20 Monday May 2013
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art, chandelier, design, fairytales, forests, furniture, inspiration, lamps, lights, nature, photography, stories
Aren’t these pictures amazing? What a beautiful chandelier! It makes me think of fairytales set in forests or even Lord of the Rings. I found the photographs through this link.
Would you like it in your house? What does it remind you of?
- Ermisenda Alvarez
18 Saturday May 2013
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book reviews, booktuber, busy, community, confused baby, crazy ideas, fun, help, life, proposal, q&a, role playing sites, rp sites, stories, writing, youtube channel, youtube project
Dear beautiful followers (I unconsciously typed flowers first, peculiar… 
) and readers. I have a question for you all!
I, Ermisenda, have a crazy mind with too many ideas. Too many projects and sprouting from every pore of my skin. Recently, I have been debating over two new projects to embark on. While they will not be directly Ermilia related (because Eliabeth already has her plate full), I will like it related to writing/books and the like.
I’m confused and need your help.
My two proposals are…
1. Youtube Channel
I feel like there will be a point in my life where I will start a real channel and attempt to win the Youtube channel realm. I’ll be the greatest booktuber ever! I’m not sure how successful that would be though. Since Ermilia runs a blog and naturally we do a lot of typing…do any of you think it would be fun/beneficial/exciting to see some youtube videos from me (Ermisenda)? If so, what would you like the videos to be about?
At the moment I have three broad categories:
2. RP Site (Role Playing Site)
For those of you who are not familiar with this kind of site, get prepared for awesomeness! This type of site is where Eliabeth and I met each other. It is also the crowd I hung out around for many years because I enjoyed writing in these communities so much. Continue reading »
15 Wednesday May 2013
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Usually our parents tell us not to pull faces. It’s rude, right? And yet, I notice that I pull a whole lot of faces at my laptop when I’m writing. Sometimes it’s because I don’t want to use ‘he frowned’ to indicate anger, I want another facial feature that changes. Maybe scrunched lips?
Does anyone else sometimes pull faces to help better their writing? You might even have the tendency to pull a quizzical expression as you read this!
- Ermisenda Alvarez
12 Sunday May 2013
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addiction, astronomy, books, community, drugs, free short stories, galaxy, photography, picture it & write, poetry, stars, stories, weekly writing exercise, writing
Happy Mother’s Day! Spoil your delightful mum today. 
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You Need More Than This by *tntrekabulator
The pills glowed. It shone so bright I wondered whether it was in fact a capsule full millions of stars, threatening to burst from the plastic cage. My fingers shook as I reached out and took the pills from the man.
“Got the money?” he asked.
I nodded and handed the hundreds my father had stuffed into my pocket. The man with the strange robotic third hand scampered away.
In the darkness of night, alone and shivering from the cold, I gripped the bottle. I popped open the lid. I knew my father would beat me to death if I took any of his pills. I wasn’t sure if it was really happening or I was starting to lose it too, but inside was a galaxy of supernovas. The sight burned my eyes.
- Ermisenda Alvarez
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10 Friday May 2013
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book review, books, crime, ending with a twist, fast-paced stories, stories, ted dekker, thr3e, three, thriller, writing
Action-packed and suspenseful. An easy 4.5 out of 5 stars!
(Taken from Goodreads)
Enter a world where nothing is what it seems. Where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy.
Kevin Parson is alone in his car when his cell phone rings. A man calling himself Slater offers a deadly ultimatum: “You have exactly three minutes to confess your sin to the world. Refuse, and the car you’re driving will blow sky high.” Then the phone goes dead.
Kevin panics. Who would make such a demand? What sin? Yet not sure what else to do, Kevin swerves into a parking lot and runs from his car. Just in case.
Precisely three minutes later, a massive explosion sets his world on a collision course with madness. And that’s only the first move in this deadly game.
From the #1 best-selling fiction author comes a powerful story of good, evil, and all that lies between.
I read this book many months ago but I still want to write a review on it. It was one of those novels that I picked up to read, not knowing much about it nor expecting a lot. I wasn’t able to let go of the novel and I ended up finishing it within 48 hours. Continue reading »
03 Friday May 2013
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authors, books, dead, do they sense it, favourite books, life, pablo neruda, quote by diane setterfield, soul stirring, spanish english poetry, stories, these dead writers, when their books are read?, when their books are read? does a pinprick of light appear in their darkness? is their soul stirred by the feather touch of another mind reading theirs? i do hope so, writing
What a beautiful quote, right? It makes me wonder…
Recently, I’ve been reading a lot of Pablo Neruda’s love poetry in both Spanish and English. He had such a way with words! So beautiful…the metaphors and imagery is exquisite. He’s long gone and that makes me sad. As I read, I sometimes imagine a young man, hopelessly in love, stumbling down the streets of Madrid, searching for his beloved. It could be anyone. I’m glad that his words still live on, even though he does not.
Who is your favourite dead writer? Who stirs in their death as you flicker through the pages of their novels?
- Ermisenda Alvarez
29 Monday Apr 2013
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button poetry, challenging racism, cho chang, classical conditioning, Harry Potter, jk rowling, lgbt community, poetry slam, rachel rostad, stereotypes, stories, walking dead, writing
I found this video the other day and have to share it. I love Poetry Slams. They are amazing. They remind me of my love for words, the power they can yield, and the strength of performance. The way you communicate your poem, the emotion you express, is as important as the words that leave your lips. (By the way, check out Samson if you want some more powerful poetry slam.)
Rachel Rostad (“To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang”) chilled me to my core. It was not what I was expecting and I hope you all enjoy it. If you feel like she is being harsh, she made a follow-up video about the criticisms she received. Continue reading »
28 Sunday Apr 2013
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community, creative writing, gods, life, ocean, photography, poetry, religion, sacrifice, stories, water, writing, writing exercise
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While I peacefully stared out into the horizon, my legs kicked furiously beneath the water. The unbroken surface hid the fear. Self-preservation was strong within me but I knew my duty. The goddess needed young blood from a man. Our fishing village’s future was in my hands. I prayed that there would be fish to feed my family tomorrow. I would tread water until she consumed me. Staring out, waiting for her, I cried.
- Ermisenda Alvarez
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03 Wednesday Apr 2013
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books, funny, importance of editing, proofreading, quotes, stories, writing
I was going through Goodreads and found these hilarious quotes on writing. What is your favourite?
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― Stephen King, On Writing
“Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them. There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
― Flannery O’Connor
“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
― E.L. Doctorow
“Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.”
― Author Unknown
Edit 6/04/2013 Adding images to quotes to share:
31 Sunday Mar 2013
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Blind Sight, books, community, edaion, life, moon, night, photography, poetry, sky, stories, writing
Happy Easter to all from Ermilia!
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