Window or Mirror?


For starters, what is a window or a mirror in this context? Well, if a book is a mirror to you, then the character, plot, or something else is very relatable to you or your life. If a book is a window to you, however, it might be relatable in some small ways, but it’s mostly not very relatable. Most books are probably going to be windows, especially if you like reading books with dragons and spies and magic, (unless you’re a… magical dragon spy, which something tells me nobody reading this is) but not necessarily for everybody.

The book I’m currently is The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan. It’s the third book in The Heroes of Olympus series, which is the follow up series to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book is about a group of seven demigods (people who have a godly parent) who, by the order of an ancient prophecy, have to stop the rising of Gaea, who is, basically, the earth (the ground, not the planet.) I’m sort of scared to say more then that, because even through I could probably reveal more, I don’t want to spoil anything, because there are SO MANY important plot details that are revealed during the book, some in one of the first chapters, some almost at the end of the book.

This book is definitely a window to me — I’m not a demigod, for one thing, (although I wish I was) and I’m also not on a quest to save the world (although, again, I wish I was.) I also don’t really relate to any of the characters that much — they’re all great characters, but none of them are really much like me.

Anyways, this is a great book, I’d highly recommend reading it — although make sure to read the first two books in the series and the Percy Jackson series before you do, if you haven’t already. Thanks for reading! Bye!

Daily Habits


Hi. So, in November and December, I think, my Language Arts class and I did something called Planksgiving. I may have made a post about that separately, but basically we started with a plank for thirty seconds, and every day we added ten seconds. Eventually, we all did our final plank, and I made it five minutes. Which… isn’t that great, but it’s better then I thought I’d do!

And that’s just it. I probably wouldn’t have made it that long, if I’d done a plank every day, or at least I did it most days. And that’s how daily habits help, in a way.

Now, in February, I have a daily habit of writing every day. I’m currently writing three stories, one for LA. I can never remember to write in them (especially my LA one — figures) and I really need to start writing in them more. So, I decided back in January my daily habit would be writing every day, and it still is my daily habit. It doesn’t matter where— if it’s in one of my stories, or anywhere else, that’s okay, I just need to write in some way every day.

I think I just have to remember that in the end, this will really pay off, even if it’s kinda annoying right now.

Well, that’s it for now. Thanks for reading! Bye!