A Little PSA (I'm going on hiatus)!

Hi, everyone! 

So, I’ve come to a decision. I’m going to be momentarily suspending my blog until my book is done. I feel as though the original purpose of this blog has kind of disappeared, so I want to refocus this blog on my book. But I have to finish writing it first! Once I’ve written “The End” at the bottom of my book, I’ll continue blogging away, but this time about things in my book. I originally created this blog to market my book, but with no finished book, it’s a little hard to do so. By suspending my blog temporarily, I’ll be able to focus more on finishing writing. Thank you to everyone who’s followed and read my blog posts thus far! And definitely keep an eye out for new posts!

Until next time!

-Emiliana Maye 

A Little Life Update!

I am writing this in the cutest coffee shop I’ve ever been in ever. It’s a little shop in Brown County, and I am currently drinking Butterbeer. You could say I’m pretty much in Heaven right now.

Anyway, I thought I’d just give you guys an update on what’s been going on with me! Remember when I said I was almost done with my book? Yeah…I overlooked a HUGE part of my book and am frantically researching how to fix this humongous plot hole. Agghh, it’s so stressful! After I overcome this little snag, I’ll be back! Hopefully, I won’t run into any other problems (who am I kidding? Of course, I will; it’s just part of writing, I’ve learned). I’ll be coming up on a year writing my book this coming December, but I’m hoping (praying!) to be finished with the first draft by then. Of course, having all these midterm exams slapping me in the face has not helped with my writing schedule. I have to face the unfortunate truth that my classes have to be priority over my book (for now, mwahaha). Luckily, I only have one exam left, and then it’s back to focusing on my book!

If any of you are aspiring or accomplished writers, I’d love to hear any advice! I kind of have no idea what I’m doing in terms of what to do after I’ve finished editing my drafts and could really use some advice. Sometimes, Google just doesn’t cut it. Especially when it comes to what publishers to pursue and how to find your genre. So, I’m very open to anything you think I should know!

I wanted to say thank you, yet again, to those who have been following and reading my blog thus far. I wish I could start writing about my book in here--I created this blog for that sole purpose--but I've told myself I can't until I finish the first draft. Too many things change, and I'd like to have the whole story written out before I write about it. So, thank you for sticking by anyway! 

That's all that's been going on with me lately! Please comment below if you have advice for me, or feel free to message me via my Facebook page.

Until next time!

-Emiliana Maye 

5 DIY Halloween Costumes

It’s finally October! Which I automatically associate with carving pumpkins, eating candy corn, and starting to plan out my Halloween costumes! Costumes can be really expensive, especially in Bloomington, where you need to have three different costumes for each night of the weekend! I’ve put together a list of DIY costumes that are easy to make and won’t drain your bank account!

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1) Dancing Girls Emoji

What you Need:

-Black leotard

-Black ribbon

-Headband

-Tights

This one is super easy to do; all you need to do is find someone to be the other dancing girl! And, of course, you have to take the iconic pic.

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2) Greek Goddess

What you Need:

-White dress or bedsheet

-Tons of gold jewelry

I’m not sure how this would fair at the bars (wearing white is already scary), but it would be perfect for a Halloween party! You can either make a toga out of a bed sheet or wear a long white dress! All you have to do is accessorize with lots of gold jewelry and make sure to do a huge cat eye!

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3) Hogwarts Student

What you Need:

-Grey skirt

-White collared shirt

-Sweater vest (opt)

-Wand

-Tie

This one may be a little harder to execute, but I’ve found many tutorials on how to make wands out of kabob sticks, hot glue, and paint. As for the tie, all you need is to find a tie with red and gold, yellow and black, blue and silver, or green and silver, depending on what house you’re in!

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4) Rosie the Riveter

What you Need:

-Red bandana

-Red lipstick

-Denim shirt

Probably one of the easiest (and cutest) costumes! Throw your hair into a quick messy bun or chignon, tie a bandana on top, wear red lipstick, roll up your sleeve, and take the pic! Easy, classy, and cute!

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5) A Spy

What you Need:
-All black clothing
-Tall black boots

All you have to do for this costume is raid your closet of all your black clothes! Extra points if you can find some type of earpiece. And leather, of course.

That’s all for this week! Let me know in the comments if you plan on trying any of these costumes for Halloween! Happy costuming!

Until next time!

-Emiliana Maye