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Survey Results

So I wasn't going to do this until the end of the month, but all my other ideas for blog posts this week didn't work out (yeah, so, recovering from hiatus is harder than I thought it would be), so here you go.

Topics

Writing Advice was by far the most popular post topic (which kinda surprised me because my advice never feels all that helpful, but okay), so I'll be handing out more of that, hopefully. Pep talks were the least popular, but I happen to like writing pep talks, so I'm not going to stop. The frequency with which I throw motivational speeches at you may, however, decrease somewhat.

(Wait, how do you decrease from 0 posts a month? *shifty glance at March*)

As for new topics, apparently what people wanted to hear about most were fandoms, my relationship with Jesus, depression, and anxiety. Also, somebody wanted me to talk about peanut butter, and I'm 100% on board with that, so yeah. I may venture into other subjects occasionally, but I'm planning on making the aforementioned topics regular fixtures on the blog. (Especially peanut butter.)
In conclusion, Chasing Daisies is no longer going to be a niche blog. Yeah, writing stuff will still be the main focus, but if y'all know me at all, you know I don't like confinement and I'm not going to try to confine myself to just talking about books and such. I'm going to be branching out in my subject matter, and hopefully some of it, at least, will interest you. :)

Actual Posts

OKAY SO YEAH GUYS I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT MARCH BUT I'M NOT PLANNING ON MAKING THAT A REGULAR THING SO DON'T FREAK OUT. (Like I'm doing. Right now.)

Ahem.

In case you didn't notice, I had an impromptu hiatus (because that sounds more mature and professional than "I was being super lazy and had really bad blogger's block and just didn't really try all that hard') in March and didn't post anything. But I don't mean to let it happen again (at least without warning) and hopefully I'll get back on a posting schedule soon.

But I am going to have to tweak the schedule a bit, at least for now, because honestly, even apart from the fact I let all my creativity die during hiatus and now I can't seem to revive it, I can't keep up with posting twice a week any more. So I'll be cutting the Sunday posts, and just try to get something up every Thursday (ish).

Also, most of you wanted me to continue doing monthly wrap-ups, so those will probably still be a thing.

Improvements

So thank you all SOOOOO much for your lovely input in this section. I've duly considered all your advice, and hopefully I'll be putting it into action in these coming weeks.

Keep your eyes peeled, because changes are coming!

Questions

Yay! Time for the fun part!!

"What type of person would you be in your favourite fantasy world (please include weapon, race, hobbies, quest, etc.)? What about in your favourite sci-fi world?"

Um, well-- my favourite fantasy world would be First Age Arda (Silmarillion, yissss), and I think I'd be a Maiar. I'd use a sword most likely, but I probably wouldn't fight much. Mainly I'd just hang out with Ulmo and the Teleri, probably, because they're cool people. Unless I could be Maehdros, in which case I'd be Maehdros. Without the kinslaying, maybe.
And I don't really have a favourite sci-fi world? I guess I'd be a human with a laser pistol/blaster, and I'd explore the galaxy in my tiny space ship with a couple of really good friends.
...Did I just describe Han Solo? Apparently I'd be Han Solo. (I dunno. I don't even like Han Solo.)

"Favourite 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' character?"

Slartibartfast. (I told you it didn't matter.) I also like Marvin. And Arthur Dent. And Zaphod Beeblebrox. And the random mattress thing. And a whole lot of other characters I can't remember right now.

"Okay, so what's your favourite character from Super Mario Smash Bros?"

*high pitched screaming* SNAKE. AND IKE. AND MARTH. AND PIT.
I... may have problems.

"When you were younger did you have a movie you watched again and again?"

Define "younger"??
I went through a stage where I watched How To Train Your Dragon basically every week, and it's still one of my favourite movies. And I feel sure there are more, but my mind is drawing up a blank. (I'm tired.)

"Do you like curly fries? Have you ever read Percy Jackson?"

I like all fries. Greasy potatoes covered in salt taste good no matter what shape they are. But I prefer normal ones.
And yeah, I've read the first Percy Jackson book, but... I didn't particularly care for it? I just didn't like any of the characters and was bored.

"What's your favourite Anthem Lights song?"

Um-- "Love You Like the Movies"?? It makes me laugh, and it's the first song I've ever heard by them. (My sister would go around singing it all the time.)

In Conclusion

You all are amazing. That's really all there is to say. :)

Happy Birthday, Chasing Daisies!

That's right. Chasing Daisies has been up and running for exactly one year. Which is incredibly exciting, obviously.
I'd normally be the type of person to go gushing on and on about how thankful I am for all you lovely readers and how this blog couldn't possibly exist without you and how you are undoubtedly the most awesome peeps in the universe, but not today. (Though that's all completely true and I love y'all.)

