Okay - how the heck is it already the end of September?? THE YEAR’S ALMOST OVER AND I AM NOT READY.

Also NaNo is in a month and I barely know what the plot of my novel is. This is going to go well.....

But enough complaining! Let’s take a look over September and see how it went....

Obviously, school kicked into full swing this month. I’m actually starting to get used to the homework load now, which is nice!

In other news, my wisdom teeth got taken out (but you already heard me complaining about that, so I’ll just stop now), and MY NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. They live down the street from us, and a lightning bolt hit them. It was really scary. Please pray for them.

Other than this . . . September was all school!
Miraculous Ladybug. You guys. My friend introduced me to this series and I AM HOOKED. And while I think the main character is just a LITTLE too obsessed with her crush, it is also one of the most shippable couples I’ve ever seen! 4/5 (because let’s face it, some Season 2 episodes are weeeeird.)

But hey, Miraculous gave me a new story idea, so I’m happy!

Pirates of the Caribbean. Our band has played the themes from this for literally YEARS, and yet I’d never seen the first movie, or any other, before now! I . . . actually didn’t really like Jack Sparrow - but I loved Will Turner! 4/5

Aaaaaaannnddd, I also got a story idea from Pirates. Go figure. :)

Lord of the Rings. I think you already know my feelings about this, so I’ll spare you for now. There may come a day when I decide not to mention Lord of the Rings any more. BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY. ;)
Ha ha ha.

Did I write much?

Heck no.

School is really taking a chunk out of life right now. But - I DID start outlining my NaNo novel! (Don’t worry, you WILL hear about that at some point - I promise!)

Also, I learned just two days ago that an essay of mine that I had submitted for a contest had been published in our local Catholic newspaper!!!! (Let’s not mind the fact that I wrote it a year ago......)
Here are the posts I wrote this month:

Am I Being Authentic?
This Is a Serious One
WIP SPOTLIGHT: The Inhumans
7 Reasons Why You Should Read the Amulet Series

Elsewhere in the blogosphere:

The always-on-point Abbiee did a YouTube series on creating relatable and unique characters! You can find her videos here.

Go Teen Writers moved to an awesome self-hosted website!

Allison did a post on why she loves Harry Potter which features some of her amazing calligraphy!

And MiddleEarthMusician posted her vlog for her blogoversary! Congratulations!

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Well, guys, the year is almost done! School's getting busier, of course, and clubs and such are getting into full swing.

If you notice that I miss a post this month, don’t worry - I’m not dead! But I miiiiiiiight have to cut down my posting schedule a little. We'll see how next week goes.

See you around, my friends!

-Nicole