Christmas

Ahh Christmas is so close. Yesterday my sister and I were venturing through the forest to get a Christmas tree, and we discovered a snowy path between trees that led to a beautiful opening with crystallized trees! It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen!

The three B's

The three B's is what I am:

Back
Busy and
Blissful

Back- Been busy with skating and injuries...but I am back to blogging!

Busy- Well......read the above post.

Blissful- Happy with LIFE! YAY!

I may have to take a break from weekly assignments and bible chapters because, like my sister said on HER fabulous blog, I am SWAMPED. (I urge you to go read her post on swamps). I will definitely come on here and post nuggets of imagination. Until Next time!!!!!!



CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN- 40 DAYS!

It is complete.

The last period typed, the last sip of my drink taken, my face broke into a smile, and the editing started. my story is finished...such a joyous feel when you finally, after all of those struggles and tears and laughs of glee....finally I am DONE. Sigh....I just thought I would show my joy.

How is everyone else's stories coming?

Today I hit 99 visits on my blog. Thank you Jesus for showing people this website and please let it help them! I could jump for joy...


CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN- 49 DAYS!

Loverly

Isn't that a fun word? Loverly. It is just so much fun to say. Loverly loverly loverly.

Winter is seeping in through the slowly opening door, the Christmas feel is beginning, and my story is.....not done? Not good. I plan to completely and utterly finish my story by tomorrow! Wish me luck!

Weekly Assignment: Find a word you like and use it in a sentence in your story that you are writing right now!

Bible Chapter: 2 Samuel 22

Have a 'loverly' day and enjoy many adventures!

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN- 52 DAYS!

Morning

This morning I took a step outside, and the magic began. Dressed in a sweater, scarf, hat, gloves with the fingers cut off and a head full of adventure, I embraced the world and had a fabulous day. It is just amazing what one fabulous morning can do....

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN- 53 DAYS!

Scarves

Scarves! I love them...who couldn't! It just completes the fabulous feel of tramping through snow in -25 weather and exploring hidden coves and trying to not get eaten by snow panthers. Today or tomorrow I plan to go into a whole world and try to fight the snow queen without getting trapped in a frozen lake. Excited? YES!

Snow...

I woke up this morning, with a more than unwilling heart. I stretched, groaned, rubbed my pathetically tired eyes despite the fact I had gotten more than a full nights sleep, and then I blearily looked out my window. In an instant I was up, camera in hand, one boot on, and outside. Snow sparkled in every crevice, the perfect surface still unmarked from our over-hyper dog Blaze. I don't even know why snow makes me so happy. The beauty? The sparkles? The fact that Christmas is on the way? Even now I am staring out of my window with a longing in my eyes. I want to go and roll around...but unless i want to be soaked all day, I probably shouldn't. Sigh.....I love snow....

Even my computer seems to be freezing from joy.....all well....such is life. Nothing could ruin my mood right now....nothing.....

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. He casts forth His ice as fragments, Who can stand before His cold? He sends forth His word and melts them. He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

Psalm 147:12-18

Fuzz...

I like fuzz....why? I don't know. Maybe it reminds me of fuzzy socks as I curl up in my bed....maybe it reminds me of my adorable little kitty Fritz....or maybe I just love the word. It is so fun to say. Fuzz. Fuzz fuzz fuzz. Anyways....the deadline for my story is coming up! I have to get it done THIS Sunday....talk about a time squeeze! I will definitely be praying that I can get it done in time. The story train is UP and running! Anyone who would like to join just email melanieshea@earthlink.net and I will add you to the list of participants! For new comers...the story train is where you email things you have written to a bunch of people and they tell you what they think. Fun! I am now curling up on my bed....thinking of fuzz. Fuzz.....

Weekly assignment: go buy a pair of fuzzy socks, unless you already have some, and write a short little story about some people who live in the land of fuzz. If you wish to post it email me at melanieshea@earthlink.net and I would be happy to post it on here for you!

Weekly Bible Chapter: Psalms 103

(If any of you have Bible chapter suggestions please tell me so I can share them!)

Favorite Place...

Cafe music pronounces itself from an invisible speaker, and the gentle hum of voices and the coffee machine mingle together. I take a sip of my chill Mango smoothie, and the cold rushes down and oddly enough warms my stomach. I read part of my story, and smile as I realize how well it is coming along. I have my favorite place to write, and every time I go there, Every note of every sound seems to spur on an idea. What are your favorite places to write?

Assignment of the week- Find your favorite place to write, and write there for an hour. Either in a journal or your story, just write whatever you want!

Bible Chapter- Luke 10

Barnes and Noble day...

Barnes and Noble...Just the name has so much. I am sitting on my bed, listening to my favorite song by Owl City...and right now I think....how did they get the name 'Barnes and Noble'. I know that both words are the last names of the two men who founded Barnes and Noble, but it could always be something else. A Noble Barn. The Barn of High class. It would have the best polished wood and the most beautiful stalls for horses.

Anyways, after that perfectly RANDOM writing, my point is, you can make SO much out of just a few words! Never look at one thing and just say 'ok, a store name'. Think of stories BEHIND the name, behind the word, behind everything! That is how you get the best stories.

