#any way if anyone else has read way of kings/stormlight archives enjoy my probably very wrong predictions

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Tagging Game!

Thanks so much @kandidlyrandom for tagging me, I love these! It was nice getting to know you a little better! LayDee MacDeath has to be my favorite roller derby name ever. Anyways, here we go...

Answer 20 questions and tag 20 followers

Name: Amanda

Nicknames: Demon. No actual nicknames though, because I HATE Mandy. 

Zodiac: Virgo. 

Height: 5′ 9″

Languages: Just English, but I want to learn Spanish, Russian and Italian. 

Nationality: American. 

Favorite Seasons: Fall mostly, but since it isn’t even very long where I live, I think Winter is my second. I love cold nights and seeing my breath. 

Favorite Flower: Tulips probably. I really don’t give too much thought to flowers. I love seeing wildflowers in fields though. 

Favorite Scents: I love outdoor scents, like the woods, rivers, things like that. The candles I burn are dark, deep scents.

Favorite Color: Pink or maroon. I can’t ever decide which I like more...

Favorite Animals: Raccoons, they’re so cute! Sharks, owls, wolves, oh my...oh bears too. There’s really just too many, animals are so cool. 

Favorite Fictional Characters:  From Books...Gonko and Kurt Pilo (The Pilo Family Circus), Kaladin and Dalinar (The Stormlight Archive), Jack Harper (Pivot), Elend (Mistborn Era One), Lord Loss (The Demonata), Moon Knight. From Movies...Hades (Yes, the Disney version of Hercules Hades, ok? Don’t judge me) and also the Hyenas from The Lion King, Conner and Murphy (Boondock Saints), Shikamaru and Kakashi (Naruto), Hannibal Lecter (I haven’t gotten to reading the books yet). Honestly, there’s probably way more but these are a few in the top.

Favorite Hot Beverage: Coffee is the only hot drink I’ll have these days. I much prefer cold drinks. 

Average Amount of Sleep: 4-5 hours. 

Dogs or Cats: Dogs for sure. Cats and I don’t vibe, cute and all but too distant for me. 

Number of Blankets: I sleep with a comforter and top sheet. I own, a lot more. 

Dream Trip: Wow, there’s so many but I guess my top pick for destinations is Ireland, it would be Russia but I’m actually terrified to go without more knowledge and learning the language. 

Blog Established: October 16, 2018, I do not feel like I’ve had this blog that long already haha. 

Followers: 91, wow! Thank you to each and every one of you, that’s so sweet and I appreciate your support, I really didn’t have very high hopes when I started this back then but now, it’s one of my favorite parts of the day. 

Random Fun Fact: I would say horror or psychological horror to be more precise is my favorite genre to read, but I am not a Stephen King or Chuck Palahniuk fan and it actually bothers me, I keep trying to force myself to be. Any recommendations? 

Here you go guys, I hope you enjoy! @elysiumwords @thefairybookhoarder @infinite-books @a-ramblinrose @fictional-life-of-emilie @altaernae @reviewandrepeat @reedyalikeabook @auraseeingcoffeebean @whatreading-cando @essentiallybookish @the-bookie-monster @rememberwhiteknight @peace-favor-your-sword @biblioshark @muses-and-passion-and-ink @stormblessed @anassarhenisch @creepypoetics @ihaveseenthedragons

And anyone else that was to do this! Drop an @ for me in it and I’ll reblog your answers, can’t wait to see! 

[magic-is-something-we-create]

10 Questions Tag!

I was tagged by @lemon-writings!! Thank you!!!

Rules: Answer the 10 questions, ask a different 10, and tag 10 people!

What weird writing habits do you have? Probably less weird and more unadvisable, but I let my mom and dad read my first drafts as I write them, because sometimes I need a cheerleader or two to help make me write. It’s okay, so far, cause technically Firebreathers is in 2nd draft stage, but it’s the kind of 2nd draft where I’m finding the plot to give to the characters... so there’s still a lot of holes.

Have you ever read a book you hated so much you couldn’t finish it? What was it? Why? In all honesty, I tried to pick up Twilight at my mom’s request about 6 months ago, and the writing style just didn’t vibe with me, and so I put it down about 2 chapters in. Same with Game of Thrones. Also, I can usually tell if I’ll like characters within a few pages, and those characters were not fun for me, so I stopped. I’ve never vehemently hated a book, though.

What do you listen to while you write? I have a “general” playlist on Spotify that just has all the songs I’ve ever enjoyed on it, since I joined Spotify itself. Usually, it’s either on shuffle, or going from most recent additions down the list. I have been attending a few writing sprint livestreams recently, though, and those are nice to listen to/interact with when I’m writing. My favs are bytheBrooke, Kate Cavanaugh, and Emily Bourne! They’re all really chill.

