Literature Tag: Roy Huff

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This #MondayMotivation, I have the privilege nay the extreme glory to introduce you to an unbelievable author that I've met along my journey. You should see this guy on guest posts, he's one of the most versatile Authors I know. He is the type of author I strive to become one day for the following reasons:

• Great readership fan base
• Large follower to following ratio
• Alot of interaction on posts/writing
• Published books/works across not only the fiction board but the personal development one too {an impressive & complete List of his published works can be found Here}
• Self Motivated & Goal oriented
• Guest Posting & Features on many different blogs/websites
• Lives in Hawaii
• Loves Japan

Meet Roy Huff

Roy Huff is a research scientist, author, and teacher who overcame the hardship of a family plagued by severe poverty and mental illness. After graduating high school as Valedictorian a year early, he moved to Hawaii at the age of seventeen with only $100 in his pocket to start a new life.

His interests are eclectic and range from the arts, extreme sports, economics, hard science, movies, traveling, and the outdoors. Roy Huff remains committed to promoting education, applied science, individuality, and creativity.

Literature Tag:

1. What is your all-time favorite book?

• That’s an impossible question to answer. I have many favorites. A few including The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, & Lord of the Rings series’. I also enjoy many non-fiction books such as Think and Grow Rich and others.

2. According to you, which Quote best describes you as a person?

• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

3. What is your favorite English word, and why?

• Another impossible question. I like many: Hope, action, surprise, optimistic, happy, dream, do, learn, goal, write.

4. What is your favorite word in your home language, and what does it mean?

• See answer #3.

5. Being a blogger/author, what is the most difficult part about writing for you?

• Sitting down and writing. Once I start it’s easy. Fear and procrastination are the enemy of writers. 

6. What inspires you to write the most?

• When I get positive feedback from readers, it’s a tremendous motivator. I also love the fact that my words are my legacy. The fact that people will be able to read my words years, decades, and centuries after I’m gone pushes me to keep going. 

7. Who is your favorite Author?

• I have many, but I’ll say Tolkien. 

"Gandalf the Jazzed"

8. In how many languages can you write in?

• I’m fluent in English, but I can write some Japanese, but not well enough to write a book, at least not yet. 

9. If you had to MAKE UP/INVENT one word, what would it be? And what would that word mean?

• Habiteer – An expert in stacking good habits who achieves what others once thought to be an impossible goal. 

10. Make a sentence containing the following words: Three, Birds, Sauce, Hug and Gay (As in happy)

• Three gay birds hugged after inventing an awesome secret sauce.

11. Assign your own meaning to the following made-up words:

• Bugalhet – A person who plays the bugle and eats bagels. 
• Wiftigious – To smell frequently even in the absence of an odor.
• Doraning – The name given to those looking to copy Dora the Explorer

12. What word rhymes best with Sugar?

• Pusher

13. Sum up your experience of Blogging in one rhyming sentence.

• Finding no time is the crime, but to break it, you must take it. 

14. Who is your favorite character from a book? Why him/her?

• Another impossible question. Harry Potter is good, but so are many others. I love escape and fantasy and those that overcome impossible obstacles. 

15. What would be the Ultimate Goal for you to achieve as a Writer?

• A hundred million plus New York Times bestseller. 

16. Can you remember the moment you fell in love with words/literature?

• I loved Edgar Allen Poe in high school. 

17. Do you have a good support structure while writing?

• Yes. My family and friends are supportive, and I use online tools and resources. 

18. Why is reading important to you?

• Reading makes you a better writer, and gives you he knowledge you need to learn anything. It also improves your ability to focus and develop good habits. 

19. What is your most memorable childhood book?

• Charlotte’s Web. 

Quick Fire {choose one}

Poems or Quotes 

Rock or Pop

Handwriting or Typing

Fiction or Non-Fiction

Both

Plotter or Pantser

Traditional or Self-Publishing

Depends on the goal

Reading alone or for Other People

Tips & Tricks:

1. Do you have any great writing resources that you can share with us?

• Yes. 1. Read https://smartblogger.com/ daily.

