Top Ten Tuesday: Books, Music, and More

Hello, so this week the second week or so of NanoWrimo and a lot of us are starting to get up there word count wise and plot out our stories, which is nothing less than AWESOME. If you have not reached a certain point yet or, are not on track, do not worry. There is still plenty of time to get in some serious word count. The first week of Nanowrimo I couldn't really get into my story, and kept switching Ideas so I would be typing one story about a hundred words in and then switch to the next. So my only advice for this week is stick with it. I can guarantee you it will be worth it in the end. And after, or in case you have already finished a manuscript (edited and all) you can sign up and submit it here:  http://www.swoonreads.com/submit-a-manuscript For a chance to win a 15,000 dollar book deal. http://www.swoonreads.com/ is an official sponsor of nanwrimo. So big thank you to them. :)
This week we are doing top ten books, movies, or songs that can hopefully inspire some creativity.

Books:
1. The House on Mango Street-Sandra Cisneros
2. Fight Club-Chuck Palahnuik
3. The Catcher in the Rye-J.D. Salinger
4. Shatter Me-Tahereh Mafi
(All of these were chosen for there unique writing styles and original story lines)

Music:
1. Hideaway-Karen O. and the Kids
2. Over the Love-Florence and the Machine
3. Buzzcut Season-Lorde
4. Back to Black-Amy Winehouse

Movies:
1. E.T.  (Stephen Spielberg. Universal Pictures.)
2. Coraline (Laika, Focus Features, Henry Selick, Universal pictures. Originally based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman.))  

Top Nine Saturday: Books, Music, and More

So it is approaching the second week of Nanowrimo and since, unfortunately we've missed top ten Tuesday. I've decided to do Top nine Saturday. About the top seven songs, television shows, and possibly books that could get you in the writing mood. :) Really I should just encourage you to get down and just write, even if what you write is terrible and you want to throw it out, or delete it. Don't. Just do it. You can revise and edit after you've finished. And you will finish. :0)

1. Daughter-Run
2. Hey Jude-The Beatles
3. Skin and Bones-David J. Roch

In Television:
1. Dexter (Showtime)
2. Sherlock (BBC)
3. American Horror Story: Coven (FX)

In Books:
1. Anna and The French Kiss-Stephanie Perkins
2. Eleanor and Park-Rainbow Rowell
3. The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer-Michelle Hodkin

Playlist: Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

*The cover looks WAY better in person*

This is my playlist for Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

1. Counting Stars by OneRepublic
2. Brave by Sara Bareilles
3. Six Degrees of Separation by The Script
4. Royals by Lorde
5. Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey
6. Never Let Me Go by Florence & the Machine
7. Big Jet Plane by Angus and Julia Stone
8. When the Darkness Comes by Colbie Caillat
9. My Friends by Paper Lions

New Origin Teaser from Jennifer L. Armentrout

You can view the entire blog post here:
http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/sunday-origin-teaserupdate/

“You have no idea…” I ran out of words at that point. Her being this close after so long was the sweetest kind of torture. Each breath she took, I felt in every part of my body, in some areas more than others. Really inappropriate, but she always had a powerful hold over me. Common sense jumped out the window.”

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Trailer!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/video/hunger-games-catching-fire-trailer-211105191.html

OMG, THE CATCHING FIRE TRAILER IS HERE, AND HAS WAY BETTER EFFECTS THAN THE HUNGER GAMES! GO WATCH IT, OMG, IT LOOKS SO COOL!!! IT IS AWESOME!

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is such an amazing trailer! I thought that they were gonna screw up, and make the special effects look fake (like in The Hunger Games), but the effects are way better! It looks so cool! If I hadn't read the book, and hadn't planned on seeing it anyway, after seeing the trailer, I would have planned on seeing it, it's that good! Of course, I planned on seeing it, anyway. It comes out two days before my birthday, which is pretty much an early birthday present from the creators of the movie, to me! It looks so cool, you should go watch it, and plan on seeing it! It looks fantastic, and OMG THE WEDDING DRESS! IT WAS SUCH A COOL TRANSFORMATION, AND IT LOOKED REAL! GO WATCH THE TRAILER!

Origin Teasers from Jennifer L. Armentrout

These are all the Orgin teasers released from Jennifer L. Armentrout's fourth book in the Lux Series.

The shadow pulled away, moving forward quickly. My first instinct screamed Arum and to push away from it. I reached blindly for the obsidian necklace, realizing too late I didn’t have it anymore.

“You’re still having nightmares,” the shadow said.

At the sound of the familiar voice, fear gave way to rage so potent that it tasted like a battery acid. I was on my feet before I knew it.

“Blake,” I spat.

There probably will be one or two more teasers for Origin, but these are all the ones that are released as of July 18, 2013.

Origin Teaser from Jennifer L. Armentrout!!!!!!

Because Daemon won two of his YA Crush tourney matches between him and Patch and him and Noah Shaw, Jennifer L. Armentrout released these teasers:

I'm so excited for the book! I can't wait till August! I need it, NOW!!!!!!!! If we all vote for Daemon, and he wins the entire crush tourney, Jen will write either the last chapter of Opal in Daemons POV, or the entire book of Opal in Daemons POV. He needs to win!