Writing Contest

First off, how many posts have I started with 'first off?' ;P Crazy, so I realized I didn't make this very clear, the writing contests will happen every week when I can. I'll warn you if we're not doing it. I'm sure most of you already guessed this, but I just wanted to make sure. :)

                                       Rules

1. Entries must be 250-600 words

2. They must be left in the comments by Wednesday of the next week

3. Followers of TWS will be the judges, they must leave their votes in the comments by Friday

4. Non-Followers of TWS are allowed to place an entry, but not vote

5. Entries with foul language or scenes that are too inappropriately graphic will be discarded

6. You may choose one or more of the prompts to put into your 'one' entry

7. Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves

8. Votes will be made by G+ing the prompt that voter likes best (Till we have a better system)


                          Winners of last weeks prompt

We have a three way tie this time, Andrea, Amy, and Maddie Jay. Congrats!
You may send me your stories and characters at brookiefaulkner809@gmail.com

Maddie Jay, seeing as you also won last week we'll only do a critic. :)

                                                    Writing Prompts

1. Include this piece of dialog in your prompt, "Someone help!"

2. Use this picture,

 

3. Or use this verse, "For I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength"

Also every week at Christ Is Write there is a Monday Minute challenge. I got the idea from there, so it's a lot alike. :)

Brookie

Book Review/ Love Finds You in Annapolis, Marryland

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Mrs. White does a wonderful job with this book. I read it a few months ago, but it was one that I will remember for a long time to come.

From the beginning you love Lark. And at first you just can't help but think 'Man, Emerson is an idiot.' but the more that you read, the more you see that Lark isn't perfect and Emerson isn't all bad. About half way through I was cheering for them to work things out.

I loved how this showed a bit of an everyday life, romance, and a little adventure.

The characters where believable, the sub-plots not distracting, but strong enough for the story not to evolve completely around Lark and Emerson.

Mrs. White used some of the best description I have ever read in historical works. She gave you glimpses of the 18th century world, without making you ram into the objects, slowing the story enough so your not reading a Disney where everything is worked out in a day.

What I liked:

Everything. ;)

What I didn't like:

Nothing, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Back cover:

In 1784 peace has been declared, but war still rages in the heart of Lark Benton. Never did Lark think she'd want to escape Emerson Fielding, the man she's loved all her life, but then he betrays her with her cousin. She flees to Annapolis, Maryland, the country's capital, and throws herself into a new circle of friends who force her to examine all she believes. Emerson follows, determined to reclaim his bride. Surprised when she refuses to return with him, he realizes that in this new country he has come to call his own, duty is no longer enough. He must learn to open his heart and soul to something greater... before he loses all he should have been fighting to hold.

Brookie

Writing Contests

So we have a tie. I will give both Maddie Jay and TW some critic on their entries, and do a character interview with both of them for whatever characters they choose, if they like. Congrats!! Send me your characters for the interviews at brookiefaulkner809@gmail.com

                                                           Rules

1. Entries must be 250-600 words

2. They must be left in the comments before Wednesday of the next week

3. Followers of TWS will be the judges, they must leave their votes in the comments by Friday

4. Non-Followers of TWS are allowed to place an entry, but not vote

5. Entries with foul language or scenes that are too inappropriately graphic will be discarded

6. You may choose one or more of the prompts to put into your 'one' entry

7. Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves

8. Votes will be made by G+ing the prompt that voter likes best (Till we have a better system)


                                                    Writing Prompts

1. Include this piece of dialog in your prompt, "I didn't mean to."

2. Use this picture,

 

3. Or use this quote,

Leibster Award

So I was nominated by His Princess over at Growing Up Country for the Leibster Award and TW Write at Indonesia Around Me . Thanks HP and TW!!

Thank and link back to the person who nominated you
List 11 facts about yourself
Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you
Nominate 9 bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers (you can’t nominate the blogger who nominated you)
Ask them 11 questions
Let them know about the nomination

*We own five horses and are leasing one for a while
*Our stud colt was born two weeks ago
*I love sports
*I hope to someday be a Pro Barrel racer, and a published author
*I pray that God has a cute cowboy out there for me to marry ;)
*I have two dogs
*Eleven acres has suddenly gotten really small
*I don't like the ocean
*I love the mountains
*I love history more than any other subject
*I hate math :P


The questions from HP are:

1. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?