2. What would you say to other aspiring writers out there?

• Write daily, even if just one paragraph. Read about improving your writing daily, and read something daily. It’s not about talent, it’s about persistence and learning. Anyone can become a great writer if they keep putting in the effort, i.e., write, read, and read about improving your writing as much as possible. Small gains daily add up to tremendous gains over time.

3. If there was just one nugget of wisdom you could share, what would that be?

• Don’t give up. Don’t listen to people who have given up or never tried. Seek advice from those who succeeded and you wish to emulate. Be persistent and focus on changing bad habits. It’s the consistent small good habits that push you towards your dreams over time.

Have you written any books? Tell us about it/them.

• I’ve written four books in an eight-part epic-fantasy series called Everville. The latest was Everville: The Fall of Brackenbone which takes place partly in a university and partly on a parallel fantasy world with fantasy characters that work with the protagonist, Owen Sage, to stop the destruction of the word from evil forces. 

Buy Everville Books: Amazon Link

• I also wrote a self-help book on happiness and success this past summer, which I’m currently working on to get published and promoted. You can get a feel for my self-help writing by reading my Lifehack articles here. http://www.lifehack.org/author/royhuffowensage-com

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Literature Tag: ☮Kathe Messina☮

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This WednesdayWisdom, I have the privilege nay the extreme glory to introduce you to an unbelievable author that I've met along my journey. You should see this lady on twitter, I call her the Gratitude Queen as she never fails to ensure her engaging followers are promptly thanked for their participation in her tweets. She's blatantly honest, hilariously witty, intellectually snappy & confoundingly amazing.

Kathe Messina is the debut author of a heart-rending memoir, She’ll Awaken. She is an ESL teacher, a recent university graduate and an inductee in two international honor societies, but has also worked in the hospitality industry, made a career out of motherhood and homeschooling, and was a care-giver to her bed-ridden mother. She wrote She’ll Awaken amid a chaotic family life and getting her degree. She has always loved writing, but kept it to the whimsical and only among friends. Following a life-changing experience, she realized that others could benefit from her story and that it might be the only way to move on. A memoir was born. 

Her goals are fairly simple – to practice kindness, to pursue peace, and to write beautiful words. She has learned that there are words for everything, and that when well-chosen, they can help and even heal.

1. What is your all-time favorite book?

Catcher in the Rye – I love everything about this book and its themes.  I only wish Salinger’s estate wasn’t hoarding the Holden character.  I would LOVE to write a sequel, but not enough to get sued for it!!

2. According to you, which quote best describes you as a person?

            “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” ~ John Lennon

3. What is your favourite English word, and why?

            “ubiquitous” – present, appearing, or found everywhere

This word feeds my devotion to my kids. Of course I can’t be everything to them or ‘fix’ everything for them either, but I’ll die trying.

4. What is your favorite word in your home language, and what does it mean?

English is my native tongue but German had a limited presence in the home. I’m partial to “liebchen” – one of a few names Dad had for me.

5. Being a blogger/author, what is the most difficult part about writing for you?

            #1. Time. As in all things, there is never enough to do what we want or need.

#2.  In writing my debut memoir, the most difficult thing was having to throw myself on the proverbial pyre to tell what needed to be told, to bare myself, and to do justice to the deep reflection.  I constantly asked myself, ‘How much is too much?’

#3.  In other writing, such as my (sleepy) blog, or on Twitter or Facebook, I don’t like it that I have to be careful about what I say on matters of opinion. Why? As my blog has more than once featured (http://wp.me/p5aByk-34) (http://wp.me/p5aByk-5d) there are people out there who don’t give a flying fu-la-la-la-la about whether they’ve offended ME!

6. What inspires you to write the most?

            #1.  I see myself as a teacher.  #2. Pain. 

No one likes it, but pain is what makes us who we are. The struggle against it refines us and, hopefully, reveals better versions of ourselves than the empty shells we might otherwise be if everything were easy.  If we have learned anything from our struggles, we ought to share it with others. This is why I write.

