Adventures Up North

Hi, everyone!!!  Luke here. :) So, unless you're a brand new reader, you probably noticed that I updated my blog with one of Blogger's new themes!  I particularly liked this one a lot, it seems much less cluttered than my old design. :) Since things on my blog are so different-looking, please consider taking a moment to look around a bit and leave a comment telling me what you think of the overall design!  Does the blog still seem easy to navigate?  Do you like this design better or worse?  I'm probably going to continue to make minor changes to it, but I really do like this new theme much more than my old one. Also, to hold myself accountable, I want to let you all know that I will be back with weekly blog posts next Saturday !! :D  I've missed blogging SO MUCH, and now that I'm finally getting more used to college, I feel ready to bring it back into my life again. Thank you so much for sticking with me even when I haven't been posting as much....

Hi, everyone!  Oh my goodness, it's been over a month. First of all, I am so sorry for disappearing so suddenly and without warning.  School and some big life events kinda took over for a while, and I sorta fell off with blogging altogether.  Also, I stopped writing as much.  Basically I stopped writing at all for about a month. College has been insane.  I have four classes right now, with fifteen credits total.  That might not seem like a ton, but it's been a big adjustment for me.  Also, I recently took a psychology test for college credit, so I was studying a lot for that.  All those things on top of those life events I mentioned earlier really took over. However, I am pleased to announce that my plan is to be BACK now!!  Back to blogging, back to writing.  Because blogging and writing are two of my favorite things to do. :) Also, I want to get to know you guys more now too!  I know many of you used to leave comments on m...

Hi, guys!! :) So I started online college this week.  I got four classes worth fifteen credits, plus piano lessons and some psychology studying.  Yep, I am very busy, but I still got a sliver of time for writing blog posts!! :) Today, I'm gonna be talking about ten movies that I LOVE.  I highly recommend all ten of these movies.  I have seen all of them at least twice, and some of them over a dozen times.  Here, in no particular order, are ten movies you need to watch!! The Hundred Foot Journey This movies combines a lot of things I personally love: food and cooking, a love story, and a message about overcoming the odds.  This film is set in France, and is about a family from India that moves to the French countryside and wishes to start a restaurant there.  This movie is a visual feast. The Lady Vanishes The oldest movie on my list, the Lady Vanishes was made way back in 1938.  This mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock is a true m...

Hi everyone, IT'S 2017!!!  And I'm back with a writing blog post!! Editing a first draft can be very daunting, especially for new writers.  First drafts are usually a complete mess, and it's scary to approach editing the first draft when it's such a mess.  But with a little preparation and brainstorming, you'll find that the editing process is much less overwhelming than you thought. I've been editing my current project for a while now, and I feel like I have found both helpful techniques and unhelpful ones.  So today I thought I'd share these tips!! :) 1.  After finishing your rough draft, LEAVE THE PROJECT BE.   Yes, I KNOW, you're dying to go back and reread that one scene in chapter 14, or make that data consistent that you changed halfway through the book.  But it really is best if you just leave your project entirely for at least a week or two and let your mind sift through everything before coming back.  You'll be less likely to burn ...

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...

There won't be a proper blog post today, since it's Christmas Eve. :) Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, everybody!! :D

Hey guys!! :) So something really rare happened to me on Thursday night...I actually saw a popular movie before most of my other friends!  And so I thought to myself, I don't have a blog topic for this week yet...why not do a movie review? :D So on Thursday night, I chose to go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with my Dad and brother.  We went to a local movie theater about a half hour away from our home, and we went to see it in 2D. NOTE:   Even though I will be steering clear of major spoilers, I will be addressing some of the major plot points, as seen in the film's trailers.  If you haven't seen the trailer yet, or have chosen not to watch them to be completely un-spoiled, proceed with caution. Overall rating: ★★★★ ½ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set in the time period between the Star Wars Rebels TV series and the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film.  For the first time in a Star Wars film, we have a female main protagonist, Jin Arso....