I would like to be in Tuscany, Italy. I would then search for the tomb in the River of Time Series, and find Luca before Lia does. ;P

2. Who is your favorite fictional character?

Luca (mentioned above)

3. What is your favorite veggie?

Cooked carrots, yum

4. What is your least liked fruit?

Mango, yuck ;P

5. What person from history would you like to meet?

Jesus, but that is way too obvious for a Christian. So, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, more commonly known as General Lafayette. ;P (Yes I googled his whole name)

6. What is your favorite Bible verse?

Gee, I hate it when this one comes around. Probably Job 39:19-25

7. If you could change something in history, what would it be?
  I would have been born in the 1700s

8. Other than writing, what is your favorite activity to do on your spare time?
    Ride my horse, jump on our new trampoline

9. Would you rather be caught out in a rain storm or have to stay in the house on a rainy day?
      Stay in the house and read, or write

10. What is your favorite food or drink to have while writing?
  It always depends on my mood, sometimes chocolate, sometimes chips, and water

11. What is your least desirable activity that you have to do
  Muck out the stalls

Questions from TW:

                                             1) Ocean or waterfall?
    Waterfall, like I said, I don't like the ocean, too many scary sharks out there

2) If you were suddenly picked up and dropped into a fantasy world, what would you do?

Go find out how I'm supposed to save the world, after I ate all there cool foods               
3) Who's your favorite christian music artist?
You guys have to give such hard questions don't you? Francesca Battistelli probably

4) Favorite book of the bible?
Daniel hands down

5) If a villain shrunk you to the size of a mouse, what would you do?
Poke his toes with a needle, I just watched Night at the Museum the other night ;P

6) Would you rather have the power to fly or read minds?
Read minds. Although it could become awkward

7) Do use goggles in the pool?
Nope, I just suck it up and get stinging, red eyes

8) If you had to get a lego set and it had to be either a dragon set or a car set, which would you get?
Dragon

9) Do you listen to music by TobyMac?
TobyMac is awesome, that's a yes

10) If you were suddenly, out of the blue, offered a job as a pop star, would you take it? or deny it?
Deny it, I want to be a barrel racer/published author

11) What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Chick-Fil-A, I always get the #2

                           
I choose *Drumroll*
Jillian from Covers and Ink
Amy from Living Water
Brittney from Daughter of the King
Wild Horse from Opal Swirls
Alyssa from Beautiful Girlhood
  Maddie Jay if she has a blog(?)

My questions:

1. Have you ever been to Boston in the fall?

2. Do you like Nutella?

3. How many animals do you have?

4. Rock or classical?

5. What time period do you wish you had been born in?

6. Have you ever kissed a chipmunk?

7. Would you rather eat and write inside or outside?

8. Have you ever thrown your mashed potatoes up against the wall?

9. Which hero would you like to have save you and/or marry you?

10. Have you ever watched Jonah or The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (VeggieTales)?

11. Chocolate or cheese?

12. What is your favorite genre to write/read?

Writing Contests

I don't know how many of you remember my saying that as soon as we had 10 followers, we would do writing contests. But here we are at ten! *Little happy dance*

So me thinks we will do the contests every Saturday. Which is today. Yea!

                                               
                                                           Rules

1. Entries must be 250-600 words

2. They must be left in the comments before Wednesday of the next week

3. Followers of TWS will be the judges, they must leave their votes in the comments by Friday

4. Non-Followers of TWS are allowed to place an entry, but not vote

5. Entries with foul language or scenes that are too inappropriately graphic will be discarded

6. You may choose one or more of the prompts to put into your 'one' entry

7. Voters are not allowed to vote for themselves

8. Votes will be made by G+ing the prompt that voter likes best (Till we have a better system)


                                                    Writing Prompts

1. Include this piece of dialog in your prompt, "I got myself into this mess, I can get myself out."

2. Use this picture,

3. Or use this quote, "When life gets too hard to stand, kneel"

                                              
Also, when you have ideas for prompts or anything else, send it to us in an email or in the comments.
If you didn't agree with one of the rules, please talk it out with us. :)

Have fun! Brookie