TWO DOWN, TEN TO GO//February Recap

 Can you believe that two months have already passed? Because I can not. When this year started, I thought that I would have my first draft finished by now. And I also thought that I would have plotted 3-4 of my older story ideas into a workable plot rather then coming up with three new ones.

Oops.


Blogging Things: 

I reached 15,000 page-views this month (which is insane) and celebrated my first blogoversary!

Write What You Know: Archery
WINTER WONDERIN' WHY SNOW BLEH//Winter Wonderland Tag
5 Newest Books on My TBR Pile
Book Recommendations for People Who Like DRAGONS: Part II
My Favorite Literary OTPs//I May Explode From A Cuteness Overload
The Seven-Seven-Seven-Seven Challenge

One Year of Blogging: A Look In The Past
My Favorite 5 Posts and Yours//Blogoversary Week
Past Projects Revisited!//Blogoversary Week
A Sneak Peak at Future Projects//Blogoversary Week
 The Starfish NOW WITH SARCASTIC COMMENTARY!//Blogoversary Week
Liebester Award Tag//Like My Tag? Thanks, I Stole It
Q&A//Blogoversary Week


10 Books I Could Read For Eternity! 

Writing Things: 

Well first of all, I got behind on my writing schedule, freaked out for about a day, and drank too much coffee, And then I had a chance to think about it and decided that I want this story to be amazing, and instead of rushing it I'm going to take as much time as I need to make it Perfect! Though at the same time, I intend to keep working on it and stop spending so much time working on less important things. Do I really need to write all my posts ahead of time up until June? No, probably not. 

So I'm still working. My plan is to have the First Draft and the Read Through done by the end of March so that I can focus on April's Camp NaNoWriMo. 

And while I'm way behind schedule, I gave myself the first three weeks of March to the Read Through and the last week to NaNo prep...but I'm pushing everything back a little. It really didn't take me two weeks to read through my last novel and it only REALLY takes a day or two to get fully prepped for NaNo. I could probably even do it all on the first day of April. (Scratch that. The first is Easter. Second day then.)

I've been doing a lot of research as I write, which leads to me over researching some things...Anyone want to know a lot of random information on how Persia Nomadic tribes hunted? Or falconry?  

I also plotted a new novel this month. Or at least its about 67% plotted. I still need to work out the finer details (like character names?), but that won't take more then an hour or two.


Reading Things: 

Feel my shame.

I read TWO books this entire month.

Though I suppose that isn't strictly true, since I reread The Girl From Everywhere and The Ship Beyond Time 3-4 times each.

The Missing Plot by Genevieve Cogman (Bk. 4 of the Invisible Library Series)

Wasn't too crazy about this book...It was a fun reading about Irene as a gangster, but the story contributed NOTHING to the overall plot of the series. 

The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heiling- Sequel to The Girl From Everywhere
 *drools slightly*

I don't want to say too much, since it is a sequel and might spoil the first book for you....

But WHOA.

I love it.

It was just as beautiful and magical as the first book, with another slightly crazed antagonist, Mr. Hart still annoys me, KASHMIR <3,  boats, time traveling, Nix is at the helm, PROPHECIES, magical mythical creatures...

WHOA


Life Things: 

• I watched the Superbowl, even though I don't like football.
  
  At all. 
  
  And I listened to my friend's frantic screams about it and ate junk food, which is the real reason to watch the Superbowl. That and commercials.

My favorite Superbowl Ad: 

So...did you watch the SuperBowl?
Or are you more of a March Madness person?

-Mary Kate