Lately 8.12.2016

Hello readers and friends. Today I thought I'd pop in with a lately post to just talk about what I've reading, watching, and listening to. I hope you all haven't melted. I've felt on the verge of so recently. It's just so hot. And here in Arkansas it's ridiculously humid. Bleh. But, the first day of fall (September 22) is only a month and a half away. Just 41 days. I haven't been counting or anything. It isn't like I have the first day of fall circled on my calendar. (I'm lying. I do.)
Without further ado, here is what I've been up to lately.
Reading
I got a lot of reading done in July. I read seven books, which is the most books I've read in one month this year. I'm working on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Sense and Sensibility right now.
Writing
I'm still working on a sequel to A Castle in the Sky . It's taken me a while to get this one going. In this book, Abi has been suffering from a severe case of writer's block, and I suppose I've been a sympathetic sufferer. Yet I'm finally getting more work done on it and it feels wonderful. I don't have a title yet; nothing has really come to me yet. I just have it labeled "1921" on my computer since that's the year it takes place in (though that is subject to change). I made a plot change recently, and it made a huge difference in the way I feel about this project. I'm getting so excited about it now that this change has come. I love that feeling. With this change, I think I want to turn this into a full-fledged series with several books.
Watching
I recently re-discovered 3rd Rock From the Sun. I used to watch this show a lot, and it had been a while since I did. It just makes me laugh.                         Listening
There's not really anything new I've been listening to. The only new song that I really like is Happinessby NEEDTOBREATHE. I love that song.
Hope you're all doing well. Thanks for stopping by today.
-Miranda Atchley