings living in a dilapidated country house in Surrey, father an editor, basically heck-loads of Shakespeare and backstabbing. (Althouuuugh I am about to start third-drafting the first book of a fantasy trilogy and I really want to write books 2 and 3 so my literary siblings may need to wait a year or four …)
I love lifely posts! I just did one yesterday, although … with a twist 😉 (hint: it involves dragons and Moriarty)
OMG NOT EVEN 6 YEARS?!?! EMILY. That is a long time. 😂 But 400 books…*nods* I hear ya. And I just discovered a way to search my library and stick an alert profile for any 2016 released YA books they buy? WHAT AM I DOING. OMGGGG. My reserve list just exploded and someone needs to ban me from the computer forever.
A SIBLING CONTEMPORARY. <333 I CANNOT EVEN SUM UP HOW AWESOME THAT SOUNDS. Also the father being an editor = this is going to be a fabulous story. I FEEL IT IN ME BONES.
Excuse me. DRAGONS AND MORIARTY. *runs off to your blog*
Let’s be real, if you were a character in a book you’d be one of my favorites. I mean, you’re already one of my favorite bloggers, so it’s not exactly a stretch. 😉
Also, overthinking everything = kind of the story of my life. But if it helps any, I think you’re doing pretty well about not being a snob, haha! (Seriously, you’re very whimsical but also somehow down to earth. It doesn’t make much sense written out like that, but it’s true–you joke a lot and talk about dragons and pineapples all the time but you still come across as a friendly and open PERSON, so. Take heart.) And I think it’s legitimate if you simply cannot respond or comment back to all the comments all the time, because good gracious, Cait, you’re SWAMPED. Swamped with loveliness and support, but still swamped. I don’t even keep up with comments that well, and I only get a small fraction of the number you do!
Anyway, congrats on the success of your Society6 shop, and best of luck with your writing! I have to admit, I don’t even know anything about The Fox Circle or what it’s about, but I love foxes (well, when they’re not eating the chickens in our backyard, I mean) and the name jumped out at me from your list and, long story short, I am super curious. All I’m saying is if you want to, like, give me the elevator pitch, I’m all ears.
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AWWWW. *blushes* *tackle hugs you* *then smushes cake in your hair* YOU ARE TOO NICE TO ME, HONESTLY. Ahem.
And overthinking…omggg. It is totally the bane of my existence. 😂 (But omg the fact that you said “whimsical but down to earth” just makes my DAY AND LIFE. Because that just…afjdklsafd I can’t even explain it. That is my goal, kind of?? SO YES THIS COMMENT, OMG TAYLOR. <3333)
And omg the Fox Circle is like my DEAR baby. It has a precious pinterest board and there’s a pitch in the description thingy if you’re interested? I will gnaw my nails anxiously to await what you think. IT IS GOING TO BE TRAGIC AND WHIMSICAL AND SET ON MISTY MOORS AND INCLUDES BOARDING SCHOOLS AND SAD BOYS AND <3333 BASICALLY.
*tackle-hugs back* Only as nice as you deserve, dear. <3
Also, Cait. CAIT. *flails* The Fox Circle sounds fantastic! Misty moors and feral girls with lots of fox friends, an unreliable narrator and the potential for a whole lot of feels–ooh, I hope you manage to get this one written, it sounds marvelous. 🙂 Also, the Pinterest board is very moody and atmospheric, and the landscape photos are gorgeous and look like what I want in a book setting, so. Great work! And good luck with it, if you decide to tackle it anytime soon!
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*squeaks a million percent because you are so so nice* HOPEFULLY I GET IT WRITTEN SOON TOO!! 😂 I mean, I’m a little nervous because I have never set foot on a moor, but pfft. Writing is about research and pretend you can go anywhere. I got this. Ahem. *flails because doesn’t got this* But seriously your nice comments = <333
There is so much going on in your life young Cait, I want to take a seat and sip some tea and munch on cakes on your behalf just by looking at it!
I hope your Society6 store is going swimmingly, I sorta abandoned mine when I saw the pittance I was making from each sale – I do not promote or come up with nearly enough designs to keep it afloat. But ahhh with your wit I am sure you will be making bank from it, good luck!!
