Adventures Up North

Hey, guys.  I know I have really been neglecting the blog lately, and I'm so sorry about that.  I got really sick this week, and I'm still trying to lose this cough. 2016 was a really memorable year.  There were a lot of great moments, a few bad ones, and overall this year was unforgettable.  Now I'm more reflective than ever before.  I thought today, seeing as it's New Years Eve, would be a good time to share five highlights from this year that I will always remember. 5.  I recorded a Christmas album!!   In case you missed my blog post about it several weeks ago, I recorded my Christmas album, title All About Christmas.  It was a great project to finish in my senior year of high school. :)  Listen to it here . 4.  I finished my book!!  Back in March, I wrote the last words of my fantasy novel, Into The Desert.  I am SO excited to be almost finished editing it!  I am taking the editing process slow, but the book its...

Note: I'm very busy with Christmas stuff, school, church, and a million other things.  Even NaNoWriMo has gotten pushed to the sideline.  So this will be a quick, last-minute blog post.  Hopefully I can have something a little more substantial for you next week! Okay, everyone, I am completely straying from my usual writing-based posts, and tackling a completely unrelated topic: friendships. Now, if you didn't already know this, friendships are very important.  Very important.  I'm a very social person, and I really need to have relationships with people I enjoy and get along with. The tips I am about to give are not for how to make new friends.  These tips should be used once you know the person a little bit, but aren't close in any way. 1.  Be open, be honest, be vulnerable.   In relationships, honesty is SO IMPORTANT.  Be vulnerable to your friends, let them see your faults and your weaknesses.  Because it's actually strong of...