Plots and Seams

So, after my lovely break from writing in August, I have now begun to edit my fantasy novel! Instead of going through and cutting words and rearranging sentences like I did with my last book, I have decided to just rewrite my entire book. It sounds like a daunting task, but so far, it's actually really fun and freeing. On another note, an exciting package arrived in the mail today. The proof of The Shards of Ailevon! So, now I need to read through it and see if there are any things that I need to fix (I've already found a few), and then I will be able to make The Shards of Ailevon available in print form!! I was rather excited!! :D ~CH~

Today, I thought that I would tell you some random facts about myself. At first I couldn't decide how many to do, then I decided to do seven, since it is the perfect number :) So, here you go, seven random facts about yours truly: I LOVE soundtracks!! Lord of the rings, How to train your dragon, Avengers etc. The new Cinderella has quickly become a favorite. It's so beautiful and magical! I have a ridiculous fear of sharks and sea serpents in lakes, ponds and pools. My favourite Austen hero is Mr. Tilney. He is friendly, funny and forgiving.  In 2010 we went to Costa Rica, and there I was stung my a scorpion! Thankfully, it was not poisonous. My favourite book of the Bible is Psalms. It's so poetic!   I have been wearing glasses since I was five, because of a lazy right eye. I can see fine without them now, though I still wear them most of the time. I love coffee crisp chocolate bars!! Hope you enjoyed this! ~CH~

Last week I finished writing the first (or rough draft) of my fantasy!! The last two days of writing (Thursday and Friday), I wrote about 1,000 words each day. I felt like I was getting practice for NaNoWriMo. :) For any who are unaware, I am making this a trilogy. I am not sure yet what I am going to name each of the books, but I will be calling the trilogy Dark Fire. I have begun to outline the second book of this trilogy, while I let the first book sit for all of August. I will start editing it in September. I am hoping to write the second book in November for NaNoWriMo. 35,000 words in 30 days? No problem. ;) ~CH~

I finished making the Elsa dress for my niece!! I had originally wanted it to be fairly screen accurate, but it turned into more of an Elsa 'inspired' dress. I added this ribbon to the dress because I thought it looked too plain. Sorry that I don't have a picture of the dress without the ribbon.  I attached the cape to the dress with snaps, so that it would be removable. I also made this cape for my younger niece (she's 2) so that she would be able to play with her sister. Let me know what you think! ~CH~

First of all, sorry that I didn't get this post up last week. The camera that I use was causing me problems so I wasn't able to get the pictures onto my computer until today. Anyways...  on with the post. My oldest niece is going to turn 4 in August and she LOVES Frozen. So I am making her an Elsa dress for her Birthday. Since she often 'plays frozen', acting out the songs and many of the scenes, I think she will enjoy this :) The dress I used for the pattern. I am making the dress from this blue material and I am using the shimmery material for the sleeves and cape. The front and back pieces.  I know it's wrinkly. I have yet to iron it :)  I did some ruching in the back with elastic thread. Yay, for not having to put in a zipper!!  Attaching the front and the back. The sleeves. Isn't that shimmery material gorgeous? BTW, my fantasy is now 25,000 words long!! Almost there :D ~CH~

I have been working on writing the rough draft of my fantasy for many months and there are days when I just hate it. I have written over 21,000 words but I still have more than 8,000 to go! Sometimes I struggle with is how terrible my book feels. It's frustrating to have a great story idea in my mind but then when I go to write it down, it stinks. One thing that I have found very encouraging is how many quotes I have found on Pinterest or blogs that remind me that my first draft doesn't have to be good or even make sense, it just has to be written.   Editing and revising will come later. Right now I just need to write... even if it's terrible.   Well, thanks for listening to my rant about what I have been struggling with recently! Sometime this week, I hope to put up a post of a fun sewing project I will be working on. :) ~CH~

Hey all! Here are some drawings I did last year. They are all freehand but are based off of pictures I found on Pinterest. They are mostly Disney characters. Enjoy! Accalia- the main character of my book, The Shards of Ailevon. A dragon Elsa Anna Rapunzel Tinkerbell Ariel Jasmine