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August 16, 2013
A to Z Bookish Survey
Hello readers,
Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-Turner came up with this survey so go check out her post and participate too if you want!
Author you've read the most books from: Ann M. Martin
Best Sequel Ever: I don't know.
Currently Reading: Nothing. Unless my MS, DECIDING HIJAB counts.
Drink of Choice While Reading: Water. I'm outside Iced Coffee or Double Chocolate Frappe.
E-reader or Physical Book? Physical but occasional kindle.
Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School: I don't date.
Glad You Gave This Book A Chance: Three Cups of Tea.
Hidden Gem Book: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye.
Important Moment in your Reading Life: When I could stay in the bookstore long enough to finish one book.
Just Finished: Last book I read was Love, Tink by Elle Strauss.
Kinds of Books You Won’t Read: Anything too fantasy or romance-y.
Longest Book You've Read: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Major book hangover because of: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa.
Number of Bookcases You Own: One small one, but I have books all over the house in other shelves.
One Book You Have Read Multiple Times: Missing Since Monday by Ann M. Martin.
Preferred Place To Read: I love reading in bed or the couch.
Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you've read: I don't know.
Reading Regret: Wishing I had started earlier in my childhood instead of as a tween.
Series You Started And Need To Finish: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Three of your All-Time Favorite Books: How can I come up with only three!!
Unapologetic Fangirl For: Amal in Does My Head Look Big In This? By Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others: Ultraviolet Catastrophe by Jamie Grey.
Worst Bookish Habit: No sleep and I keep wanting to buy them even after I read them.
X Marks The Spot: (Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.
Your latest book purchase: How I Lost You by Janet Gutler.
ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late): How I Lost You by Janet Gutler.
Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-Turner came up with this survey so go check out her post and participate too if you want!
Author you've read the most books from: Ann M. Martin
Best Sequel Ever: I don't know.
Currently Reading: Nothing. Unless my MS, DECIDING HIJAB counts.
Drink of Choice While Reading: Water. I'm outside Iced Coffee or Double Chocolate Frappe.
E-reader or Physical Book? Physical but occasional kindle.
Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School: I don't date.
Glad You Gave This Book A Chance: Three Cups of Tea.
Hidden Gem Book: Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye.
Important Moment in your Reading Life: When I could stay in the bookstore long enough to finish one book.
Just Finished: Last book I read was Love, Tink by Elle Strauss.
Kinds of Books You Won’t Read: Anything too fantasy or romance-y.
Longest Book You've Read: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Major book hangover because of: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa.
Number of Bookcases You Own: One small one, but I have books all over the house in other shelves.
One Book You Have Read Multiple Times: Missing Since Monday by Ann M. Martin.
Preferred Place To Read: I love reading in bed or the couch.
Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you've read: I don't know.
Reading Regret: Wishing I had started earlier in my childhood instead of as a tween.
Series You Started And Need To Finish: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Three of your All-Time Favorite Books: How can I come up with only three!!
Unapologetic Fangirl For: Amal in Does My Head Look Big In This? By Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others: Ultraviolet Catastrophe by Jamie Grey.
Worst Bookish Habit: No sleep and I keep wanting to buy them even after I read them.
X Marks The Spot: (Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.
Your latest book purchase: How I Lost You by Janet Gutler.
ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late): How I Lost You by Janet Gutler.
August 12, 2013
Day 2: Make A List
Today's assignment is to make a list. I've decided to make a poetry themed list.
What Poetry Is (or How To Write Poetry):
1. Long or short2. Rhymes or doesn't have to3. Follows a pattern or is free verse4. Used to be just about sappy love, but now is about anything. It can appeal to any emotion: good or bad.
What Poetry Is (or How To Write Poetry):
1. Long or short2. Rhymes or doesn't have to3. Follows a pattern or is free verse4. Used to be just about sappy love, but now is about anything. It can appeal to any emotion: good or bad.
August 7, 2013
Aug IWSG
Hello readers,
Today I'm insecure. My crowdfunding was a fail. I'm glad I have a backup plan, I hope it works.
Today I'm insecure. I have barely done any writing or editing for almost more than a month.
But today I'm secure. I baked cookies. I finished a blessed month and hope the hype continues afterwords, so that I can stay good and blessed.
Love,
Today I'm insecure. My crowdfunding was a fail. I'm glad I have a backup plan, I hope it works.
Today I'm insecure. I have barely done any writing or editing for almost more than a month.
But today I'm secure. I baked cookies. I finished a blessed month and hope the hype continues afterwords, so that I can stay good and blessed.
Love,
August 5, 2013
Day One: Elevator Pitch
Today marks day one of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge; that means we are talking about my elevator pitch. If you want to know all about elevator pitches and how you should think about creating one of your own, then I highly recommend that you read the post Writing An Elevator Pitch for Your Blog on StoryDam.com. Now onto my brainstorming and attempt.
My Passion: Life isn't much, but school. I'm a sensitive person and I'm always observing. I feel in love with poetry and decided to start a blog to share my original pieces.
My Audience: For a while and I still do think my readers are my sisters in faith and humanity, yet it's also becoming for fellow writers.
What I Do Here: I share a few to a lot of poems through out each month. Once a week I share my blessings and later ramble about one of them or something else that stuck out to me that certain week.
My Blog's Elevator Pitch: My blog is filled with blessings, faith and poetry about any or everything.
Am I Missing Anything? Let me know in the comments section below!
Thank you and love,
My Passion: Life isn't much, but school. I'm a sensitive person and I'm always observing. I feel in love with poetry and decided to start a blog to share my original pieces.
My Audience: For a while and I still do think my readers are my sisters in faith and humanity, yet it's also becoming for fellow writers.
What I Do Here: I share a few to a lot of poems through out each month. Once a week I share my blessings and later ramble about one of them or something else that stuck out to me that certain week.
My Blog's Elevator Pitch: My blog is filled with blessings, faith and poetry about any or everything.
Am I Missing Anything? Let me know in the comments section below!
Thank you and love,
July 30, 2013
Prompt & Poetry: Okay
Be Okay
I'm feeling sadbut I'll be okay, be okaythinking of my faithof my family, of my friendsof my careers and such
I'm feeling tiredbut I'll be okay, be okayI'll cry and sleepand be okay
I'm starting to feel better I'll be okay, be okaypraying and smilingI'll be okay.
Love,
P.S Want to see more and better poems of mine. There is a few days left to help support me self publishing a poetry collection: http://www.poetfida.pubslush.com. Thank you,
I'm feeling sadbut I'll be okay, be okaythinking of my faithof my family, of my friendsof my careers and such
I'm feeling tiredbut I'll be okay, be okayI'll cry and sleepand be okay
I'm starting to feel better I'll be okay, be okaypraying and smilingI'll be okay.
Love,
P.S Want to see more and better poems of mine. There is a few days left to help support me self publishing a poetry collection: http://www.poetfida.pubslush.com. Thank you,
July 25, 2013
Prompt & Poem: Early
Waking Early
For awhile I've been waking up earlyeither for prayer or for schoolyet then I had camp and after that Ramadan
I have to wake up early to pray with everyone and learn something newwith a nap before breakfast
I have to wake up early to eatwith everyone before we have to fast and pray then nap and be the best we can be.
Love,
For awhile I've been waking up earlyeither for prayer or for schoolyet then I had camp and after that Ramadan
I have to wake up early to pray with everyone and learn something newwith a nap before breakfast
I have to wake up early to eatwith everyone before we have to fast and pray then nap and be the best we can be.
Love,
