Twilight... Coming to a theater near you!

So, I, too, am one of those people who are totally into this series. While oozing with gushy love scenes that both make you laugh at how cliche they are and yet have your heart swelling to the size of a watermelon with your happiness. So, everyone should know what this book is about, but if not, it is a vampire novel about a total klutz falling in love with a super-hot, marble-skinned, sun-shining god of a vampire (I wouldn't mind one of my own) who happens to be a 'vegetarian' vampire (does not feed on humans). He wants nothing more than to protect his klutzy Bella, yet puts her in danger when a hunting pack comes upon his 'family,' one of which decides that he will make the succulent Bella his mark, and a race begins to see who is faster: the hunter, or the hunted.

Okay, so I said it yesterday, but I will be seeing the movie tomorrow. Lucky for me, I have absolutely no standards when going into movies, especially those modeled after a book (even more a good book). So, while knowing it might be disappointing, I still will see it, and will have fun! (^_^)

Dragons and nothing to do with them...

So, when I had decided to start writing my book, I had just started reading this trilogy by Margaret Weis. It's a fairly interesting story about a woman who is next in line to be the Mistress of Dragons - the leader of the kingdom of Seth and the strongest in magic who would be their leader in protecting their people from the dragons. However, little do they know that in reality, the Mistress is not all that she seems.

Draconas, a young dragon selected to be the Walker (a dragon who can walk in the form of a human), has a plan to remove Maristara, a rogue dragon who broke the dragon laws by taking over the kingdom of Seth, by sneaking into her kindgom and trying to capture the Mistress of Dragons. He tricks the kingdom of Idylswyld into thinking that a dragon is attacking their lands (he's only nibbling on some cattle and burning a few farmlands), and requests the king to travel with him to Seth.

Little does Draconas know that what he thinks is the truth of the matter is not even close, as betrayals, hunts, and danger ensues as their plan changes with each new discovery.

Somehow, having nothing to do with what I was writing, this became a sort of muse for me. I would be reading it, then a sudden flash of a new plot point would form in my head (as I was reading, so then I'd realize I've read 1-3 pages without actually processing the words on them), completely unrelated to what I was reading. Lucky for me, all this happened in my very beginning stages, so it gave me a nice push forward in my book and lots of inspiration. This is another book I recommend... while not nearly as good as Terry Goodkind, it is still worth a read.

Terry Goodkind - Wizard's First Rule

This is one of the best series I have ever read! Terry Goodkind really knows how to keep you in suspense. I lost a lot of sleep reading this book through the night, sneaking in reads during my small breaks at work, and ultimately lending it to a friend to read. This continued with the rest of the books in this series, where I would read, lend, then we would discuss.

Richard is a simple woods guide, pure of heart and a great control of his anger. He sees a woman being chased by some men and helps her. This sets into motion his discovery that he is the Seeker, a man born in times of crisis to seek out the truth and bring justice where it has not been served. He soon finds himself riddled in multitudes of prophecy, none of which he intends to follow. Only, when he tries to run from prophecy, he only seems to fulfill it in ways nobody could have foreseen.

There is no ranking system that could rank how high this book is! Not only is it great in story, but also in its themes. Try this book out, you'll love it.