And omg you are like a little celebrity with answering all these questions, I love that your readers are so curious about your life XD I hope your fans are well sated and happy <3
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I KNOOOOW. *dies a little* My goal of 2016 was to settle down a bit and do less? BUT I FEEL LIKE I’M DOING MORE. *screeches* Anyway. I hear ywa with the Society6. I think one would have to sell a mega-load of stuff to make it really worth it. D: BUT YEAH. I’m keeping with simple designs for now and it’s paid itself off for now, so that’s at least reassuring.😂
I hope the followers are appeased too. <33 BUT YOU GUYS ARE ALL SO GREAT I CAN'T EVEN.
Omg so many things about Cait! *grabs notebook to take notes on your awesome*
YASSS AGENT CARTER!! That show is great.
And yes, where are the brown eyed girls in YA? We’re a rare breed despite brown eyes being the most dominant eye colour.
My TBR is breeding like a rabbit. I haven’t bought any books in a while but it’s still mysteriously multiplying!
Omg *blushes* YOU ARE AWESOME, BEC. THAT IS THE TRUTH RIGHT THERE. And Peggy Carter is the most awesome of them all. Like, seriously, I don’t want superpowers…I wanna be Peggy Carter.
AND AGREED. I think authors like “different” too much with the eye colours. 😂 I assure you that 90% of my writing has brown-eyed characters to make up like this.
(TBRs multiple on their own I AM SURE OF THIS.)
CAAAAAAKE MY QUEEEN. I have been so bad about reading blogs (especially yours! omg) it’s like not even pardonable. I DON’T EVEN DESERVE TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL LIFE-Y POST WITH A PICTURE OF KIND-OF-YOUR-FACE. ahem. hi. EEEEP I LIKE THIS TAG IDEA A LOT. Because pssh our overlord doesn’t talk about her amazing self enough, seriously!! AND YOU’RE HIDING FABULOUSNESS FROM US. But I guess not right now so I ought to shut my small pink mouth. IS YOUR FULL NAME CAITLYN?? I just really want to know because I was thinking about it the other day. I FEEL YOU ABOUT THE MISSPELLINGS THO. We can share this solidarity of nevER FINDING COMMEMORATIVE VACATION KEYCHAINS WITH OUR PROPERLY-SPELLED NAMES ON THEM. Everybody thinks Abbie is spelled Abby (including spellcheck). Which is okay but if you’re not sure then whY NOT ASK??? (Oh they also think it’s always short of Abigail. *wipes tongue with napkin*)
I will create a character with your eyeballs (wow that sounds disturbing out of context) and DON’T WORRY SHE WON’T DIE. I think I’m much more sparing when it comes to whose blood I spill with my writerly sword. Maybe this is why you are queen and not I? YES I HAVEN’T THE HEART TO BE SUCH A GREAT RULER. “…because I’m training for the apocalypse — ARE YOU????” OMG STAHP. *wilts and flails*
YOUR DREAM CAREER PLANS HAVE SLAYED BOTH ME AND THE INTERNET. Just thought you should know. omg. “Somedays I need to introvert from my SELF.” THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU. Someone said it. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO IN A MINUTE. JUST GET ON TWITTER AND SNFCLDKNSCLNS UNTIL THEY CALLED THE TWITTER COPS (TweetCops? idek.) Marriage is for people who like people. (aka not me ha.)
As for being friendly…GIRL YOU ARE LIKE THE MOST FRIENDLY PERSON ON THE INTERNET. If someone Googles the word “friendly” — because the old print dictionaries didn’t know about your fabulous existence, see — THERE IS A PICTURE OF A MAGGIE STIEFVATER BOOK IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE. YEP. You are the farthest thing from a snob. I honestly am still trying to figure out if you even sleep because it’s like you’re sending cookies to everyone whilst having tea with everyone and talking to everyone on the phone and you’re like everywhere at once anD UM YOU’RE BASICALLY SANTA OKAY?? okay sorry it had to be said. I wail to my parents about it and they just tell me to “believe” because it’s MAGIC AND I CONSOLE MYSELF WITH CAKE AND LIVE ON.