This weeks assignment: go outside and the first five word you see, make a story behind them. You can mesh them all together or anything you want, just as long as it is the first five you see.

Bible Chapter: Psalms 113 (My FAVORITE chapter!)

Life

As I sit in my soft gushy chair drinking French Vanilla Mocha, I hear my fingers typing on the keys. The beautiful click clacks hold their own stories......I just think of how wonderful writing REALLY is. Creating stories and characters and crying and laughing from your OWN writing....if it blesses you, imagine how much it will bless others!
I have usually been kind of embarrassed to tell others about my stories, thinking about what they will say, and then yesterday I thought. If God gave you the gift of writing what you write, you should NOT be embarrassed...It doesn't matter what other people think, you are writing what God wants you to write, and somewhere out there it will bless someone, even if it is just one person. Isn't this SO true!

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men-Colossians 3:34

Hello!

Hello! I am in Missouri visiting my older sister, who is amazing. We have been working on our stories and killing nice, creepy brown recluse spiders...not to mention watching movies as long as our poor tired brains will allow us. I feel bad for us authors....or our brains at least. The things we put the poor things through. First we make it come up with the plotline, write the story, tie all the strings, and then when our brain takes a break (called a writers block, hehe....or at least this is MY version of the story) we yell at it until it finally succumbs...it either a. doesn't do a very good job and makes a weak attempt or b. frustratedly makes an amazing story. I personally like the second best. ANYWAYS , I think we should, for this weeks assignment, write OUR version of what our brain goes through...from the brains point of view of course. Sound good? good.

Weekly bible chapter: Psalm 115

And I am back!

I am back after my sister telling me I have to continue writing on here. I had kind of forgotten, things have been hectic. Traveling...school....getting ready for skating, Pretty busy!

Well, this week we will be continuing from our last weekly assignment, where you write a story to the short plotline! Now then, there has to be a twist in the story. For example:

Instead of John rescuing a dog from a pothole, have it where the hole is actually a mirror and so John in the one in the hole! Wouldn't that be odd?

So that is the assignment, now for bible

Weekly Bible Chapter:

John chapter 1


For fun, I am going to have a Christmas writing competition!

These are the guidelines:

I will give a theme, and you must follow the theme. The person with the most creative story will win! I don't have any prizes, but who needs one! This is pure creativity! Who is with me? Is it an idea or not?

Plotline!

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't written for such a long time. Camp was amazing! Anyways, thought you all should know that. Here are this weeks assignments.

Weekly Assignment: Write a mini plotline for a short story.

This weeks Bible Chapter: Open your bible randomly and read the first chapter you see!

Hey!

Hey everyone! I am going to camp in just a few minutes, so i thought I would hop on here and post the weekly assignment! How are they going for you?

This weeks assignment: Now that all of the pictures are taped on and everything, try to put a tape or plastic covering over them (it is ok if you don't do this step, it is just for protection.) Now go on the internet and print out some pictures that remind you of your story or draw them. Print these on the lid of your box underneath, so when you open it, you see them. This is your box to keep maps, name lists, ideas, anything that you want that has to do with writing! Inspirational coin or small object, anything! Have fun!

Weekly Bible Chapter:

Psalms 145


Story train?

The story train needs to go tootoot soon and tumble down its track! If you are interested, feel free to e-mail me at melanieshea@earthlink.net, or add me on Facebook! Well, I have to go to camp now, i hope you all have a wonderful week. I will post again next week!

New Week!

Hey everyone! Here are this weeks assignments! Yippee!

Weekly Bible Chapter: 1 Peter chapter 1


Weekly Assignment:

This week we will be taping all of your pictures ad words etc. on the paper! Woohoo! You can draw pictures also and just have fun! Be creative!

Last weeks assignment:

Cover a shoebox with paper and decorate it lightly

2 weeks ago:

Draw pictures of inspirational Pictures, words, etc. Anything you feel like!


I hope all of you had an absolutely WONDERFUL fourth of July and enjoyed the fireworks and parades!

Contact

If you ever want to email me, feel free to! (for ANY reason...chatting, stories, the Lord...anything!)

For the e-mailers privacy, I will not post any of your e-mails unless you wish me to.

Email Story Train!

This is the 'official' start to the 'email story train!' Anybody who is interested just email me! We can start a 'train' which runs through-out our emails with our stories...kind of like a mini critique group! I have more info on it, so if you would like to be informed or join the critique group, just e-mail!

Good Luck Fellow Writers!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome everyone! God led me to create this blog so teen writers could discuss books and their own writing, and just enjoy being able to share ideas and get positive feedback. Feel free to email me and I would be more than happy to post your stories or questions on my blog!

Since I was little, I always wanted to read some fun, adventure Christian books...but every time I would look on the bookshelves they would all (mostly) be romances with horses and cowboys. I am hoping to get a little group of teens (or adults!) who like to write Christian Fiction together!

This blog was mostly created to share our stories with other teens, and to always make sure that the Lord is our top priority! :)