Paper and Quill

Hey guys! It has been a good three months since I last posted. Wow. A lot has happened since then. So, consider this a reintroduction.  To start out, you can call me Farren. I'm a writer, a reader, an artist, and a Christian. My enneagram type is 5w6, my MBTI is INTP, my Hogwarts house is Slytherclaw (a Slytherin-Ravenclaw mix), and my Divergent faction is Erudite. I like rainy days, castles, dragons, pirates, books, sewing, tea, photography, dark academia, cats, dancing, forests, poetry, and exploring. My favorite movies include Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park and World, and Star Wars. My favorite books consist of I Capture The Castle (Dodie Smith), Sweep (Jonathan Auxier), Book Of A Thousand Days (Shannon Hale), the Harry Potter series (JK Rowling), and many others in genres such as dystopian and fantasy.  *brushes hands off* Now that proper introductions have been made, I have some updates to go over.  First off, I'm going to tr...

*runs in* *skids a bit too much and crashes into the wall* *runs back to where I’m supposed to be* heyoooo guys~! Sorry that this post is so late! Happy 2021! Wow. 2020 is over and done with. “Well, that was very anticlimactic.” -Literally every movie like ever <><><> 2020 was definitely a hard one for all of us — some more than others. Anxiety and depression fell like a thick curtain over us all. Isolation is a less than ideal place to be. We’ve all learned that in one way or another this year. 2020 started out as an amazing year for me. I turned 14 mid-January. I started hanging out twice as much with my best friend. I joined the student leadership committee at my youth group. I had a surreal time at camp with my friends. Life was finally turning up for me. I was getting the hang of my classes. I was making new friends. It couldn’t have gotten better than that. March seventeenth. My friend texts me, “Hey! Have you heard about the new executive order?” And, of course...

Hey guys! This post is incredibly late and I apologize. Life has just been crazy lately. <><><> Rules Link back to the creator of the tag (Lavender Bleu @ Always Write The Good Write ) Link back to the blogger who tagged you (Lavender Bleu @ Always Write The Good Write ) Answer the questions Tag 1-5 more people Questions 1. What is your favorite Christmas food? Usually cranberry sauce. 😂 2. Do you have any Christmas traditions? Several, actually, but my favorite is probably code names. My parents come up with a different theme every year and we each are a different thing in that theme. And, also, my parents don’t tell us our code names ‘til Christmas Eve night.  3. Did you believe in Santa when you were little? Most definitely. ^-^ I barely slept most Christmas nights because I was so excited.  4. How do you like to decorate your Christmas tree? We usually have two small trees, and we kids pair up to decorate each with our own personal ornaments. This year, ...

 Anddd, I knew this would happen. *facepalm* Sorry for not keeping with my intended schedule, guys. Life’s been pretty crazy lately, what with school starting up again and then preparing for Christmas.  I am thankful for internet. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to contact my friends, access my homework, or go to virtual classes.  ~ Farren

 Hey guys! Yesterday was pretty crazy what with my brother’s birthday and all, so I didn’t have a chance to post my thankfulness then.  Today, I’m thankful for sleep. I know, that’s a pretty weird one, lol. But I’m a huge sleep lover and if I don’t get my beauty rest, well, you will not want to be around me the next day. 😆 What are you thankful for today? Post it in the comments if you’d like.  ~ Farren 

 Hey guys! Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of this wonderful holiday, I am going to try to post one "I Am Thankful For..." thing daily. Hopefully, it will help me get into a good routine of posting more often. No one wants to subscribe to a blog where the author rarely posts, am I right? That's just boring, and, in my opinion, annoying.  You guys are welcome to post some things you're thankful for in the comments, too! <><><> I am thankful for ... running water. ~ Farren

 Eeepp. It's been almost a month since I last posted.  Anyway, here goes. 😜 <><><> Those who know me well, know that I am a very slow writer. On a good day, my writing speed is 10 wpm, but typically it falls under 5.  I’ve also never written anything that’s over 10K before. (And that one took me three months to finish draft one. 😆) Plus, I kind of knew at the beginning that I probably wouldn’t reach 50K by the 30th. Now, to be honest, I’m not quitting because my story is horrible. I am in love  with my story.  Besides, this is my very first NaNoWriMo and I went in completely blind and unprepared. For starters, we were in a whole other state for the first week of November. School has also been a hindrance this month. I wasn’t able to successfully start until the 11th because of it.  Quitting will give me a lot more time to the other things I love and will put less stress on me when it comes to finishing 50K in 30 days. And maybe next year...