love love,
abbie
p.s. my laptop sleeve arrived and it’s ermagawsh SO CUUUUTE but sadly it doesn’t fit my laptop. *wails* buuut I’m going to use it for notebooks and papers and loads of yummy fiction (which likes to scatter about my room for some reason???) SO I LOVE IT ALL THE SAME. going to instagram asap.)
p.p.s. I HAVE LITERALLY 10 BOOK IDEAS WITH FULL PLOTS AND CASTS OF CHARACTERS TOO OMG NOW WE CAN WAIL IN AGONY TOGETHER LIKE BEST FRIENNDSSS!!
p.p.p.s. does your brain hurt yet? i’m sorry dear XD
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WHY ARE YOUR COMMENTS ALWAYS SO FREAKISHLY SPECTACULAR. I WANT TO HUG ALL OF THIS COMMENT, BASICALLY. And give you cake. Omgggg, you’re so nice to me. :’)
I do hide quite fabulously don’t I? It’s becoming an art form. (Mwhahhahaa.) And my full name is actually “Caitlin” *nods* but most people give me the Y instead of the I? Or a K instead of a C. Or basically there’s like 93839 ways to spell my name and NO ONE EVER GETS THE RIGHT ONE. My entire childhood is full of like camp achievement awards with my name spelt differently in each one. -_-
WRITING A CHARACTER WITH MY EYEBALLS. *snorts and dies* THIS IS WHY YOU’RE SO GREAT. And you don’t kill your characters???? Omg. I am in awe of your restraint. I kill all of mine all the time and it’s becoming a problem. I never have potential possibilities for sequels.
Marriage is so for people who like people…omg, I just…I cannot even with the thought of permanently committing to a human. I INTROVERT FROM MY DOG FOR GOODNESS SAKES AS WELL AS MY OWN FACE. Aaaaand the hermit life sounds much nicer.
Omg, 😂😂😂 I work really hard at being friendly tho SO I’M GLAD IT PAYS OFF. It makes up for how unfriendly I am IRL….ahem.
I probably am Santa, tbh. Also who needs sleep? PPPPPPFFFFFT. #insomniaclife
(Omg, that sucks about the laptop sleeve though?!? Like can you take it back? I’m like 99% sure they do returns???)
LET US WAIL TOGETHER FOREVER THO. <3333
OHMYGOODNESS, HOW DO YOU HAVE SO MANY (AWESOME-SOUNDING) STORY IDEAS?!! You are a pure genius. Wait…I think I figured it out, you’re an alien, right? XD Can I be you for a few days? I need some cool story ideas…*says the girl who has 3 unfinished stories (from yearsss ago — or maybe a year but same thing rght??)* Uhh, yeah, never mind, I should probably work on those first.
Anddd my TBR is so HUGE. I have like 800 books on it and it feels like it’s never ending and I’m always adding more (because so many beautiful books coming out) and it’s like impossible to choose and I JUST CANT.
Also, people spell my name wrong all the time too. They spell it with a ‘K’ and I’m like “No, no, no, it’s Carina, you know, like the nebula??” And still they get it wrong. I’ve come to the conclusion that humanity can be really hopeless sometimes hahaha.
This post was literally the BEST. ahshsjdjfks <3
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I DON’T EVEN KNOW. MY BRAIN WON’T STOP THINKING THEM UP TBH. 😂 I’m just busting with books I want to write. I prefer the term “immortal wondrous creature of the galaxy” to alien, but you may say what you will. *flips hair majestically*
It’s the publishers fault NOT OURS right?! They keep coming out with these ridiculously awesome books…what are we supposed to do but WANT TO READ THEM ALL, OMG?!?
We can commiserate about misspelled names forever. Mine was even misspelled on my bank statement. TWICE. They ended up reverting to my initials because apparently that’s the best they could do. #fail 😂😂
Ah, I know the overthinking problem. *hugs and showers with chocolate cake, however that works* You’re doing a great job! You keep doing you and what you enjoy and people will come.
*runs around in shower of chocolate cake trying to eat it all* I’m sure over-thinking is like part of being a writer too. XD OUR BRAINS DON’T TURN OFF, I’M LIKE 99% POSITIVE OF THIS.
