I've been craving a good adventure novel lately, so if someone has a good one in mind, then shoot it at me =O All I seem to have around here are science fiction books and they're all good, but it's all I've been reading since high school and the adventure novels are what I miss most from my heavier "reading days".
I'm in the mood for something that doesn't have a sequel ((I don't care much for series =_= trilogies are hard enough for me to get through)) and is about 150-400 pages long. I like kid/teenage/college-aged lead characters and I favor strong character development and interesting plot devices. Please nothing with dragons, griffons, made-up worlds, elves and magic ((those things irritate me more often than not because of their lack of originality... I've only ever finished ONE fantasy book in my LIFE and it wasn't even that good )). Things that take place in the future are fine... but not too far in the future. Historical novels work. Keep talking animals to a minimum, please ((the talking animals in my stories are enough for me right now XP I need a change of pace very badly)).
The first book that comes to mind as an example of an adventure novel I LOVE is "Memory Boy" by Will Weaver . I only picked it up because it wasn't very long and the back of the book mentioned Rainier erupting *shot* but it turned out to be a really amazing piece of writing and among the most memorable books I've ever read. Not to mention I really loved the ending . Another that is high up on my list is "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mickaelsen ((sp?)) for its intense character development and my inability to stop reading the damn thing *_* I also like "Rescue Josh McGuire" by the same author. "Thunder Cave" and "Zach's Lie" by Roland Smith are also notables ;3 and for my mountain-climbing stories fix, there's "Banner in the Sky" by James Ramsey Ullman and "Year of the Leopard Song" by Eric Campbell.
So yes, something along the lines of those mentioned above: short and sweet and not too complicated. I'm not in the mood for epics or anything like that right now... just something easy to read to fill my craving for a good adventure book.
Throw suggestions at me
In other news... look at what made for me!!! It's a BLY paperchild 8O and it's digital so you can print it out and make your own!! 8D Jo is currently away on a trip, so surprise her with tons of comments and faves while she's gone for the lulz xD I miss her D:
I'm getting new pokemon tomorrow *_* EVENT POKEMON FOR MY DIAMOND GAME!!! Expect fanart of whatever thing I get =O
I was feeling pretty sick today but I went out the theaters to watch IRONMAN anyways and no regrets!!! I knew I was going to like that one and my mom ((the local comic book FREAK)) said I'd really like Tony Stark because he's just my kind of character, and I DID 8D He is just made of awesome. Of course, that was pretty much all I did the whole day XP slept the rest off ._.;; and listen to my mom go on and on about how much she wants to see Hellboy XP
That last episode of Ice Road Truckers was really good!! Lol, Rick actually found someone who can tolerate him and Drew saved himself for once 8D Oh my, what is the world coming to??? Next episode looks good *_* Will we actually get to root for Rick?!?!? Meanwhile, Eric is just full of lulz ;;>_> It's great every time he talks... seriously.
Lastly, anyone wanna commission me for a 3-month sub??? It's getting to be that time again >.< I'm thinking about asking for a year subscription for my birthday so I won't have to worry about commissioning for them for a while 8D but my current subby runs out before my birthday xD so yeah, that'd be great if someone wants to!!
Well, I'm off to get a good night's sleep now so I can get over whatever is making me feel sick and get back to art stuffs tomorrow as well as my message center *pouts* it's WAY too huge!
I feel so accomplished right now... I got my message center down to 300 deviations and 397 of the other messages this has to be the lowest it's been in a very VERY long time :'D
Well anyways, it seems that has tagged me with another music playlist quiz xD so here we go!
1. Put your MP3, ipod, or whatever on shuffle. 2. Use the song title as the answer to the question. 3. No matter how crazy the title you MUST put it down 4. NO CHEATING OR SKIPPING.