7. What is your favourite song?

            Tough to choose just one, but here goes … from 1977, Sentimental Lady ~ Bob Welch

8. What image/experience/memory do you instantly think of when hearing your favourite song?

I’m a child of the 70s so that song takes me back to summers back home, hanging out by the local pool with friends. I was born a sun junkie!

9. In how many languages can you write?

            Unless ‘dufus’ is a language, just English.

10. If you had to MAKE UP/INVENT one word, what would it be? And what would that word mean?

            Done it!  If anyone else claims to have invented this one, I am unaware.

            “Confuckulated”…yup…it ain’t pretty but it is perfect for when stuff is totally jacked up!

11. Make a sentence containing the following words: Three, Birds, Sauce, Hug, and Gay (as in happy)

A hug to the ear, and the sauce of life is the three-fold delight of birds singing - tuneful, winsome, and gay.

12. Assign your own meaning to the following made-up words:

Bugalhet – n. of or pertaining to annoyance from auditory input (e.g. His droning oratory was bugalhet to her ears)

Wiftigious – adj. something pleasant in an olfactory way (e.g. As he moved in to kiss her neck, he was caught by the wiftigious symphony of her hair and her perfume)

Doraning – v. the practice of vetting callers to one’s home through use of a peep-hole in the door (e.g. Her paranoia was evident in the incessant doraning every time her door-bell rang)

13. What word rhymes best with Sugar?

I’m going to say “her” in a poetic use …

            ‘C’mon, Baby, give Daddy some sugar’

            His words were cast to deliberately hook her. 

            (Stay tuned … an epic erotic series just blew into my melon!)

14. Sum up your experience of The Blog Tag in one rhyming sentence.

N/A – not yet a member

Doing this tag for AlfonsoWords, however, was a pleasure because, well … he’s such a doll!!

15. Who is your favourite character from a book? Why him/her?

Holden Caulfield of Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye is my favorite literary character.  He is me in the struggle to reconcile an idealized view of how people should be, with the phony behaviour they exhibit so reflexively.

16. Have you written any books? Tell us about it/them.

My debut memoir is about to drop (I know I’ve been saying that for what seems like a long-ass time, but I just couldn’t let this chunk of my heart and soul be rushed out until it was as perfect as I could control).

This is an account of my eleven-month relationship with a broken soul, ravaged by PTSD, but who presented as professional and romantic.  Our connection was so exciting, like a fairy-tale in many ways.  But as in all fairy tales, evil lurks, and there’s a lesson to be learned.

17. What would be the ultimate goal for you to achieve as a writer?

Anything I have ever written has been done with the compulsion to use the most beautiful words in the most artful way to convey the most touching meaning. Unfortunately, a situation has befallen me personally in which my writing needs to turn into income in the most urgent way. Nevertheless, I cannot betray my compulsion by throwing out a bunch of drivel just to make money. My ultimate goal is to overcome the personal situation by monetizing my writing, not exploiting it. After that, were I to put down my pen for all time, I could be satisfied.

18. Can you remember the moment you fell in love with words/literature? 

A precise moment, no, but I have vivid childhood recollections of Mother Goose Rhymes and other classics that my mother recited before I could read.  Here’s some TMI for you all … she would recite rhymes and stories while toilet-training me to pass the time while I was sitting ‘on the potty.’  Mom loved books, and gifts included books of well-loved classics as often as toys and clothes.  I remember my big brother reading to me, as well as learning to read myself in first grade. I devoured books from that time onward.

19. Do you have a good support structure while writing?

In terms of surroundings, yes.  My kids are older and don’t interrupt per se, although the confluence of schedules often makes extended writing time a challenge.  When I undertook writing the memoir, I confided in a very close friend who knew the story.  I needed his objectivity as I relived the events of that relationship.  He was my compass, and I am ever grateful.

