This blog chain snuck up on me (and I posted a day late). I love the topic, though. What speaks more to writers than feelings? Kate says:
“Post pictures, songs, movie clips, poems, or novel excerpts that make you feel. Feel what, you ask? Feel anything. Happy. Sad. Angry. Nostalgic. Hopeful. Hopeless. Jealous. Joyful.
I have read in several different places that YA novelist John Green said of his latest novel, The Fault In Our Stars that he wants to make his readers “Feel All The Things.” I would love that someone could go through this blog chain and through what we all choose to post have that same Feel All The Things feeling.”
Before I post, I want to say I completely agree with Green. I would say most–if not all–writers do. I’ve had some issues (uh, like needer a thicker skin issues) with some reviews for PIECES OF US, my YA novel that’s coming out in March. Seems like those who like it, REALLY like it, and those who hate it, uh, they REALLY (and I mean REALLY) hate it. So after I penned yet another e-mail to two of my close friends about this, they both wrote back the same thing. “You want this. You’re making people react. You’re really making them feel.” And isn’t that what I wanted? It says something when people react.
Here are some pics that make me feel happy and maybe you.
How cute is this loris? It looks a little scared and makes me want to hold him.
This is my kid (4) dressed up as Wolverine and me dressed up as Batgirl. I love the pic of him because his imagination is awesome and he LOVES dressing up as superheroes, pirates, you name it. And the pic of me? Well, it makes me happy because it was fun doing it and the way my little guy looked at me (like I was all kinds of awesome and amazing) makes me want to wear this for him all the time.
The Breakfast Club is one of my favorite movies ever and the song from it rocks.
I loved the ’80s and nineties too. So here are some ’90s trends too. Ah, nostalgia.
That’s all for now…. For more emotional stuff check out Tere’s post before mine and Jon’s post next.