Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fantasy. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

NaNoWrimo

What is NaNoWrimo?


First of all, NaNoWrimo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a no-holds-barred approach to novel writing and yes, I will be a participant this year. Basically, the goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30th. Guess what?? The contest begins November 1!! Yikes, that's mucho pressure! I am super excited about this! I've already begun building my characters and coming up with a plot. I will be writing a fantasy book. I feel that my imagination can run free with this genre. It's almost like no one cam tell me that I'm wrong because it's all make-believe. I'm finding that it is a lot of work and it's extremely stressful but I can't wait to see what kind of craziness I come up with!!

www.nanowrimo.org

xoxo ♥ LOVES IT!!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Lil' Saaski

Eloise McGraw, The Moorchild - I loved this story! More so toward the end of the book. A powerful story about prejudice, this fantasy takes you into the world of Saaski or Moql'nkkn, as her Moorfolk people named her. Half human and half Moorfolk, she is banished from The Folk world, because of her inabilty to disappear, to live amongst the human race. She is swapped for an unchristened human baby and begins her life amongst the humans. Of course, she is feared because she looks and behaves differently than a human child. "Saaski's dusky skin had never lightened, while her wild bush of hair was paler than ever...with longer fingers and toes than was common." Having forgotten her life in The Folk, she grows up believing that her parents whom she affectionately calls Mumma and Da' are actually that. As time goes on, Saaski's forgotten beginnings begin to slowly emerge from the corners of her memories and she soon discovers that things are not as they seem. This is a heartwarming story, sure to touch the hearts of all who choose to pick it up and read.

♥♥♥♥ - heartwarming
xoxo ♥