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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873944103479885135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380567300356188732.post-24444773993179514482014-10-31T07:16:00.000-07:002014-10-31T07:16:25.470-07:00Searching For Katherine Out Now On Amazon!Searching For Katherine out now on Amazon! Thank you to everyone who supported me through the creation of this book. It was a long journey but I am oh so glad it happened.<br />
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<b>Searching For Katherine:</b><br />
<i>Jennifer and Katherine are living the typical post-university life, drinking lots of tea and going clubbing. But when Katherine is kidnapped in a night club, Jennifer’s whole world is turned upside down. Could her luck finally have changed for the better when Marcus enters her life, or is it about to get a whole lot worse?</i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873944103479885135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380567300356188732.post-47750250039325598392014-10-26T14:14:00.001-07:002014-10-26T14:14:27.791-07:00We Can Dance (poem)<header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin: 0px auto; width: 584.265625px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 36px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 48px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0.3em; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873944103479885135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380567300356188732.post-56933652332005442762014-10-23T23:59:00.001-07:002014-10-23T23:59:34.356-07:00The Downsides To Being A Writer<div style="text-align: justify;">
Although there are many wonderful reasons why it's great to be a creative person, there are a few downsides.</div>
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The matter of the fact: working hard makes you tired. When people walk out of exams after writing for two hours, they're exhausted. </div>
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Now consider that writers spend up to four hours every day (on average) writing - it's like doing two English exams! Your brain is using a lot power to generate new ideas and the best word structure, your hands are tired from typing, and you've probably not moved in hours which means you're leaned over a desk slowly wrecking your back <b>- it's not all typewriters and French villas! </b></div>
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There is a lot of pressure for writers to come up with <b>the next best seller, </b>but the truth of it is: a) it's mostly luck getting your book to the top of the charts if you're an unknown author, and b) writing takes up a lot of time - so if you're trying to pay the bills, novels aren't the way to do it! </div>
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The mind is a fragile thing. Just like any processing power - if it's abused and overworked, it will crash. And if you try an churn out seven books in a year, your brain will crash- never mind everything else you're doing! Mental stability is a common issue with creative people, because most of the time creatives are very high strung and emotional, so stuff gets to us a little bit more sometimes. <b>Now imagine you were like that and everything was going wrong - you'd break. </b></div>
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Finally, Stereotyping accompanies any career, but as a writers I know people expect me to be a certain way and are almost annoyed when I'm not. They do <b>expect a complete nerdy-looking book worm with a pixie cut, huge glasses,</b> and someone who is probably very shy. You're not going to get that from me. I'm sociable, curvy, I have long red hair, I'm obsessed with watching movies and TV and addicted to technology. Yes, I wear glasses and a bookworm - but that really does come hand in hand with being a writer! </div>
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As someone who still hasn't read the book (sorry!) I had no idea what to expect from this film. But any expectations I did have were met and beaten by far.</div>
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<b>Title: </b>The Maze Runner (2014)</div>
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<b>Writers:</b> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4212895/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4" style="background-color: white; color: #136cb2; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">James Dashner</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3834300/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1" style="background-color: white; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Noah Oppenheim</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2233127/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr2" style="background-color: white; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Grant Pierce Myers</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2385905/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr3" style="background-color: white; color: #70579d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">T.S. Nowlin</a></div>
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<b>Starring:</b> Dylan O'Brien (Teen Wolf)</div>
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<b>Description:</b> (sourced from IMDB) <i>Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.</i></div>
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<b>Running Time:</b> 113 mins</div>
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I absolutely loved it! The characters were realistic and believable. I love that there are two sides shown to every story, they are complicated, honest, kids that have been thrown into the maze with no idea of their lives - and it shows. </div>
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They have had to quickly develop personalities that might be entirely different to their previous lives. And they have to grow up fast and work together to survive. Dashner did an incredible job creating not only a life-changing situation but also honest characters that react perfectly to the situation.</div>
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The one thing that did grate with me in The Maze Runner was the girl, Teresa. For some reason she came across arrogant and very stereo-typically female. Whether this was the aim or not, I'm not sure, but I didn't sympathize with her character as much as I did with Thomas (the main protagonist). </div>
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100% yes! I saw it with a friend who had read the books, and she said it was 10 for 10 with the first book. Everything looked the way she'd pictured it - and that's good enough for me! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873944103479885135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380567300356188732.post-19973627855767113482014-10-21T03:44:00.001-07:002014-10-21T03:44:59.192-07:00Hi There!Hi there!<br />
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If you've followed me here from one of my other blogs, then thank you and welcome! But if you're just discovering me for the first time, we should probably get better acquainted.<br />
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My name is Melissa Holden, I am an undergraduate at Canterbury Christ Church University and have lived in Kent my entire life.<br />
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I'm 20 years old, 5'3, a natural blonde but I have red hair, I'm chubby and proud, I have hazel eyes that look weird in pictures and I can often be found yelling at my smartphone because it won't co-operate.<br />
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<u><b>Writing Career:</b></u><br />
To date, I have seven self-published books (which you can find <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Holden/e/B00GSL71SE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1403383950&sr=1-1">here</a>). My first novel, The Snow Killer, came out November 2013 and<a href="http://melissaholden94.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/the-snow-killer-first-installment.html"> started off as blog posts on my first ever blog. </a> From there my career escalated as my skills improved, so did my writing. I moved on to bigger and better things, and eventually became Editor for Her Campus CCCU in 2013.<br />
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Since 2013, I've been using social media as a marketing device and have created a career out of thin air. I won't lie to you - being a writer isn't glamorous and if it wasn't for student loans and a part time job, I would have starved to death a long time ago. Obviously, I one day hope to be able to earn a decent living from my writing but until then - you get all my heart and soul for free!<br />
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<u><b>Social Media:</b></u><br />
You can find me daily on the links below!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelissaHoldenWriter" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/melissaholden94" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br />
<a href="http://melissaholden.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Wordpress</a><br />
<a href="http://www.readwave.com/melissaholden94" target="_blank">Readwave</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Holden/e/B00GSL71SE/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1403383950&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMelissaHolden/featured" target="_blank">YouTube</a><br />
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I hope that's enough for you all to be getting on with! I am a very open person, so if you ever have any questions - feel free to comment or Tweet me @melissaholden94<br />
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