Monday, January 12, 2015

What if ... I told you I was self publishing?

Four years ago I started writing my third novel.
Three years ago I decided it *might* be the one.
Two years ago I started researching publishing while revising/editing.
One year ago I decided I would self-publish.

Today
I'm proudly,
ecstatically,
nervously,
anxiously,
joyously 
announcing 
I am going to self-publish!

I know there are questions.
What socks are you wearing?*
What's your favorite pie?**
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?***
Maybe even, oh I don't know:
What's the title of the book?
When will it come out?
What's it even about?
All valid questions.
And it totally makes sense that I would answer them now.
But when have I ever done anything that makes sense?****
Instead
let's have a dance party,
shall we?!



Nooooow,
if y'all will excuse me,
Imma gonna go vom-a-scream.
Peace out.

*Um... that's kind of a creepy question. Maybe stop being a stalker?
**Are you trying to break my brain-brain!?! How could I POSSIBLE pick just one?! 
***ALL OF IT. Duh.
****Never. The answer is never. 

Monday, January 5, 2015

I've Got Your 2014 Book Survey Right Here


Ladies & Gents.
Boys & Girls. 
Introducing THE
Let's jump right in, shall we?
Leave out all the ramble ramble
hi how ya doin'
let's be awkward
 and blah blah blah.
Cool beans?
Cool beans!
p.s. Yes.
 I'm blogging.
p.p.s. No.
We're not going to discuss the fact that
 I haven't blogged since God only knows when.
p.p.p.s. Yes.
I know I could look up the date of my last post but I'm lazy. 
Also, lazy.
p.p.p.p.s. Geeeez.
Can we just focus on this book survey and stop rambling?
Thanks.

*2014 Reading Stats*

Number Of Books You Read:
112

Number of Re-Reads:
7

Genre You Read The Most From:
Books.
I read the most from the genre books.
Have I mentioned I'm feelin' lazy?

*2014 Best In Books*

Best Book You Read In 2014?
Top five books of 2014 are as follows
(in no particular order):
1. The Martian by Andy Weir
2. The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey
3. I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 
4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 

Book You Were Excited About 
& Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Don't even want to talk about this.
GoodReads Page

Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read in 2014?
I loved the first book.
What I didn't expect was that I'd love the sequel even more.
Talk about a pleasant surprise!

Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did) In 2014?
I'm not much of a book pusher.
I leave the pushing to the pros. 

Best series you started in 2014?
OBSESSED.
GoodReads Page

 Best Sequel of 2014? 
ALL THE FUN.
GoodReads Page

Best Series Ender of 2014?
SO much cuteness.
GoodReads Page

Favorite new author you discovered in 2014?
Andy Weir creator of The Martian. 

Best book from a genre you don’t typically read 
and/or was out of your comfort zone?
This wasn't out of my comfort zone.
However, it's not a genre I normally pick up.
I am ever so grateful I read it.
GoodReads Page

Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?

Book You Read In 2014 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Who. Knows.
I'll reread just about any book.
Even books I don't like. 

Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014?

Most memorable character of 2014?
Mark Watney from The Martian. 

Most beautifully written book read in 2014?

Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2014?
Definitely thought provoking.
Not sure about the life changing.
GoodReads Page

Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2014 to finally read?

Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2014?
"A friend is someone who knows where all your bodies are buried. 
Because they're the ones who helped you put them there.
And sometimes, if you're really lucky,
they help you dig them back up."
-Jenny Lawson

Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2013?
Longest:

Shortest:

Book That Shocked You The Most

OTP OF THE YEAR 
(you will go down with this ship!)
Bigby & Snow forEVER.

Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Hastings & Poirot for life.

Favorite Book You Read in 2014 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

Best Book You Read In 2014 That You Read Based SOLELY 
On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:
Thank you Carrie for all the peer pressure great book recs this year!
GoodReads Page

Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2014?
Did I mention Mark Watney?
He's super dreamy.

Best 2014 debut you read?

Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
GoodReads Page

Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?

Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2014?


Hidden Gem Of The Year?

Book That Crushed Your Soul?
I... yeah...
I'm still not okay.
Moving on.
GoodReads Page

Most Unique Book You Read In 2014?

Book That Made You The Most Mad?
Again.
We're gonna pretend this didn't happen.
GoodReads Page

*Looking Ahead at 2015*

One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2014 
But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2015?
Currently reading!

Book(s) You Are Most Anticipating For 2015?
Here are two coming out this month
that I am DYING to read.
Well, not literally dying.
Excited.
I'm excited to read them.
But in an epicly excited kind of way.
Yeah.


Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2015?
I know this is out right now.
 I'm renting the Fables trades from our library.
It's taking FOREVER for them to get a copy.
FOREVER.
It's KILLING me.
LITERALLY KILLING ME.
PLEEEEASE.

Annnnnnd scene.
Happy Reading in 2015, y'all!