New Year's

The end of the year
is soon drawing near.
A brand new clean slate
for us to change our fate.
Looking back to our past
memories to last.
New hopes and new dreams
while a child’s smile beams.
Fireworks fill the sky.
Confetti does fly.
A colorful ball,
Slowly begins to fall.
Counting ev’ry second,
to what lies beyond.
The dawn has broken.
Resolutions spoken.

Original poem by Erica N.


Happy New Year's, Everyone!
- Erica N.
Author of Erica's Odds and Ends

Shelf from Paper Video Project

Check it out! I made a video tutorial on how to make a dollhouse miniatures shelf from paper! Here it is:

 

If you try the project, let me know how it goes! Enjoy! :)

Ender's Game Movie!!!

Hi, everyone!

I hope your holidays were amazing. I had a great time with friends and family. On another note, I found out that they are making Ender's Game into a movie!!!

I mentioned it in October on this blog:
Ender’s Game is written magnificently. It’s a page turner right to the end. Upon buying this book, I read it eight times in a row. This sci-fi novel raises great points about survival, the greater good, and other topics. I would definitely recommend that you check it out.

I also found a blog with pics from the movie set: http://endersgameblog.tumblr.com/ !!!!

Even better: it's one of the novels we can read for my English project.

I've already read Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender's Shadow, and Shadow of the Hegemon. I'm reading Shadow Puppets right now.

Almost Christmas

I know I haven't posted in a while, but it's almost Christmas. So I just wanted to share this really cool thing my mom gave me early. Then, I got another one for my friend, Jonni, author of Jonni Blogs.
Well, here it is:

This is a bad pic, but it's a fiber optic xmas tree. It changes colors and everything. You plug it in via usb. In case anyone needs a last minute gift idea, I got it at Target.

 

 

Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 





-Erica

Author of Erica's Odds&Ends

Fan Art and The Truth About Forever

I got my first piece of fan art! Inspired by my page background, look what Mitch created!

Also, time for another book review!!!
Today's book: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
What a perfect book to read on a rainy day! With its enchanting storyline and dynamic characters, this is a must read. In fact, all of Sarah Dessen's books are amazing. (I've read them all.) You all should definitely check them out.


I haven't been blogging lately, but, hey, it's the holiday season.

Wishing you and your family well during the busiest season of all,


Erica
Author of Erica's Odds and Ends

Across the Universe and A Million Suns

Time for another book review!

Book: A Million Suns
Author: Beth Revis
Additional Information: Book 2 of 3 in the Across the Universe Trilogy

I first read Across the Universe when a friend at camp suggested it to me. By then, A Million Suns had already come out. I read both books within the week. So you don't get confused, here's the general idea of Across the Universe:

Amy is cryogenically frozen for a journey to Alpha Centauri with her parents.
She is woken up early, and meets Elder, the ship's next leader.
More frozens are being unplugged, though, and life on the ship is so different from what Amy knows.
Together, Amy and Elder must uncover who is behind the lies that consume Godspeed, before it's too late.

Now for A Million Suns:
AMS(A Million Suns) has an amazing plot. In this face-paced novel, discord is let loose upon Godspeed. Elder, as leader of the ship, must attempt to control the discord that's been let loose upon the ship. All the while, Amy is trying to uncover the rest of the lies that envelope Godspeed; there are more than she ever guessed.

If you haven't already, check this series out! The third book, Shades of Earth, comes out next year. :)

Thanksgiving List

My friend, author of Jonni Blogs (http://jonniblogs.blogspot.com/), and I spent the evening making lists and seeing who could come up with the most. We already did xmas carols. Now we're on to thanksgiving foods. See if you can come up with anything to add anything to our list:

turkey
mashed potatoes
stuffing
olives
ham
pies
green beans
biscuits
corn
cranberry sauce
gravy
mozzarella cheese
butter
beets


In my family, we buy lottery tickets for each place setting. Everyone loves this tradition, even though the most someone ever won was twenty dollars. There's no place like home for the holidays. :) What are some of your traditions? Comment below!

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy Thanksgiving,

-Erica
Author of Erica's Odds & Ends