20. Why is reading important to you?

There is nothing you can’t learn if you know how to read well. I believe this to be an axiom, and it was the driving force in homeschooling my children. One of the things of which I’m most proud is having taught my kids to read. I believe that reading is the infusion that makes us wielders of delightful words. When we open our mouths, we can build up or tear down. How can we communicate effectively, powerfully, and lovingly with our fellow man if we don’t take in the words necessary to do so? You simply can’t draw from a well having no water.

21. What is your most memorable childhood book?

            I have to name two – The Five Chinese Brothers & The Three Billy Goats Gruff

            These were stories I had read to me over and over.

OH! WAIT! I can’t forget my copy of Cat in the Hat. It had a huge mustard stain on the inside cover because I hid an unwanted ham sandwich in it. My brother has NEVER let me forget it!

Quick Fire

Poems or Quotes

Poems … love the artful arrangement of words

Rock or Pop

Classic Rock, actually … and Oldies

Handwriting or Typing

Typing … I’m super-fast at it and it is easier to share than handwriting

Biography or Novel

Biography hands down! Fascinated by real people and real situations whereas I’m so often disappointed by the direction of a fiction story.

Plotter or Pantser

Pantser and proud of it! I need words to flow, and a mechanized story just doesn’t do it for me

Traditional or Self Publishing

Self !! I could NEVER relinquish control of my words to anyone.

Reading alone or for Other People

I think both contribute to maximizing the learning potential of reading. Reading alone, whether for learning or entertainment, allows us to fully engage with content.  Reading FOR other people, whether that’s out loud for their benefit or reading what is popular with others or selected by others, provides a more limited opportunity to assimilate content but a greater social context in which to do so.  Nevertheless, I never read something just because it’s popular.  

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The Liebster Awards 2016

Exciting News, I've just received my first nomination, for anything, ever. Haha hey! That can already be fun fact #1 about me. See what I meant about amazing people? I joined this awesome community of world-wide bloggers in Feb 2016 & I cannot tell you how many bright lights I have met who not only share their knowledge and voice with the world but they help others to do the same. The whole Blogosphere is absolutely its own world and what a world it is.

Errin Krystal has nominated me for the Liebster Award 2016. I'm so overjoyed and honored by this, Thank You Errin! You rock.

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So being a newbie at all of this, I of course had to research what exactly the Liebster Award really is.
Which can be found via Jack Henry on this Blog Post

The rules of this award include

• Sharing 11 facts about you
• Answering 11 questions by the blogger that nominated you
• Nominate up to eleven wonderful bloggers and write eleven questions for them to answer.

I'm going to do the Questions first so that I won't duplicate anything in the facts.

#1. What is your favorite movie/book quote?

• Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Alkaban - Quote by Albus Dumbledore

#2. When did you first begin to take yourself seriously as a writer?

• Most of my formative years were spent in the throes of Love and then out of it and back in again. My writing was mostly for them. It was only till this very year on the morning of 4th of February 2016, when I finished my very first Novel that it truly dawned on me. I could do this! I could be a writer. What a glorious epiphany that was. 

#3. If you could live in any time period what would it be? Why?

• The Future, preferably 100 years from now. I do enjoy reading novels set in past times, I just doubt I would survive there, accustomed as I am to technology. I would love to see what the future looks like. 

#4. Plotter or Pantser?

• Hahaha Well I've only written the one book so far and that was all panster. I started out with only One Scene in my head! My other novel ideas have dedicated folders and excel spreadsheets, where I compile my research & notes as I go along. But for all intents & purposes, especially with my blog. I am a panster. 

#5. Favorite movie?

• Recently, my favorite movie of the lot of them is The Fault in Our Stars. Such brilliantly fresh dialogue, unbelievable acting & an utterly beautiful storyline. "Pain demands to be Felt!"

#6. Whats your guilty pleasure?

• Binge watching TV Series, it just provides the kind of mind-numbing I need after a hectic week. I can zone out and just watch. 

#7. Three things you cannot live without?

• WiFi/Internet, Pizza & my Family

#8. Vampire or Werewolf? 

