June Footnotes // I make no promises

Hahahaaaaaaaa, how long have I been gone? Who knows? Am I returning to a normal schedule? [please, when have things been normal around here?] Am I contemplating changing the blog's title yet again? Did I take my hiatus on Pluto? Do I even intend to explain myself?! [like, who wants that?]

Enough about me.

Let's move forward in life. Today your irregularly scheduled Footnotes is brought to you by my wonderful best pal, Procrastination [I am totally not supposed to be writing a story about *muffled spoiler-revealing screaming*]. Footnotes is a link-up wherein you participate by posting a quote and explaining why you like it or hate it (or just don't even explain, whatever). A prompt is provided.

*insert moment of silence for my co-host who has been swallowed by Oxford*

Here's the button

June's prompt

a quote that makes you think of summer

And the link

Write like mad!

Footnotes is back!

So sorry for the unannounced disappearance of your beloved Footnotes link up. Starting today Footnotes shall be returning under its regularly scheduled time for the sole purpose of your enjoyment and pleasure. It is currently under the responsibility of the remaining admin who obviously is the sole author of this blog.

If you are unfamiliar with Footnotes, it's a link-up wherein you write about quotes. You can expound up on that quote or just throw out and quote and for your readers to mull over. Whatever you want.

Feburary's prompt

a quote that scares you

the button

the link

Write like a fiend! 

 

October Footnotes // a quotation about a character

Life has been really busy. Every now and then, I see in my email or Blogger feed the amazing posts you people are writing, and I want to read THEM ALL. But what is time? Some say it's a myth and that we just made it up. Unfortunately, professors with academic deadlines won't buy that line. So I'm must keep up with their deadlines. I don't even have time to find a gif to show you how bummed I am about this. This is the saddest day of sad days, friends.

But we shall shake that off because who needs to be in the depths of the despair all the time? Not me, not you. I do blame the lateness of this Footnotes on college, but then I was also two weeks late for my own birthdate. So, I was literally born this way. Late.

*ahem*

Footnotes is *supposedly* a monthly link-up hosted by Emily @ Stranger Worlds [pst, go follow her, off you are now, you can thank me later] and me @ right here [obviously]. You get to write about quotes! Who doesn't like quotes? We'll give you a prompt, but feel free to do as you want.

This month's prompt is

a quote that defines or captures the essence of a favorite character

Fun, yes?

Here's the button.

And if you'd be so kind, please sign the link because I'd love to read your post. But seriously, sometimes I forget to sign the link.

October Footnotes

It's October! The year is going by too fast (not to mention the college semester). So here we are with another Footnotes prompt for everyone!

And who are we? Well, that's an excellent question as one of us [*cough* obviously not me] has changed blog names. Emily @ Ink, Inc. is now Emily @ Stranger Worlds. Definitely go check out her new blog design and all.

I'm so glad you all seem to like Footnotes! If you're new around here, Footnotes is a monthly link up. We give you a prompt, and you find and post a quotation to match. You can expound upon or have a discussion or whatever you want. So first,

Grab the button.

Here's your October prompt

a quotation from a poem

And, of course, don't forget to link up with us!

Have fun quote hunting!

Footnotes // a little Raven Boys love

I've not read the whole Raven Cycle yet, but I remember starting the first one. I want to say it was around Thanksgiving or Christmas, but even if it wasn't, it was coldish. The autumn weather helped set the mood of those opening scenes [yeah, Texas winters are more like drab autumns; I love it]. You know. The graveyard. The fog and chill. Sitting around in the dark. Ghosts. And that cozy, almost-too-close writing style of Maggie S.'s. My family had just finished eating together. So they were being loud in the dining and living areas. I really wanted to start this book here and now, but I was tired of being accused of "hiding" in my room all the time. I was also in a whimsical silly mood [autumn weather does that to a person]. So I jumped in a large empty cardboard box that was in a corner and opened The Raven Boys. 

 

 

 

I loved the writing from the start. And the characters. And the places. Places really come alive under Maggie S.'s words. I could choose to quote those opening lines to you, but most Maggie S. readers know them more or less. How about the ones I found amusing enough to notes on instead? The Raven Boys has so many good laugh-until-you-can't-breath moments. 

"Maura," Calla said, "that was very rude." Then she added, "I liked it."

[gotta love Calla]

This Blue discovered was how Gansey got places-- striding. Walking was for ordinary people. 

[so yeah, I might know a handful of people who think striding makes them 'cool']

 

 

 

He was doing something extremely complicated with his r's that made him difficult to understand. 

[I can't tell you how much I laughed at this.]

 

Have you read The Raven Boys? What are some of your favorite lines or moments, funny or otherwise?

September Footnotes Link Up

Hello, hello! Footnotes has survived its first mission month, and is back for more explosive feats posts by you skilled agents bloggers.

[What is with this mission impossible theme? Man, don't look at me. How should I know?] 

 Thank you to everyone who participated last month!

Footnotes is a link up hosted by Emily @ Ink, Inc. and me. We'll give you a prompt. You can follow it or no, and you post about a quote or more than one quote and expound upon at your leisure. Here's the button

And your prompt

a quote that makes you laugh

Write like a fiend!

 

Why Fiction Matters // Footnotes video ft. Jane Yolen quotation

Once someone said to me, "It's just pulp fiction." And they ought to be thankful that I have a lot of self control. In fact, I just listened to a video that talked about how genre or commercial fiction doesn't address social issues or talk about deep topics [worse yet, it used The Hunger Games as an example]. You've probably heard similar things before. "Fiction doesn't matter because it's not real."

So here's why it does matter.

Oh, and I'm linking up with Footnotes [psst, there's about a week left if you want to join up too!].

  

Sorry about the video lighting and the weird audio. And my face in the still frame looks like one of those odd moments when you pause a Disney movie. . . but that's not related.

So what do you think? And would you read a mildly ranty post on deep topics found in THG?

Footnotes // new link up

So Emily @ Ink, Inc. and I haven't been idle this summer. We've put our

 heads together to bring you a new link-up! [because the title isn't explanatory enough]

To participate in Footnotes, all you have to do is pick a quote and write a post about it. You can write your thoughts on it, why you like or dislike the quote, why you think it's popular or ought to be. Expound upon it in any way you wish.

Footnotes is held monthly [psst, this one ends the last of August], and we'll give you a prompt that you may choose to accept or. . . well, not.

So here's the button

And your prompt

A Quote From An Author


And when you've accomplished your mission, uh, published your post, report back, link up with us!