YAY! This was such a great post. I learned a lot about you. 😀
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Abi. ;D
Yay I love this post! I’ve read a few of your posts here and there for a while now, but only started subscribing to the blog recently. Loving it so far ^_^
As for me – yes my TBR can be overwhelming, but only when I’ve just returned from the library; I kind of have been working on two book ideas, one a MG fantasy and one a YA historical; it’s been tricky!; dream career: writer! I also like book reviewing which I do right now on my tumblr (see my website link), and want to go into humanitarian work, but not sure what area yet (I’m studying psych and law at university).
EEEE. HELLO AND WELCOME, WENDY!! *gives you welcoming cake* And hearing that you’re enjoying my posts is endlessly nice to know. SO JUST THANK YOU. <3
I accidentally borrowed a ton of books from the library yesterday as well. There is really NO HELP for me at this point.😂 And oooh, good luck with your writing projects! Writing IS hard. And draining. But so worth it. :') I shall check out your tumblr after this!!
Peggy Carter is totes my hero too! <3
Also, not trying to talk you into getting married, but if you meet yourself a nice introverted man, he'll completely respect your need for alone time now and then. Bonus points if he's an only child too. It's worked quite well for my husband and me! 🙂
SHE IS TOO FABULOUS FOR WORDS.
Bahaha, and too true. ;D Although considering I would have to GO OUT and find that nice introverted man…I don’t think it’s gonna happen.😂
I’ve been a bit silent on your blog lately, but I wanted to say that I really love your Society6 shop! I’m so happy that you’re doing well with it:) Also, I vote for the Wanderlust story! Every spring I always get the hankering to read a story that has to do with teens traveling. I think it’s how I live vicariously through the characters, haha.
Good luck with writing!
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Aww, tahnk you Sunny. :’) I MIGHT JUST FLAIL RIGHT NOW. hehe. I know I’m doing really simple designs and stuff for now, but hopefully in the future I’ll be able to expand and be more arty there too *nods* AND EEEP. I agree that spring/summer makes me want to write roadtrip sort of stories. I actually always write books in season?! So I need to write a summery book before the hot weather ends. 😛
AGENT CARTER!! I’ve gotten a bit behind, but I LOVE that show! I do wish Angie would come back, though. Apparently she’s not going to be in this season? Which is AWFUL, but at least we can still all be in awe of Peggy. And I just realized that I’d somehow never gotten around to reading The Dead Boy and the Paper Cut. How did THAT happen?? But now I’ve only just read half of the first chapter and I THINK I’M IN LOVE. Aaaaaaand now I need to stop myself from reading more tonight because I need sleep and also I want to savor how great it is.
I like lifely posts, but I’m not sure about writing one. My life is pretty dull, so my post would probably be something like “Lately, I’ve been doing lots of homework. And reading, in case you hadn’t noticed.” I guess I’ll try?
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I’m WAY behind. I haven’t even watched any of the second season yet! BUT I WILL. I JUST NEED A MOMENT. *flaps about trying to get everything done* And omg Angie isn’t in S2?! WUT IS THIS LIFE. But as long as Jarvis is there, that’ll be okay, because Jarvis is entirely my favourite. (Besides Peggy. Of course.)
OMGGGG SERIOUSLY?!?! I’M FLAILING RIGHT NOW. I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE MY DEAD BOY. I SHALL CRY OF HAPPINESS. *gives you cake* (I basically update twice on the weekends *nods*) You are a preciously wonderful bean. <33
(Pfft, my life is dull too. It's just the colourful explosions in my head that are worth discussing. 😂)
“your majesty” / “cake” — ARE YOU SECRETLY ALLIE AND WRITING THIS POST ON CAIT’S HALF BECAUSE I SEE SOME TWINNING GOING ON HERE. Your business card would be hella long because of all those marvelous occupations haha. PEGGY CARTER IS DA AMAZE DOT COM (and why the hell are they trying to set her up with sousa ugh; romance is not what this show is about sigh the writers apparently don’t get this part). Who would have thought? TRB and MS books as your favorites? THIS CAME TOTALLY OUT OF THE BLUE. wheeeeeeee I love reading on my Kindle and phone 🙂 I love reading physical books just as much which is weird because most people have a preference. ALSO CAIT YOUR SHOP IS HEAVENLY! ONE DAY I WILL BE RICH AND BUY A LOT OF THINGS AND SCREAM WHEN THEY ARRIVE <3
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PFFFT. I AHVE BEEN A MAJESTY OF CAKE LONG BEFORE ALLIE. (Actually I have no idea about that statement. Zomg, how long has Allie been blogging? WHERE IS ALLIE THESE DAYS ANYONE OMG. I MISS HER POSTS. Ahem.) But back to this post. And yes my business card would be rather tiring. I should get like a minion to just announce me. *flips hair majestically*
PEGGY CARTER THOUGH. <3 Easily my favourite superhero of ever...despite...not being super? Pffft. She is super.