I'd normally be the type of person to reminisce over all the good times and the bad times that I've come through with this blog during the past year, rehashing old themes and struggles and triumphs, tenderly remembering the topics I've discussed, the mistakes I've made, and the friends I've met, but not today. (Though it has been ridiculously amazing.)

I'd normally be the type to scream about how exciting this is and make corny jokes and ramble on and on about how much I love birthdays and shove cake and ice cream in your faces, but-- not today. (Though y'all should totally use this as an excuse for ice cream. You should use everything as an excuse for ice cream.)

Which is honestly what this post comes down to-- I've been changing a lot lately. It's probably not permanent, but there it is. And it's kind of inevitable that the blog is going to change, too. So what's this next year going to be looking like at Chasing Daisies?

I'm not totally sure I have the answer to that question, and I'm interested to hear your opinion before I state mine. So I've put together a quick survey, and I would really appreciate it if you'd take a few minutes to fill it out. Consider it a birthday present to Chasing Daisies, if you like.



(Here's a link, if for any reason it's not working.)

Thank you so much for being the awesome people you are. I'm looking forward to seeing what this year brings, and I hope you are too!!

Announcement and Apologies

I'm going to the beach.

I'm not leaving until tomorrow, but I've been crazy busy packing, stressing out over how my suitcase won't fit everything I want to take, and crashing on the internet to relieve stress. Which is why I didn't post yesterday, and why it's entirely possible I won't be posting again until sometime after the 12th. I sincerely hope that doesn't happen, but just so we're clear here, my family and my sleep and pinterest time sanity are higher priorities to me than this blog. (At least for now-- at some point I might give up on the sanity part.)

Also, when the beach is the only thing you can think about, it's kinda hard to come up with writerly blog posts, so there's that.

I said "apologies" in the title, but you know what?
Not really. 

Have fun while I'm gone, all you peeps! (I'm sure I will.)

End of Month Wrap-Up: July

So I've been having trouble posting on time, especially with these monthly wrap-ups.

I do have an excuse this time, though. My internet has been down since early Thursday afternoon, which is also why I haven't been commenting on blogs, pinning wondrous things on pinterest, and making y'all's days infinitely more beautiful with my brilliant blog posts.
Yeah right, I was gone for three days.

On the Blog

At My Writing Desk

  • I participated in Camp NaNo again.
I was aiming for 22,000 words, and that didn't happen. I had a crazy busy month, kept getting stuck, and my novel basically threw a tantrum whenever I tried to write. It was all super stressful and I've decided I really hate writing. But! I got nearly 10,000 words written, which is insanely sucky, but still something. I don't want to look at my novel again in a million years, but I'll get over that in a couple months and give it another go. Because I do miss Keiran.

In the Books

I read a grand total of 3 books this month.
The good news is that where quantity was lacking, I was pleasantly surprised by quality. I enjoyed everything I read, which doesn't happen often. (I'm such a picky bookworm...)

On the Web

With Me and My Life

Basically I've been crazy busy and stressed out and hot. Always hot.
  • CampNaNo swallowed copious amounts of time and energy with very little written to show for it. But hey! I had an awesome cabin full of awesome people whom I had an awesome time writing alongside.
  • I took swimming lessons, because I amwas (ha!) unable to swim at the age of 15 and that's super embarrassing.
  • My social life spun wildly out of control with work, multiple church/youth group functions, friends over constantly (I mean, seriously-- since when do I have friends??!!), and to crown it all a Japanese Foreign Exchange student living in my house with my family for a month. Which is all really nice and all, for extrovert me, but air. I need air.

Coming Soon to the Blog

Lately, I've just been trying to survive one day to the next-- you honestly expect me to know what I'll be doing this August?? *insert derisive, hysterical laugh*

But there is a possibility you may get a post on sudden mental, emotional, physical, and literal collapse, resulting from exhaustion, confusion, and severe over-heating later this week. (Don't forget the over-heating.)

How was your month? Did you participate in CampNaNo? Did you win? (If so, go enjoy some ice cream and my envy.)

An Announcement (and complementary cake)

I'm going to camp this year (yayness!) and therefore won't be around to answer comments or anything of that sort all of the upcoming week (from tomorrow to next Saturday). And since I haven't thought of anything to write about yet STILL haven't figured out how to schedule blog posts (ARGH. Why is this so hard to do??), I won't be posting, either.

But never fear!!! I will be back to bug you again soon! And hopefully I'll be able to think of something to post that isn't too terribly cheesy. (Oh wait, I like cheese.)

Enjoy some ice cream in my absence.
Hungry?
Oh wait, didn't I say cake in the title? Eh, well-- "complementary cake" sounds better, but ice cream tastes better. (I dare you to defy either dictum.) Plus, it's summer. It's hot. Ice cream for the heat.
Also ice cream for Chris Evans.

But you can go have cake if you want it.
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