Am Currently... #10

     Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Am Currently post! It's been awhile since I've done one of these, isn't it? In case you didn't exist back in the dinosaur period when I posted my last Am Currently (joking...maybe), this is where I share my latest reads, writing projects, beloved music, etc.!

    We've got a lot of ground to cover today, so let's get on with it!

    I am horrible at keeping record of which books I read when, but I believe I've read the following since the last post: The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill (an intriguing read!), Captives by Jill Williamson (amazing series!), and a couple others I'm honestly too lazy to name.

    As for my current read, that would be a bit of an unusual one! When I went to UTS's (University of Technology Sydney) Open Day to scout out their Creative Writing degree, I was given a free anthology! It's titled The Evening Lands, and all the work is by their students. I'm really enjoying it! It makes a nice change to be exposed to all kinds of writing styles and voices, and get a bit of variety from my novel-heavy diet.

    In addition to that, I'm about halfway through Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Though it is a bit slow paced for me, the premise is enticing me to read through to the end.

      Here's where we get to the longest part! Soooo many crazy things have happened writing wise, from becoming part of the Rebellious Writing team (I'll be posting over there later this month!), to sending out lots of chapters of Golden Revenge to my amazingly talented critique partner, to world-building for my NaNo novel, Of Traitors and Tricksters. I also started developing a fantasy language for a plot bunny that has been tugging at my attention recently. (Sssh no, I won't tell you what it is. It's a secret for now.)

     There's also some exciting news regarding Project Canvas! If you're a writer, they are now open to submissions for articles on their new blog. Since you lot are so skilled at writing, I'm sure you'd have no trouble whipping up a tips or writing inspiration article, if you so choose! 

     Anyway, back to Golden Revenge. This YA fantasy and partial gender-bent retelling of King Midas truly is my darling at the moment. I believe in a few months it will have its second birthday! The last few months I've been intensely editing it, tweaking, adding and subtracting scenes...you name it, I've probably done it. 

     The reason I mention this? I'd like to put out a tentative question: would you be interested in being a beta-reader? I'm hoping to send it out sometime in December and allow around two months for reading it. So if you'd be interested or want to know more? Let me know in the comments, and we can chat!

     Just for you, here's a super brief snippet from Golden Revenge:

"I don’t train people to kill. I train people to become fighters. To stand up for the truth, for the light, for themselves."

     I've been listening to a mix of songs recently, some with haunting melodies such as "Far Across the Land" by Eurielle and Ryan Louder, as per Anna's suggestion, and others like my old-time favourite, NF. NF has recently announced he is releasing a new album soon! I'm soooo excited! If you haven't checked out any of his songs, I suggest "Can You Hold Me", "Real", "Mansion" and "How Could You Leave Us".

    Tired, in all honesty. It's a few weeks until the end of my school year, so of course that means yearlies (final exams for all you lovely Americans). For every, single, subject. *sigh* Apart from that, I'm excited by my progress on Golden Revenge and the other WIPs! Hopefully in my upcoming holidays I'll be able to do a crazy amount of reading and writing!

Let's chat about you! What are you reading? How is your writing going? Any song suggestions for me? (Would you be potentially interested in being a beta-reader?)

Good luck with your writing, and have a fantastic day! <3