This is probably going to be a short one today (yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh!), because most of my words are going to be spent on my New Year’s Goals post, coming up shortly! But I thought you guys should at least get a quick overview of what I’ve been up to this past month. So here we go!
Once More Unto the (Writing) Breach
I did a whole lot of nothing this month. And I am okay with that. I needed the time to recharge my batteries, and now I feel much more able to tackle my goals for the new year. I’ve finished outlining my plan for the year, I posted one chapter of Changing History (which to be honest, is one more chapter than I had thought I would post), and now I’m ready to jump back in with both feet!
Have You Hugged a Book Today?
I made my goal for the year! Easily! With room to spare! Yay me, let’s get into the books I read this month 🙂
Here’s the link to my star rating breakdown if anyone needs a refresher. It’s also up in the header 🙂
- Books I’ve finished:
- Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis- Five Stars
- Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis- Five Stars
- Odd Hours by Dean Koontz- Four Stars
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling- Five Stars
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld- Three Stars
- What I’m currently reading (In order of Date Started):
- The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss– I got this for Christmas from my boyfriend. BEST CHRISTMAS EVER! Seriously, the way Patrick Rothfuss writes is beautiful, but not in a boring, flowery way, it’s beautiful that really works to enhance the plot, rather than detract from it. I’m on the edge of my seat! On the one hand, I can’t wait to find out what happens. On the other hand, Pat doesn’t seem anywhere close to publishing book three and with only a short(ish) book left between them… The Great Torturous Wait is a looming inevitability.
- Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire– I got this on sale once upon a time, long, long ago, and I’m just now getting around to listening to it. It’s… okay. I like the characters, it’s made me laugh out loud a few times, but I’m a third of the way through and we still haven’t gotten to what I would consider “the good parts” yet. I remember this from reading Wicked a few years back, but I guess I had forgotten what it was like. We’ll see if my mood improves as the book goes on.
- Book to Screen:
- Marvel’s Jessica Jones– I technically finished watching this in January, but I really want to talk about it. Because OH EM GEE, you guys, I can’t even! I don’t even know if I have words. This was so good. It was gritty, but in a totally different way than Daredevil. While Daredevil used mostly physical violence to invoke horror, Jessica Jones relied on the psychological aspect, something that I appreciate far more as a viewer. I can’t handle blood for blood’s sake, and I honestly find the powerlessness that comes from brainwashing and hostage-type situations much more frightening, rather than just disgusting. Not to say there wasn’t a fair amount of blood, but it all felt much more necessary, instead of added for shock value. The cast was superb (David Tennant as the villain was probably the best thing I have ever seen) and the plot twisted and turned in so many surprising ways. There are several characters that I hope might make appearances in the next Marvel shows from Netflix (Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders), but I have to say, watching Trish Walker kick a$$ and take names was probably the most satisfying part of the whole show and I look forward to a return of her character almost as much as Jessica herself.
#Hashtags and other minutia
I don’t even know if I did anything on social media this month. Let’s find out!
- My Favorite Tumblr Reblog: I just think stuff like this is gorgeous.
- My Favorite Tumblr Post: This is the only original post I made on Tumblr this month. I REGRET NOTHING!
- Twitter Retweet: This is too hilarious not to share:
- Twitter Post: I got my winner’s shirt from NaNo! WhoopWhoop!
- Just For Fun: GALAVANT IS BACK AND I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW! 😀
Do I Actually Have a Life?
Still no. I am planning to have MORE of a life, now that the new year has started! 🙂
“And In Conclusion…”
- Writing- January is the month of focusing on Changing History. I am back to full writing strength, and I will be posting chapters regularly (at least once a week) and working on finishing the first draft of Entwives. I will be making a blog post detailing my plans for the year later this week.
- Reading- This will also be in my goals post, but I’m planning to read 50 books this year! I plan to start this month, by finishing 4-5 books, which includes at least starting The Gunslinger by Stephen King and rereading Alice in Wonderland to prepare for my continuing work on my original novel.
- Social Media- Make more of an effort in all areas. That’s the goal.
- My Personal Life- Get back to the gym and cook more, eat out less!
That’s all for now, folks! I’ll be back later in the week, with a full breakdown of what my goals are for the new year. Have a good month, everyone! 🙂
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I had to scrape by on my 50 books last year, but this year I plan to surpass that goal, and not have to eek the last one through at the deadline. I agree that December was a month for recharging, and January is when we all need to take a deep breath and dive back in. Good luck!
My original reading goal was 60 books. Yeah, that wasn’t gonna happen 😛 50 was much more reasonable. I’m probably gonna stick with that, just so I don’t have to struggle 😛