So... I haven't blogged in a while, so I'd thought I'd better update you on all that has happened in my life.
So first of all, I got a letter in the mail yesterday from the college I go to informing me that I had made the Dean's List and could join Phi Theta Kappa, which is a pretty big deal. So that's exciting.
I'm taking 15 credits this semester-Intro to Creative Writing for Stage and Screen online (note to self- Twice Upon a Time) Intro to World Music (also online), Astronomy, Relationships, Marriage and the Family (a sociology class), and Small Group Communications.
We're running an awareness campaign on campus in my Small Group class... there's only 17 of us, which is nice. We're researching our own ancestry and the music from that culture in World Music- that's Irish for me!
I'm currently searching for stock photos and such that I can use for the cover of my novel... I probably will end up getting someone to take my picture in a fancy dress...It's hard to find a stock photo with a short haired girl like Halyn...
this was kind of what I was picturing...but with short hair. It's titled
When the Stars Fall.
this image kinda has the girl I was picturing.
I'm working on typing Elli's YWP NaNo and I have just finished her book cover. I used an image by mocking-jay-birdy on deviantArt for the skater, since Elli wanted a cartoony look. It's an experiment until I hear back from the artist that it's okay. The book is self published...so, hopefully she doesn't have a problem. Here it is: (I've blocked out her name for privacy reasons)
Basic Plot (or back page blurb)
"Caroline Pattinare always considered herself a mediocre skater. She would never be good enough to beat Kristal. Until one day, a tornado blows her attic into pieces, and Carol finds the skates of Rina Malloy, a legendary skater who won an Olympic gold medal. The blades of the skates are blue, and Carol is convinced they are magic, because when she wears them, she can do anything. Carol is invited to compete in the ISI Summer Skating Competition, the same one Kristal competes in (and wins) each summer. Kristal will do anything to win... but will she resort to sabotoge and theft?"
(just made that up... don't know if Elli approves as she is at winter camp. But I shall find out when she returns...it will be a surprise!
Over and out
Haili