BAHAHA came out of the blue. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.
I LOVED THIS POST!!! You should do more personal posts often! 🙂 And it was amusing to realize that I knew most of your answers already! Does that make me a creepy stalker??? 😛
*sees Vicious is fav books list* *flails*
OMG I relate to the kindle sentiment!!! I have started to prefer ebooks to physical copies these days, which actually scares me! 0_0
And about the instagram business – I actually like it when bookstagram accounts doesn’t have a consistency. I mean, it’s nice to see a bookstagrammer with a particular style, but seeing the same thing again and again can be a bit boring. Especially if every Sunday they decide to don socks. *sighs*
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THE NICEST KIND OF STALKER. <3 hehe Although, omg, I'm terrified of always repeating myself because I never know what I've said before. *facepalm* But at least all my newbie followers can know all my weirdness. 😂
I KNOW RIGHT?!?! IT SCARES ME TOO. Like I love physical books oh. so. much. But lately I've just wanted to hold my tiny, comfortable iPod because I'm too tired for paperbacks. HOPEFULLY THIS PASSES THOUGH, BECAUSE I LOVE PHYSICAL BOOKS.
EEEP. THANK YOU THO ABOUT THE INSTAGRAM. I kind of really like the instagram accounts that are consistent? But idek if it's me. And I need to be me, so I’ll just probably keep doing what I’m doing. YOU ARE SO NICE TO ME THOUGH. <3
I like this. I might have to do this at some point. I love your blog and don’t notice any inconsistency with it, it totally works for you 😉 I’d keep it the way it is. I and many others love it… hence why your blog is growing and growing and growing!!! 😉 And is probably the most commented on book blog of ever!
MY TBR IS SO OUT OF CONTROL! I counted my books the other day and own 1,127… and I have 9 new ones sitting next to me. I have probably read less than half of those books. OOOPS!
YES DO IT, CHARNELL. I think we bloggers need to occasionally screecha bout our lives. ;D AWWW, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR NICE WORDS ABOUT MY BLOG. <3 I'm definitely overthinking.😂
Omg, my tbr isn't that bad QUITE yet...but I need to work on it. hehe. So if you ever go missing, we'll send a search part to dig you out from beneath your TBR?!?
Love your Society6 shop. Your designs is amazing 😉 I never talk much about my self, because this is one of those things that I never been any good at. Lol. Maybe I should do a post like this! Would be good for me! I have only on book idea at the moment, so I hope to finish that before I gets more ideas. My writings is like a glimpse of my dreams. I usually dreams a lot of weird stuff, but never remember the whole dream. So I often write it down what I remember and use it in my stories.
Aww, thank you!!😊 YOU ARE SO NICE. ehe. And omg, I hear ya with struggling to talk about one’s self. Plus i can never remember what I’ve already said…and I don’t want to just write a post repeating myself. heheh OMG BUT YES IF I CAN DO IT, YOU SHOULD TOO!! (That is so so cool about your dreams, though! I never remember my dreams.)
Oh no one wants to know about me. I like being able to walk out my front door and no one know who I am. It’s glorious.
I’ve always seen it as Cait as in Kate but short for Caitlin I assume? Which in Italian derives from the name Katherine anyway. TA DA. But I still believe your hair is in fact, purple. It LOOKED purple and you ARE part dragon. You shall not convince me otherwise. I’m actually surprised that you’re not all that into music. I never took you for a Taylor Swift fan, but I always imagined you listening to movie scores for some reason.
MIND. BLOWN.