What does an average day of writing look like for you? “Usual” meaning the days I do write, I’ll sit down at some point, put on some music and start up FocusWriter, and write anywhere from 250-1500 words over the course of 30 minutes to an hour. But I don’t write very often, even though I have time, because my mental health issues usually end up with me being too demotivated to life, never mind write.

What is a project you’ve always wanted to start, but haven’t gotten around to yet? It’s not writing related, strictly, but I’ve been wanting to do portraits for the protagonist cast of Firebreathers for a while! I just haven’t gotten around to it yet... probably because there’s a lot of them...

Is there anything about your current WIP that you’re super proud of? Well... a couple things really stand out to me. The fact that the zero draft of Firebreathers was written in a pair of composition notebooks on the bus to and from school in sixth grade, and that I’m now almost 50k words into a draft that could actually be a novel? Just thinking about it makes me happy and proud of myself! Also, the ways I’ve been improving on my description. Like the phrases the wheels tumble over the bumps and slurred, foreign speech stumbles from his tongue in the first chapters of Firebreathers, or a rusted over junkyard of a car from Deity Complex. It’s a pretty vast improvement on past-me.

What is a trope you absolutely can’t stand? Love ‘’’triangles’’’ that are really just love V-shapes that result in the middle person trying to decide between two people they love. It’s why if there’s any ‘’’love triangles’’’ in my books, they’re actual triangles that result in polyamory.

Do you have an OC that’s more or less just a fantasy version of yourself? All of my characters in Firebreathers are just facets of myself that have been isolated, exaggerated, and given a personality centered around that aspect. Even the villains. i.e. Ember is my mostly righteous anger at the world, Nimbus is the ‘’’gifted’’’ kid part of me, and King Evergreen is the misguided part that thinks it can save the world without putting in any effort.

Have any works inspired your current WIP? For Firebreathers, it would be Avatar: The Last Airbender, Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Red Rising, and Lord of the Rings. For Deity Complex, it’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Captain America: Civil War, and the little I remember about City of Bones.

What is your favorite WIP to write for? Firebreathers, 100%. I enjoy the wit in Deity Complex, and the ways I can cross reality with the AU, but the world of Ehl, and particularly Ember’s family, will forever be my favorite to work with.

My questions are:

1. What’s your favorite part about writing? 2. Is there anything you absolutely must do before you sit down to write for the day? 3. What’s your favorite character trope? 4. What’s your favorite character trope to turn on it’s head? 5. What was something that you had to research for your WIP that led you down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? 6. Have you ever stayed up late to work on a WIP? 7. Have you ever gotten up early to work on a WIP? 8. If you could tell your past self any cool tidbit about what you’re writing now, what would it be? 9. What’s something you would like to write about in the future? 10. Have your parents/siblings/irl friends ever read any of your writing?

Tagging: @atelierwriting, @baguettewriter, @themillionthdraft, @velvetinewitch, @rhiannonleewriting, @cookiecutterwrites, @musicofglassandwords, @captainrynna, @yogurt-writing, and @faesongwrites. Also, anyone else who wants to! I’m curious about people’s answers to these!!

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do all 100 questions

I’m so pissed I started this and got through 25 ish questions and then closed the tab so here we go again

6 of the songs you listen to most?

Praying, Ke$ha

Eraser, Ed Sheeran

Play That Song, Train

Here, Alessia Cara

We Didn’t Start the Fire, Bon Jovi

Something Just Like This, Chainsmokers and Coldplay

If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

TBH I don’t know

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

“He infused them with Stormlight, Lashing them to a point behind the king.”

What do you think about most?

Figuring out who I am and what I want

What does your latest text message from someone else say?

“I think I cab sleeo NoeThank u for the kittiesThey wer v niceIlyyyyy ❤❤❤❤❤”

(spelling errors left intact)

Do you sleep with or without clothes on?

depends on the day

What’s your strangest talent?

My ability to be very awkward

Girls… (finish the sentence); Boys… (finish the sentence)

Both are great?

Ever had a poem or song written about you?

Yes! several actually!

When is the last time you played the air guitar?

....not in my memory

Do you have any strange phobias?

nah, not that I can think of

Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?

Absolutely

What’s your religion?

Atheist/Agnostic

If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?

Reading/Biking/Hiking/just chilling

Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?

both but generally behind

Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?

.....whichever one of those in Q1 counts as a band?

What was the last lie you told?

Something decently sized and sorta important but overall unimportant

Do you believe in karma?

Yes

What does your URL mean?

I was 15 and really liked the Stormlight Archives

What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?

Greatest weakness is probably the fact that I assume everything is directed at me and I have trouble telling people when things bother me (lmao closely interacted), and my greatest strength is my ability to befriend some really weird people

Who is your celebrity crush?

N/A

Have you ever gone skinny dipping?

Yes! several times 

How do you vent your anger?

