Emily Rachelle Writes

    Week Three: DIY Spray Paint Art (Sticker Version) {all photos linked to source}   The Pin: Again linking to my own since I can't find the original pinner.

Lately I've been trying to come up with ideas for new things to write about here.  I do a lot of author interviews and book reviews; I like talking about personal issues when they come up; and every so often I'll share a poem or short story of mine.   But I want to try something new.  I want to write something that you, my lovely readers, want to read .   So please do share what you'd like to see here! Do you have any questions for me ? Any guest posters or author interviews you'd love to see featured? I have the new book discussion guide section on my book reviews page, but there's only one discussion guide currently available.  Any others you'd like me to write? How about products, movies, books, or services to review ? The comments are open for discussion!

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  Week Two: DIY Spray Paint Art (Hot Glue Version) {all photos linked to source}   The Pin:   I couldn't find the original pin, so I used mine. Elmer's glue, let it dry overnight, spray paint  

Nearly two weeks ago, Sarah from Inklined and  Critic from The Book Critic awarded me with The Fantastic Blog Award !   (Speaking of Sarah, don't forget to enter her Teen Ten Page writing contest for a chance to win a ten-page critique from yours truly!)   Let me first say I'm sorry it took me this long to post about it. *penitent face*   And now, the rules :  

Hello there, lovely readers!  Just wanted to drop in early today and tell y'all that Sarah from Inklined has received no entries for the teen writing contest (what?!), so the deadline's extended through October 4.  So pull out your stories, blow off the dust, and send in a little something! Link: http://inklinedwriters.blogspot.com/2012/09/teen-ten-page-contest.html

Recently I posted a miniseries of an Ever After movie fanfiction I'd written.  It was followed by requests for more fanfictions, which I actually don't usually write.  Only about a year ago, I was most firmly opposed to fanfiction in general as a terrible waste of time and usually awful quality of writing.  That's beside the point, though, and since I've discovered the true drive behind writers of fanfiction - the pure fun of it, which I tend to lose sight of in all my writing - I've written three.  Here is my second, a much shorter work based off my favorite Taylor Swift music video. You duck under the branch, careful not to let the oil spill from the lantern. Holding it a safe distance from your hair and dress, you continue your quiet path to the cherub statue. He reaches it just before you do. When he sees you, he smiles and you feel like your corset tightens on its own. He looks so wonderful, standing by the lilacs with his black tailcoat unbuttoned and ...

Week One: Removing Glitter Nail Polish {all photos linked to source} The Pin: Remove Nail Polish

 Three months can be a long time, but I like to get a head start on things when it comes to schedules and my blog.  So, today I have an announcement:   Exactly three months from today, Blog of a (Maybe) Teen Author's second annual Blog Party will begin!   {via}

flower of the military brat I am from beloved dolls, from bubble wands and crabapple trees. I am from bright colors and playful spirits, Bookshelves and stacked boxes.

people my age have trouble figuring out what to do with their lives. There are three kinds of women in America. There are those who are raised to be homemakers, who can cook and clean and organize and know exactly what to do when faced with scraped knees or algebra homework. There are those who are not raised to be homemakers, and have to learn the hard way - after marriage, when Easy Mac and ignoring the clutter are no longer enough. Then there's those who are in between.  That'd be me, lovely readers.

Since finishing the 30 Day Challenge a few weeks ago, I've been looking for ideas for a new Saturday series or theme. Since starting this school year, my junior year of high school, I've also had more free time on my hands than I've had in a loooong time. These two factors combined last week resulted in The Pinterest Report!

Well, my lovely readers, today is another happy day of firsts for yours truly.  Why?  Because today starts the second round of Sarah from Inklined's Teen Ten Page contest - and I'm the critiquer! :)

Most writers have either a writing notebook or a writing bulletin board.  All I have is a box under my bed of stuff from elementary/middle school and files on my computer from high school.  So, one day a long while ago, I decided to get a bulletin board. Being the way I am, I went for the biggest one.  Therefore, we were limited in where it would fit on my bedroom walls.  This led to it hanging above my bed instead of my desk and becoming a sort of collect-all for random papers, like movie tickets, class notes or notes to self, postcards, library papers, drawings from kids I babysit, and the like.  It's nice to have a place to put all of these, but the idea of its being used for writing quickly vanished.

It's been a while since I talked about abortion and the pro-life cause, although it's a fight that's close to my heart.  Recently, a lady at church told me about some local news she'd caught and thought I might want to share with you, my lovely readers. A man in Henry County, Georgia, ran over his pregnant 27-year-old girlfriend in his pickup truck.  Police arrested him and charged him with felony murder and fetucide.  Being as involved with the pro-life cause as I am, I was a little surprised to hear such a charge existed.  Fetucide?  Is that new?  But I looked it up, and apparently it's a real law in Georgia.