What's the Word? Weekend #14

Hey guys!

It's time for What's the Word? Weekend number 14! :D



Alright sooooooo ... the news I have for this weekend is:

The Bad News:

N/A for this week ;)

The Good News:

Still haven't heard back from the two agents yet ... so that's (potentially) good, right? :)

West Coast is currently at: 35,773 words. I'd say I have about 10-15K words left to write give or take ... I'm definitely around the final stretch of completing the first draft, so I'm really excited about that! :D

I also have an AWESOME idea for my next book! I've already outlined it, and I'm SOOOO tempted to write it now! But, I won't. ... Why? 

Well (1) I've tried writing more than one book before, and, I couldn't really do it. I don't know how many of you have read the Follow Me Friday post I did a couple weeks ago about reading two books at the same time, but long story short my answer for reading two books at the same time is the same as writing two books at the same time: I feel like I'm cheating on the book I started first, and that wouldn't be fair because I wouldn't be given it all the love and attention that it (and the other book) deserves. So yeah, I like to focus all of my attention into one book when I'm writing; I think I produce the best stuff that way.

And (2) I promised myself that I would not start actually writing this new book until school is over (which is in less than a month for me; 3 weeks and 4 days to be exact!!!). It's a hard promise to keep since I LOVE writing so much, but I'm willing to do it if it means focusing on studying for finals and doing well on those.

That's all for this weekend folks! Until next time!!! :D


X <3 O
This is my year, this is my time, this is my now.

Follow Me Friday! #14

Hey guys!

It's time for Follow Friday Number 14 !!! :D




This week's question is:

Question: Have you had a character that disappointed you? One that you fell in love with and then "broke up" with later on in either the series or a stand-alone book? Tell us about him or her.

Answer: Hmmm ... I honestly don't think I've really had a character that's disappointed me in that way. I feel like the characters in the books I've read have pretty much always done what they were supposed to do (even if I didn't always agree with it, or I didn't see it coming), you know? 

Haha, I'm a pretty forgiving person, so even with the characters I "fell in love with," I'm willing to forgive, even if I don't forget. ;)

But on a completely opposite note, I found that Jacob from the Twilight series started off as being a you know, cute kind of character in the first book. But then once he changed in the second book ... well ... that's when I was hit with Cupid's arrow (to go along with the love theme, Haha).

Can't wait to read all of your answers!!!!


Until next time folks (aka WWW)!!!!!!


X <3 O

Tuney Tuesday #14: Who I Am (Nick Jonas & The Administration)

Hey guys!

It's time for Tuney Tuesday number 14!!!! :D



Here are the rules:
Tuney Tuesdays is a weekly meme that Eileen at  ***Singing and Reading in the Rain***  and I at J.A.Y.A.! host. It's really easy! Just:

• Once a week, on Tuesday, choose a song that you might be really into that particular week.
• Include a video/cover art for that single if there is one (or the button for Tuney Tuesdays that I've made up. I'll put it later in the post.) 
• Include the lyrics
• Write what you like about it in a review. Or write a few sentences about how it inspires you. Or how it relates to a book that you've been reading.
• If you don't want to do your own song, you can use one of the songs that Eileen at ***Singing and Reading in the Rain*** or I have done for this week.

So the song I chose to do this week is Who I Am by Nick Jonas & The Administration. Can I first start off by saying that I LOVE the music video for this song. It's something so simple, and yet so inspiring. I love that there are people from all walks of life in the video, and even Nick's in the video with a couple signs (I know me saying that the artist is in the video sounds silly, but you'll see what I mean if you watch it).
I think everyone can relate to the message of this song. It's about being wanted; we all want to be wanted, feel needed, want someone to love us. It doesn't really matter if you live the life of a celebrity or the live of an average person ... we all want to have people in our lives who love us for who we are, for being ourselves and no one else. And with that acceptance comes all the good and bad qualities in us, no matter what they are.
Who I Am is not only a catchy song, but I love that you can hear the passion in Nick's voice as he sings. Even though he's still in his teens, he's so mature for his age, and I completely respect and admire that.
I think that at the end of the day, it's all about being yourself. And you want to make sure you find that special someone, or even just have friends and family in your life, who support who you are.

Lyrics courtesy of elyrics.net (*with my own edits*):

I want someone to love me
For who I am
I want someone to need me
Is that so bad?
I wanna break our madness
But it's all I have
I want someone to love me
For who I am

Nothing makes sense
Nothing makes sense anymore
Nothing is right
Nothing is right when you're gone
Loosing my breath
Loosing my right to be wrong
I'm frightened to death
I'm frightened that I won't be strong


I want someone to love me
For who I am
I want someone to need me
Is that so bad?
I wanna break our madness
But it's all I have
I want someone to love me
For who I am

I'm shaking it off
I'm shaking off all of the pain
You're breaking my heart
You're breaking my heart once again

I want someone to love me
For who I am
I want someone to need me
Is that so bad?
I wanna break all the madness
But it's all I have
I want someone to love me
For who I am

Are you gonna love me? Yeah.
For who I am?

I want someone to love me
For who I am
I want someone to need me
Is that so bad?
I wanna break all the madness
But it's all I have
I want someone to love me
For who I am

Yeah!
Who I Am!

That's all for this TT folks!!! Until next time!!!

X <3 O