Maleficient

This is a must see. What an incredible, imaginative, beautiful, spellbounding, inspirational (for a writer of fantasy), and grabbing movie. It does. It grabs your heart and won't let go.

I will write more about this movie. Stay tuned.

If you like fantasy, and if you write fantasy, go see this movie. And, if you don't, go. You will miss out if you don't.

I will go see this movie two more times while it's in theaters so I can memorize as much of it as possible since it won't come out in video until October 14. It will be a movie I can watch again and again. So, that should tell you something.

Now, confession time... When I heard about this movie, I didn't want to see it. It didn't sound very good to me and I don't care for Angelina Jolie. I went because I was asked to see it by a friend. I went with less than stellar expectations and was blown away by the movie and cannot imagine anyone else playing the character than Jolie.

Go see this movie. even if you have to see it alone. It's worthwhile and well done.

If you want to go to another world for a while, go see it.

WARNING: Do NOT take young children to this movie. It's a Young Adult movie.

And, by the way, there are two books based off of this movie:

1 Maleficent 

2 The Curse of Maleficent

Writing Status

Day 1 of writing was June 01, 2014.

Writing goal per day is 3,637 words per day, 7 days per week.

Total word count goal is 200,000 words or so.

As of right now, I have 8,751 of 11,803 words due today of 200,000 total words.

Living Proof Ministry Online Bible Study: CHILDREN OF THE DAY

Today, I started this summer online Bible study: CHILDREN OF THE DAY. It's by Beth Moore and is on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. I will talk about this book from time to time on this blog.

(Image credit and where to find Member Book: http://www.lifeway.com/Product/children-of-the-day-1-2-thessalonians-member-book-P005600950)

If the online study things sounds good to you, check out this link from today:

http://blog.lproof.org/2014/06/siesta-summer-bible-study-2014-launch-and-registration.html

I am so looking forward to this study. My life thoroughly, deeply needs it.

Writing Marathon, Camp NaNoWriMo, and a New Epic Fantasy Series

Writing Marathon
I've started, as of yesterday a writing marathon, where it's my goal to write at least 3,500 words per day June 01 to July 24, 2014. That's 55 days of writing like a madwoman, as I've coined this crazy adventure.

Camp NaNoWriMo
Also, it's my plan in July to join Camp NaNoWriMo from July 01 to July 23, for I will then be on vacation for almost three weeks. Camp NaNoWriMo is Camp (like what you do with a tent, fire, smores, ghost stories, gazing at the stars kind of thing. Camp National Novel Writing Month where crazy people like me camp out and write a novel for a solid month and forget about everything else--housework, cooking, socializing, you name it. We write a novel. Period. End of story. (Or, at least we try.)

A New Epic Fantasy Series: A WITCH'S DIARY
Yesterday, I started to write a new inspirational epic fantasy series. Over the next 55 days, I'm going to try to write book 1 of this series. (Please, Lord!)

Also, don't judge the book by it's title or the series name (or cover for that matter). It's meant to be a tease or hook and grab attention.

Christians: It's not what you think. Stay tuned. More information to come. It's about the dangers of turning to other religions when we don't even realize that is what we're doing.

Non-Christians: This is series talks aobut all of the major world religions, along with several races, and whether it's possible to develop peace among the different religions or spiritualities, races, nations.

~**~

(Top image credit: Microsoft images online 2009-2014.)

(Bottom 2 Images Credit for Book Cover:
The largest picture of a building, arch, water, and bridge: Image courtesy of sattva / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
The old book in the bottom left corner: Image courtesy of dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)

Updated June 02, 2014 855 a.m. 

Verse of the Day

Psalm 143:10

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.