I write

Do you have a collection of anything?

Yes!

Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

depends on the person and topic

Are you happy with the person you’ve become?

Mostly? I’ve got a long way to go till I’m the person I want to be tho

What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?

I cannot stand the sound of people eating, some peoples voices are truly fantastic though.

What’s your biggest “what if”?

What if my dad had known earlier?

Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

Maybe? Absolutely

Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.

A wall (complete with Ace flag), and my water Bottle

Smell the air. What do you smell?

Surprisingly nothing?

What’s the worst place you have ever been to?

It depends a lot on the definition of worst TBH? cause like...worst for my mental health is probably high school?

Choose: East Coast or West Coast?

East. all the way

Most attractive singer of your opposite gender?

I don’t know if there is anyone with an opposite gender to me? I mean how do you invert Nonbinary?

To you, what is the meaning of life?

42

Define Art.

Something that makes someone happy/feel things

Do you believe in luck?

In small amounts

What’s the weather like right now?

Cloudy and humid as fuck (if it would storm at any point that would be fucking fantastic)

What time is it?

2:20 am

Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?

Yes and no!

What was the last book you read?

I’m in the middle of Way of Kings

Do you like the smell of gasoline?

Somewhat actually?

Do you have any nicknames?

Harpe diem, Ralph, that nickname my mom gave me that I’m not telling y’all.

What was the last film you saw?

The Matrix

What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?

definitely a tie between breaking a chip off my foot and cutting a gash in my thigh that (at the time) was like half the length of my thigh (please note I didn’t get medical assistance for this and instead just applied a lot of bandaids)

Have you ever caught a butterfly?

Yes! 

Do you have any obsessions right now?

The TV show leverage and Cosmere are a few!

What’s your sexual orientation?

Ace!

Ever had a rumour spread about you?

Maybe? not in a bad way tho

Do you believe in magic?

Small magics

Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?

That depends a Lot on what they’ve done

What is your astrological sign?

Cancer

Do you save money or spend it?

Save, definitely save

What’s the last thing you purchased?

Tomatoes

Love or lust?

Love

In a relationship?

Nope

How many relationships have you had?

3

Can you touch your nose with your tongue?

Nah

Where were you yesterday?

Generally near my school, more specifically I did a lot of walking and visited the farmers market

Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?

yeah, my roommate loves pink

Are you wearing socks right now?

Nope

What’s your favourite animal?

Dragons!

What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?

Being myself? idk?

Where is your best friend?

They’re all a little scattered, within a mile of me, this city, another state, two other cities in my state

Give me your top 5 favourite blogs on Tumblr.

Oh shoot I’m bad at this idk, it’s 2:30 in the morning don’t ask me to make decisions

What is your heritage?

All of those Scandinavian countries? yes

What were you doing last night at 12AM?

something on my computer

What do you think is Satan’s last name?

something that starts with LeC-

Be honest. Ever gotten yourself off?

I’m ignoring this one cause I don’t wanna

Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?

I hope so

You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?

Call my boss as I fish the dog out and run to work

You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?

I definitely tell people

I don’t know what I’d do honestly, cry a lot probably? 

definitely 

You can only have one of these things; trust or love.

Trust

What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?

Yellow Submarine

What are the last four digits in your cell phone number?

Why do you want this information?

In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?

Trust and communication

How can I win your heart?

Be kind, listen, don’t ask for more than you can give, enjoy things I enjoy

Can insanity bring on more creativity?

Yeah I suppose so

What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?

Switching high schools to the one I graduated from

What size shoes do you wear?

8 or 11

What would you want to be written on your tombstone?

Fuck man I don’t know

What is your favourite word?

I don’t really have one?

Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word; heart.

Muscle

What is a saying you say a lot?

“We’re just going to ignore me doing that stupid ass thing that I just did”

What’s the last song you listened to?

Eraser, Ed Sheeran

Basic question; what’s your favourite colour/colours?

Blue/Green

What is your current desktop picture?

This stock photo of an ocean

If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?

How big is the blast radius?

What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on?

here’s the thing, I would say but then people would ask and I don’t wanna answer it so nah

One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything, they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do?

My heart rate would spike and then I’d probably just....leave

You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?

Invisibility

You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?

A time when I was 12 or so and I could just hike on the eno with my dad and cookout

You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

As shitty as some points of my life have been I would keep them because they’ve shaped who I am and my understanding of myself

You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?

No one

You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?

To a mountain range

Do you have any relatives in jail?

ummmmmm

I don’t actually know how they’re related to me but my great aunt’s grandchildren’s boyfriend maybe??? is/was in jail????

Have you ever thrown up in the car?

yes. it fucken sucked

Ever been on a plane?

Yeah! I enjoy it!

If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say?

can we all collectively take one deep breath and then think this through? Okay thanks, now exactly what is the issue with everyone?