Purple hair 😀
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Keeping up that aura of mysterious fabulousness still, I see? *sighs* OKAY FINE THEN, KELLY. DON’T SHARE YOURSELF WITH US.
And yus. It is short for Caitlin which is like the most common name of my year. -_- And I somewhat hate it, sO THERE IS THAT. But omg it’s got Italian roots? THAT’S AWESOME BECAUSE I’M PARTIALLY ITALIAN. And here I thought it was Irish? And omg, you may keep thinking about my purple hair if you like though I will swear on Morpheus that it is, in fact, brown.
I used to listen to movie scores! BUT YEAH. GAH. My head is noisy enough with all my book ideas to try and balance music too.
Yay! I loved this!! I didn’t even know you had a Society 6 store! I think the best way to market that without being “spammy” is to look into getting brand reps. Essentially you would send them one or two items a month in exchange for them advertising for you! I find a lot of shops do this on bookstagram. And it’s really clever because bookstagram people are usually trying to find things to represent our fabulous book culture. How ridiculous that a store will not sell me coffee mugs with great literary sayings and witty ways to describe myself?! HMPH!
ANYWAY, that’s my one marketing suggestion… And you wrote this a few days ago so I’m sure many others have probably said something similar!
Also, I’m going to try and order a mug soon, because LOVE!! And I’ll feature it in a few of my bookstagram posts proudly for all the world to see! HUZZAH!
Also, I’m DYING of laughter over here due to your use of the Supernatural brothers memes! 😂😂😂😂😂
I SHOULD DO THAT. Someone else mentioned it too, and it sounds like a really awesome idea. eeep. Thank you for the advice! And I think it’s less “in your face buy this buy this” if it’s on instagram and is part of an awesome photo, too, right? AND OMG I KNOW. I wish this kind of stuff was like cheap to get at actual stores. The world clearly has not got it’s priorities in order. ;D
Awww. *blushes* YOU’RE SO NICE.
SUPERNATURAL THO. <3
Ahhhh I loved this post so much, Cait!! And don’t worry, you are most definitely NOT a snob, and never will be! (Unless, I suppose, you turn into the evil twin sister or something.. wait, that makes no sense. Oh well.) It can definitely be hard replying to all comments on time—especially for you since you get so many! XD And your readers can understand that. Well, I can, anyway, lol.
But omg your Society6 store items are sooooooo pretty. I WANTTTT, Also all your book ideas sound AMAZING. Please write them. 😛 I would most definitely read them! (Your Pinterest boards for them all look sooo good, btw.)
OMGGG YOU ARE SO NICE TO ME. *flails wildly* And WHO KNOWS maybe my brain might be kidnapped by evil snobbish aliens? It could happen. *nods* hehe, but yes, I’m rather slow at all the comments these days BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL GET TO THEM ALL EVENTUALLY!! And visit back blogs! Because it’s my favourite and I appreciate you peoples all so much. <3
Eep, thank you! 😀
ONLY 20 books a month? Sheesh. Do you ever sleep? I don’t think I could read 20 books in a month if I tried. But seriously, how do you have any time to do ALL OF THE THINGS you do? Teach me your ways. As far as graphics go: YESS! I feel very inconsistent and it drives me crazy, BUT I am trying to fix it! (For now, I will use the “newbie blogger” title as an excuse). I enjoy “lifey posts” because I like getting to know my fellow bloggers better.
I DON’T KNOW. I JUST AM FABULOUS I GUESS. *flips hair* Haha, just kidding, though.😂 I don’t know?! I work fast!
Also…can I use the newbie blogger title too?! PLEASE. hehe. I guess it’s all a learning process right and we just can do our best and have fun. *tells this to self too*
And AGREED. It’s always nice to know a bit of the blogger behind the blog. ;D
I guess in the grand scheme of things anyone could be a newbie. It just depends on how new they are.
I VOTE FOR THE “TRASH” STORY! (What do you MEAN, that’s a trash folder, and not a story?) (I have Scrivener, I know these things, and yet.) (Trolling and bracket abuse. My two greatest joys.)
But seriously, though. Tumblr has taken to dubbing anything romantic (especially if the object of said romance is a tortured anti-hero, apparently) “trash”, so a story actually called “trash” sounds like JUST MY SORT OF THING! Romancing the anti-hero – my OTHER greatest joy!
