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tagged by @lemon-i-scream thank you thank you thank you and sorry for taking so long!! 

1. Describe the plot in one sentence. 

Quinn’s family has been hiding something from her and it takes accidentally leaving Earth to find out what. 

2. Pick one sight, smell, sound, feel, and taste to describe the aesthetic for your novel. 

sight: psychedelic tunnel (lots of colors and shapes spinning in a kaleidoscope) 

smell: old books and coffee beans

sound: chatter of people 

feel: vertigo; slight nausea and disorientation

taste: fruity energy drinks

--Some odd combinations...this was difficult! but good

3. Which 3+ songs would make up a playlist for the novel? 

Reveries by Bones and Bridges 

Me Against the World by Simple Plans

On and On by The Score

4. What’s the time period and location in which the novel takes place?

Technically happening right now!

5. Are there former titles you’ve considered but discarded? 

Current title is Crossing, it’s the first decent title I’ve thought of tbh. Other ones were Between the Pages (but that was when the premise of the wip was very different) and Tunnels 

6. What’s the first line of your novel? 

“The first thing Quinn remembered when she came to was Salem telling her to go home. It seemed her head finally decided to punish her for not taking any pain medicine in the form of passing out. And unfortunately, her best friend was there to witness it.” 

7. What’s a line of dialogue you’re particularly proud of? 

The last line I shared in my latest last line tag game! 

8. Which line from the novel most represents it as a whole? 

I don’t think I have a line like that, yet. hmmmmm...

9. Who are your characters’ faceclaims? 

I am still looking. 

10. Sort your characters into Hogwarts houses. 

Gryffindor: Devi, David, Dorothy (apparently it’s a req for my characters with “D” names to be in this house) 

Slytherin: Alessa, Ada (again with the first letter! I swear it’s not on purpose)

Ravenclaw: Quinn, a currently unnamed antagonist 

Hufflepuff: Salem 

11. Which character’s name do you like the most?

Either Devi or Salem

12. Describe each characters daily outfit. 

Quinn: jeans and a sweater/shirt or t-shirt (usually a sweater)

Salem: jeans and a t-shirt (usually boston red sox or bruins)

Alessa: hard to describe...she’s a kind of bounty hunter soooo (I’ll work on it)

Devi: also a kind of bounty hunter soooo

Dorothy: she’s a grandma so she’s wearing stereotypical grandma stuff

David and Ada: they’re wildlife photographers so they’re wearing hiking clothes and clothes that fit the climate they’re in

13. Do any characters have distinctive birthmarks/scars? 

I haven’t thought about it...I’m gonna say not yet. 

14. Which character most fits a character trope?

Salem fits the goofy and lovable best friend trope. 

15. Which character is the best writer? Worst?

Well, David writes for Nat Geo, Dorothy wrote her own observational journals, and Quinn is in college for creative writing sooooo

Salem can’t write to save his life. 

16. Which character is the best liar? Worst?

Alessa or Devi, hands down. Although an argument could be made for David +Ada together...

Quinn is the worst liar. Like ever. 

17. What character swears the most? Least? 

Dorothy. 

Salem. (which is funny because Dorothy is Salem’s grandma) 

18. Which character has the best handwriting? Worst? 

Devi’s hobby is calligraphy!

David’s handwriting can’t even be described as chicken scratch. 

19. Which character is the most like you? Least? 

Definitely Quinn. 

Least....either Devi or Alessa. 

20. Which character would you most like to be? 

OOOOOO..... there’s a character that I’m developing right now, and is unnamed but even the idea of them is exciting. 

I would also love to be Devi. 

I got tagged by @sundaynightnovels to do the moodboard tag!! don’t worry, i’m a young adult and have also never dated anyone (unless that month in seventh grade counts) and i also have never eaten a filet-o-fish, so we have two things in common!!

i was so excited to be tagged. i literally have a board for this on pinterest (all my photos are off of pinterest!), although i’ve never actually made a moodboard before 🤔 (as you can probably tell) here goes!

and three facts about me!

1. i sat at the top of a 40 ft pole for the “leap of faith” part of a ropes course for an hour and refused to jump off (while crying and having a nosebleed) 🤷‍♀️ i’m scared of falling

2. i play volleyball (and i’ve played 6 other sports)

3. ummmm i’m obsessed with the color purple, elephants, and owls

this was too fun! thank you so much for tagging me @sundaynightnovels i love getting to know other people (and myself) in these tags!!

tagged by @the-violet-writer thank you thank you

Rules: Give 5 little-known facts about your wip then tag 5 people. 

hahaha there’s actually not a lot that people know about my wip (yet) but this should be fun!

Crossing Five Facts 

1. Quinn original ability was to be able to read entire books just by touching them, which would then evolve into being able to enter the book. 

2. The unnamed antagonist is based off of one of my best friends and an enlightening 2 hour conversation we had (in Barnes and Noble) about Myers-Briggs types and only making relationships because of the benefits the person can give you. 

3. I knew from the beginning that I wanted Alessa to have a girlfriend. It wasn’t until later I decided that her gf (Devi) would be a shapeshifter. 

4. I’ve had this idea since I was a sophomore in high school (2015). But Quinn’s name is one that I’ve use in wips since I was in elementary. 

5. I have (almost) created a science behind portalling and being able to open portals (which is Quinn’s ability). 

I was tagged by @focusdumbass thank you for tagging me, friend!!

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“You are one insult away from a war,” he threatened. 

“Fine, then. I will not negotiate with anyone who is willing to go to war over slight mistakes of courtesy. I have tried to be polite and adapt to your culture, and yet you act as if every misstep is a lack of respect. I have been nothing but respectful--it is you who hasn’t returned the favor,” Quinn threw back at him. “I’m not the one who wants a war. You are.” 

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Kind of short, but I really liked this scene and don’t want to give too much away. 

As an aspiring writer, I have some (a lot) of fears about putting my story and characters out there. My main concern is about making my characters diverse. 

NOT that I don’t want them to be diverse, but that I am a white, middle class, Christian, straight(ish???) woman. I am terrified of misrepresenting POC, the LGBTQ community, other religions, and such things. But I want them to be included!!! I just don’t know how to write those characters without fear of making a mockery of or completely offending an entire group of people. 

(1.21.2018 11/100)

Super nervous about my first Pre-Calculus quiz tomorrow. Not to mention I’m figuring out how to study for this new class. It’s s interesting, but trial and error is the only way to go, I guess? 🤷‍♀️ Wish me luck!

I do feel a lot better about it after going over the problems and working through them myself, though!