1. How does the world see you? "순수" -DBSK (())
2. Will I have a happy life? "I Won't Spend Another Night Alone" -The Ataris ((uhhhh what? XP))
3. What do my friends think of me? "She Says" -Howie Day ((8O))
4. Does anyone have a crush on me? "Now Comes the Night" -Rob Thomas ((i guess ill know when night comes? XP))
5. How can I make myself happy? "The Loser" -Switchfoot ((woooooot xD))
6. What should I do with my life? "Dark Clouds" -Naruto Shippuuden OST ((i will join the dark side *_*))
7. Will I ever have children? "Let Her Cry" -Hootie and the Blowfish ((um... okaaaaaaaay))
8. What is some good advice for me? "Think Twice" -Eve6 ((hmm probably true xD))
9. How will I be remembered? "You Could Be Happy" -Snow Patrol ((poo XP))
10. What's my signature dancing song? "Finding Me" -Vertical Horizon ((hmm...))
11. What's my current theme song? "The Hardest Part" -Coldplay ((interesting...))
12. What do others think is my current theme song? "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" -Of Montreal ((LETS PRETEND WE ARE IN ANTARCTICA LOL))
13. What shall they play at my funeral? "Maya Temple" -Cusco ((at least it has no lyrics XP))
14. What type of guy do I like? "A Praise Chorus" -Jimmy Eat World ((durrr))
15. How's my love life? "Not Coming Home" -Maroon5 ((not good, apparently xD))
16. What is my day going to be like? "They Tried to Kill Chivalry, But We Brought it Back" -My Favorite Highway ((riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight))
17. What you will post this as: "Akame's Theme" -GDW OST
8D
Oh, and remember this poll I did a while back? [link] Well, one of those things finally happened xD my Jashin stamp hit 1000 faves XP and while 14 people voted for that option, only one person who commented on it picked that one, and that would be ~Ultimate-Shield xD so I guess he wins!! Lol. I only watch 507 people so... too bad for everyone who voted on the "watch 1000 people" one XP
Okay, I need to run off now xD I got a TON of art projects to do!
Yes, my friends, it's true, I have finally found myself able to write on "We Rule" again *_* There is now a suspicious link in my footer to a "Chapter 2"
Aaaaaaand for those of you too lazy to scroll down a little ways, here's a link to it: [link]
For those of you who are newer watchers and don't know what "We Rule" even is, it's my webnovel writing project, featuring many of the characters who I draw and upload pictures of every now and then. It's a story about a dog named Kilney as he seeks to avenge the death of his family but finds himself in the middle of a sort of canine gang war between the Fang and the Claw. The Fang is made up of dogs who are loyal to humans while the Claw hates humans. There are many different twists and turns along the way and tons of characters ((I currently have at least 8 plot arcs planned, which is why I decided AGAINST doing it as a graphic novel XP I'm not drawing all that!!)).
On FictionPress, "We Rule" is rated M for violence, blood, gore and adult themes . Chapter 1 lived up to that rating xD but Chapter 2 is much more benign because it's mostly dialogue between two of my characters who aren't profane.
Now that I've found my "writing groove" again, there's a better chance I'll have more frequent uploads to the story. I'm not uploading them to DA since my writing program doesn't seem to mesh well with this site x_X ((I don't have Word -.-)) So I'm uploading to FP and just linking to it from here.
If you haven't read Chapter 1 yet, I'd still love it if you did and no matter how long it takes for me to write a chapter, I will not drop this project xD Too many people liked Chapter 1 for me to do that!
I had problems with Chapter 2 on several spots, but I think I finally settled on what I wanted to do with it, so there ya go
gave you guys a few days to show me your OCs and picked my three for the art trades . not many people posted x) but ah well, helped make my choices easier xD
for your halves, you can choose to draw any of the three characters with ref sheets in the footer of my my journal ^^ ((TJ, BLY or Yuuku... up to you!))
-TAKE YOUR TIME! art looks better when you dont rush it x3 and im not going to demand anything to be done right away just sometime before 2009 would be nice xD;; so do your half at your leisure -ill be doing my halves as soon as i can but before i get back into school x) ((my fall is gonna be BUSY)) -if you wanna back out, feel free to, as long as i havent done my half yet xD and as long as you tell me. -please comment with a confirmation that you know i picked you x3
yep, i think thats it for that happy drawing!
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and they're all good, but it's all I've been reading since high school and the adventure novels are what I miss most from my heavier "reading days".
)). Things that take place in the future are fine... but not too far in the future. Historical novels work. Keep talking animals to a minimum, please ((the talking animals in my stories are enough for me right now XP I need a change of pace very badly)).
. I only picked it up because it wasn't very long and the back of the book mentioned Rainier erupting *shot* but it turned out to be a really amazing piece of writing and among the most memorable books I've ever read. Not to mention I really loved the ending 
. Another that is high up on my list is "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mickaelsen ((sp?)) for its intense character development and my inability to stop reading the damn thing *_* I also like "Rescue Josh McGuire" by the same author. "Thunder Cave" and "Zach's Lie" by Roland Smith are also notables ;3 and for my mountain-climbing stories fix, there's "Banner in the Sky" by James Ramsey Ullman and "Year of the Leopard Song" by Eric Campbell.
and no regrets!!! I knew I was going to like that one and my mom ((the local comic book FREAK)) said I'd really like Tony Stark because he's just my kind of character, and I DID 8D He is just made of awesome. Of course, that was pretty much all I did the whole day XP slept the rest off ._.;; and listen to my mom go on and on about how much she wants to see Hellboy XP
Meanwhile, Eric is just full of lulz ;;>_> It's great every time he talks... seriously.
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