I NEED TO STALK YOUR WATTPAD, GOSH DARN IT! I keep postponing actually joining Wattpad because I don’t have enough memory on my phone for an app that’d notify me about new chapters. (And you thought your good-book-procrastinating excuses were ridiculous!) I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF AN APP EXISTS, but my brain is running with that excuse for now. I have, have, have to get around to it now, though, because my brain has been in SEVERE WRITING MODE all month – SUPPORT WRITERS, DISCUSS WRITING, BE A BETA (WOLF OR READER), BE A CRITIQUE (WOLF OR PARTNER) (WAIT, THAT DOESN’T WORK), AND WRITEEEE! I have regular dentist appointments now and they’re the bane of my existence (and also why I suspect that deep down I can’t possibly be a Gryffindor, whatever Pottermore says), and I’ve taken to scheduling them in the late afternoon and spending the entire day before that skipping classes and WRITING. Apparently, writing on SEVERE ANXIETY is boss. *nods*
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It was then that she realized that in her NaNoWriMo novel-length reply she never once mentioned anything other than writing, despite Cait’s having discussed many, many other things in her post. Yup. It’s writing-time for me, alright.
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YOUR COMMENTS ARE MY ETERNAL FAVOURITE. JUST SAYIN’. <33 Ahem. But it is perfectly acceptable just to screech about writing to me. MEEEEE. I love writing. I COULD TALK ABOUT IT FOREVER, DUDE. Also Trash Story needs to be a thing, obviously. Ahem. (Although, I actually have read a book called Trash....it wasn't half bad...)😂
OMG IF YOU READ MY WATTPAD STORY, DO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!! *flails nervously* I honestly explode out of my delicate brain whenever someone reads my writing. :') Ahhhhem. And I think a wattpad app exists?? But idek. I update on wattpad but I don't actually read anyone else's. #mybad I WILL SOMEDAY SOON THO. Omg, why are there so many things we need to do??? Hmm??? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIT EVERYTHING INTO ONE PUNY DAY.
Griffyindor?!?! *hisses Slytherinly at you*
It’s good to know some more about you. ^ ^ I did this tag a year or so ago. I’ve managed to make my TBR under control by not buying any more books until I finish the ones I have. It is hard, but effective and I practice self control. XD My dream career is to be a published author. I think your pictures/.graphics/ etc. are great. ^ ^
BAHAH YOU ARE GOOD AT SELF CONTROL THEN.😂 I cannot at all. heheh And *hi fives* for the dream authorly career. :’)
I am a fan of the Spider Queen and can’t wait until it’s ready to be read! I would like to apply for “Being Fabulous” as an occupation. It’s probably not the sort of thing you can apply for, though. It’s probably the sort of thing you just own. There’s only 2 Maggie Steifvater books in your favorites. I’m not sure how to respond to this dissonance. The Dream Thieves is currently my favorite Maggie.
I love your #amcurrently posts. I want to steal (with proper credit) the whole idea and post my own #amcurrently occasionally 🙂
OMG *FLAILS* The Spider Queen is honestly one of my dearest darlings (okay probably I say that about all my books? BUT TRULY THIS ONE. <33) I'm pretty sure Being Fabulous is a self-started business. *nods* Definitely go for it. JOIN WITH ME, ANNIE. pROFESSIONAL FABULOUSNESS.
Well I was trying to have some more variety in my favourite book lists.😂
YOU SHOULD!!! I didn’t invent this kind of post at all, so go for it. ;D
As I’ve said before, would love to get my hands on published Dead Boy. Your blog looks like a lot of work! With 20 (are you human!!) books a month, how you manage blogging is beyond me 😛 Just a curious question: I noticed all the lovely images in reviews, how much time does it take to write a complete post?
oh hey can you remove the comment form down below( for blogging platform) for your website, its intimidating. :O
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Do you mean the photos of books I take for my reviews? I don’t actually know how long it takes me all up, sorry!😂 Probably not that long though. I take the photos, edit them, and then write the review as soon as I’ve read the book. ;D
Also (again sorry!) I don’t know what you mean about my comment platform being intimidating? I encourage/like comments so…I won’t ever be removing that option.