• I'm partial to the immortality of a Vampire but I would be more likely to be a Hybrid. Half Vampire, Half Lycan. Like Michael from The Underworld series. 

#9. Do you believe in aliens?

• Yes! So much so that I've got a novel idea on them in the works. There's so much out there we do not yet know. 

#10. Whats your funniest memory?

• I have a terrible memory so recently it has to be watching the movie Grown Ups, I hadn't laughed that had & that long in forever. It was just too entertaining. They brought back the heart of comedy for me. 
• Then there was playing with the BB8 toy at the office. You use a downloadable app to control the droid and its endless fun. Pure enjoyment. 

#11. Sweet or Savory?

• Hahaha I'm Indian so my ancestors would cringe if I say sweet. It's more like Savory for our dinner time foods like curry & sweet for desserts like milk tart. 

That is truly enough about me, but here's where you can find facts about me:

1. The Literature Tag: What does it mean to be a Writer?
2. The Directors Seat by AlfonzoWords

I'm not 100% on the rules so I'm nominating based on the blogs I read every week without fail. They inspire me and deliver such brilliant posts. It's impossible to ignore. They are also very helpful towards bloggers.
{No obligations here, just sharing it forward. Either do or do not :-) }

• Melissa Kate
• Sacha Black
• Ava Jae
• Annelisa Christensen/ Script Alchemy
• Shelley Smidt-Booys/ The Deal Is
• Cassarica Nadas/ Amazeblog

Here are your questions:

1. What is your all-time favorite book?
2. What is your favorite English word, and why?
3. Being a blogger, what is the most difficult part about writing for you?
4. What inspires you to write the most?
5. If you had to MAKE UP/INVENT one word, what would it be? And what would that word mean?
6. Sum up your experience of blogging in one rhyming sentence.
7. Assign your own meaning to the following made-up words:

• Bugalhet
• Wiftigious
• Doraning

8. Vampire or Werewolf

9. Three Things you cannot live without?

10. How do you deal with rejection?

11. Who is the most valued person in your life?

NB* Melissa, I know you've done some of these in your Author Interview on Catching that Golden Snitch

So let me know if you're game & I will email you new questions. 

Once again Massive thanks to Errin Krystal for the nomination. Check out her awesome blog & come join us at her Facebook Group.

I can't wait to share the love forward.

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The Originals (TV Series): Review

Family is Power

DeviantArt Cred: crystalpearl66

A family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires, seek to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.

Quote: I'll tell you what I know about death, Camille. Death dances silently in everyone's shadow, and she doesn't give a damn. So why give a damn about her?

Seriously, the English make everything sound so elegant. Don't they?

Whether it’s Elijah’s maddening quest to find redemption for his brother, Rebekah’s over rebellion against her brother or Klaus’s quest for kingship. I am thoroughly hooked on this show. It has everything I want: family, power, love, death, war, vampires that are almost unstoppable.

Above are the truly memorable stars of the show that have made it into legend. From left: Elijah, Klaus, Hayley & Marcel.

In this world, the First Vampires were called the Original Family. They are the strongest and are highly resistance to conventional vampire killing items.

Klaus Mikaelson is a thousand-year-old vampire/werewolf hybrid that is as powerful as he is cunning. His diabolical plans have been known to have many layers and crescendos. Many in the literary world have fawned over the creation of such a villain. To hate him but yet somehow relate to him sees a true genius in the author L. J Smith’s works. He would have never been given his own TV Show otherwise. When last have you seen the villain of a show get his own TV Series? I’m dying to know. His tortured Love story with Camile has been going on almost as long as Haley & Elijah. She really is a great character, though, very emotionally grounded & serves as a great turning point for Klaus.  #Klamile

Elijah Mikaelson is the third oldest Original sibling with a penchant for the sophisticated, Major props to Daniel Gillies for making this character awesome. Tailored expensive suits, ripping out hearts without so much as a smear of blood on them. Now that’s power. I love it! He’s one of the coolest characters I’ve ever seen. His love story with Haley only adds to his addictive storyline, making you root for them for over 3 seasons now. When will they get a chance? Or is it better that they don’t? 

DeviantArt Cred: crashspyro98

The amount of fan-fiction I can write on this show is endless.

What I enjoy the most are the challenges that're thrown at the family. Seeing as they are some of the most powerful beings on the earth. The show makes them face almost impossible odds that only as a family can they endure and overcome. It makes for entertaining viewing.

My best bro digs True Blood more, only because the vampires there are more vicious, powerful and have way more sex. Yes, True Blood was a great show but the originals are more grounded and seem more realistic.

In truth, we have to thank author Stephanie Meyer as without her Twilight series, vampires would have not been so popular, especially with teenagers. True blood, The Vampires diaries and subsequently The Originals would have never aired. She did start it all. Although on that same thought, Blade and the Underworld series should be thanked too as they kept the vampire genre going. Plus the vampire/werewolf hybrid from Underworld was significantly more badass than Klaus in his hybrid form. Don’t get me wrong Klaus is a great power-hungry, neck-biting Mofo* but you can’t beat the Michael vs. Victor fight.

The Originals is a great show, with powerful characters, intricate plots and demanding emotions. Prepare to be hooked.

Personal rating: 10/10

In the days to come, I will add more reviews of my favorite TV shows and Movies. 

Let me know your thoughts about the show. All views are welcome.

If you enjoyed this post, I’d be honored if you’d help it spread by emailing it to a friend, or sharing it on Twitter or Facebook/Tumblr. Thank you!

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The Literature Tag: What does it mean to be a Writer?

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Most liked Quote this week:

"Too often do we settle for less when More becomes exceedingly unavailable.

  Believe in More."

Through many clicks, searches and referrals, I happened upon a captivating Facebook group called The Blog Tag. The community is warm and refreshingly humble. While combing through their archives, I have found many amazing blogs with content that I cannot wait to devour.

Today's Tag is Literature.

If you're interested in taking part in The Blog Tag, either follow the link or click on the image below which will take you to the Facebook group. Breaking News* A new website is also in production!

1. What is your all-time favourite book?

• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. J.K Rowling is the greatest Author I’ve ever read.
• My inner devil-may-cry voice will tell you it's my own (Coming soon) Debut Novel, The Cured: Rebirth. But I'm trying to be humble here, key word is trying.... Seriously give me any Harry Potter book. They are literary legends. 

2. According to you, which Quote best describes you as a person?

• Quis Custodiet ipsos Custodes? ~~ Who will guard the guardians? 

3. What is your favourite English word, and why?

• Antidisestablishmentarianism. And nope not trying to sound Fancy*fied.
• It’s my favourite because it comes from a book series I’m addicted to.
• It’s called Lover Eternal By J.R Ward. In it, the male MC (main character) is temporarily blinded when he meets the female MC. With nothing but his sense of touch, smell & hearing, here is how he experiences her: 

Rhage growled low in his throat and dropped his head down so his ear was next to her mouth. He wanted to give her another word to say, something like luscious or whisper or strawberry.

Hell, antidisestablishmentarianism would do it.

4. What is your favourite word in your home language, and what does it mean? 

• Haha, my home language is English. But I love the Spanish word Bambina, which roughly translates to a beautiful girl walking down the street.

5. Being a blogger, what is the most difficult part about writing for you? 

• I love writing, once I start, it just flows. I can’t explain it, I have yet to discover a “hard” part about writing anything. Gimme any topic and I will write it, such is my passion about the process. I am still a neophyte when it comes to blogging, though. There’s always something new to learn or adapt to. So I would say the most difficult part is not in the writing but in everything else within the blogosphere. Like promoting (without “Click-baiting” people), niches (I rebel against labels naturally & don’t want to be tied to one thing. Some even have multiple blogs with different niches, yikes. The admin sounds excruciating).
• In truth, I’m a follow you first type of guy. If you have an awesome blog, chances are I’m already elbows deep in your archive devouring every syllable you type. Some people have their own gravitational field, naturally pulling all towards them at an unconscious pace. It’s my dream to grow into a writer of worth.

6. What inspires you to write the most?

• I hear writers hate hearing this question & “what inspired that story/novel/blog?”
• The answer will always be Everything & Anything. As writers, we get thoughts or ideas constantly and it’s up to us to either shelf them or power through and discover the magic within it.
• But I suppose there is a difference between “what inspires you?” & “What inspired that?”
• So what inspires me, hmm. Fun. The pure undiluted joy I feel when I write is what inspires me.

See the legit logic to that is: Waiting for inspiration is like waiting for a Letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry… Through action, do you find true inspiration.

7. What is your favourite song?

• Given up By Linkin Park. It gets me motivated like no other. And that Scream at the end, over a minute long! I can’t Not love it.

8. What image/experience/memory do you instantly think of when hearing your favourite song? 

• A montage of images detailing my journey thus far in life. Expressed in the many crescendos and torpedoes of moments I’ve experienced. It reaches its pinnacle with that Scream at the end. Where I’m standing upon a precipice, the winds of change blowing through me. Ready to fling myself into the unknown with every ounce of courage I possess. Pushing my soul to its breaking point, in order to achieve my dreams.

9. In how many languages can you write?

• (Face Palm) One, at the moment… (Smiles cheekily), however as a writer, the answer could potentially be infinite. I’ll just create as many New languages as I need.

10. If you had to MAKE UP/INVENT one word, what would it be? And what would that word mean?

• Eloendant – being indefinitely indebted to someone. “In saving his life, Marcelus was eloendant to the Count Du Marke.”

11. Make a sentence containing the following words: Three, Birds, Sauce, Hug and Gay (As in happy)

• In the Mexican Valley of Souls, three birds sang, melodically gay in their love for the infamous Hug-day parade of one thousand and one sauces.

Note* So I added an S to Sauce. Hope that still counts. 

12. Assign your own meaning to the following made-up words:

• Bugalhet – In my slang I would assign this to the term, bugger-all. Meaning something like “I have bugger-all to do today.”
• Wiftigious- fleeting or ephemeral… “That Simon, he has such a wiftigious personality, oh boy. Somebody find him for me.”
• Doraning – the act of crafting a special metal found only inches from the Earth’s very core.

13. What word rhymes best with Sugar?

• Booger

14. Sum up your experience of The Blog Tag in one rhyming sentence.

• It was not the summit that congealed the suffering to enjoyment and wonder,

          But the under-looked journey, in all its extreme sweat droplets.

Note* so it doesn’t traditionally rhyme but it is from a poem I wrote about my writing experience that was published online.

 15. Quick Fire

Poems or Quotes

• Poems, they are the unsung dark-horse heroes of the literary world.

Rock or Pop

• Rock! It quietens my mind, yet awakens my senses. It provokes my sheer tenacity yet lulls me to slumber.

Handwriting or Typing

• Typing. It’s faster and less messy. Although I do admire its vintage appeal.

Biography or Novel

• Novel. I love anything fictional. NonFiction has never done it for me.

Black pen or Blue pen

• Black pen

Reading alone or for Other People

• If by “For other people”, you mean flowing with public opinion and reading what the masses are all about.
• And by “reading alone”, you mean finding solace in a book you discovered but not many people you know are talking about.

I would say my answer is equally divided. I would have never experienced the unbelievably magical world of Harry Potter if I solely read alone, ignoring public trends. Yet, alone I have found such deeply amazing books that I continue to read over and over, just for me.

What Epic fun this was to do,

If you're going to rock out with us on this, Awesome Sauce.

I would just like to take this time to Honor, the remarkable Cassarica Nadas & Sumarie Steenkamp, for being the admins that they are on The Blog Tag group. Thanks for the warm welcome ya'll :-) 

Happy Friday Dance yo!

~"Be kind to one another."~ Ellen DeGeneres