Inktober 2019: Pomegranate Seeds

01/10/2019 

There are some stories that fascinate humans for generations. The story of how Persephone became Queen in Hades is one of them. This comic is a feminist retelling of the old myth. 

Since this is a myth from ancient Greece, a TRIGGER WARNING for rape and violence against women has to be given.

If you are interested in the original myth i've got a cool blog for you: feminismancientgreece

This comic is my project for the 2019 Inktober. Inktober is a international drawing challenge where you produce an inkdrawing everyday through October. For more information follow this Link: INKTOBER. 

I will update this comic every other day throughout October. 

Have fun reading :) 

Inktober 2018: Lizzy and the Pumpkin

Its the first of October when something rather peculiar happens to Lizzy. But its only the first day of a month full of adventure, wonder and spooky creatures. 

Perfection: A bit of Palaver

The Oxford Dictionary definition of perfection

This is not the post I planed on doing today. If everything went according to plan, than you would read my second Book-Lookbook. This time inspired by Lila Bard from the Darker Shades of Magic series. Unfortunately, reality  eats plans for breakfast, so there had to be a change of plans today.

But what made me change my plans? The answer is simple. My own high standard, my desire to be perfect and create perfection. So instead of putting out something that I am not proud of, I thought I would start a discussion about perfection. Let's go.

Autumn Read-Recommendations

Autumn has arrived in Berlin. The leafs have turned red, brown and orange. Chestnuts are falling and puddles are filling the sidewalk.
What better time to snuggle up with a warm cup of tea and just read away.
Even better when the books you read have that lovely autumn feeling.
The following four books are my favourite autumn reads. None of them are strictly autumn themed, but they all feel like autumn (at least to me).
My faourite type of book to read in the autumn are adventure books. So the following books are all filled with quest, daring heists or a cruel fate.

September Wrap-Up

Welcome to another Wrap-Up. Writing these is always so much fun. Mainly because I can reminisce over the past month and I can revisit all the stories that I read the past month.

Although, to be honest, this month I did not read that much fiction. 

I have a paper due in October so I read a lot of non-fiction for that. I decided to include that for this month. Normally I don't do that because I read quite a bit for Uni each month so these posts would be super long. This time I thought I would shake things up a bit.  

30 things I learned in 6 months of blogging

1. Planning out content is the way to go. 
2. When the idea is already there wiriting does not seem as daunting.
3. Pictures are a must. But sometimes you have to go without.
4. Missing one upload does not mean the whole blog is doomed without redemption.
5. It helps to have some type of ongoing series on the blog. That way if you don't know what to do, you can work with an already familiar concept.
6. It helps to have a content guideline (eg. I have a blog about books!) but shaking things up does not hurt.

A 6 month recap: A bit of Palaver

On the 27th of March 2017 I decided to properly re-start my blog. I have had this platform since 2015, and another one before that. But I never took it seriously enough to post regularly. 

By March this year, I was knee deep in the booktube/bookstagram community- eventhough I enjoyed consuming the content other people crated, I was left unsatisfied with my contribution to the community. 

Whats on my bookshelf

This week I'm taking you on a visual tour through my bookshelf!
There wont be any reviews here today, just a few pictures of some pretty covers. Hope  you enjoy.

As Travas: Book Lookbook

"Kell wore a very peculiar coat." 

-V.E. Schwab: A darker Shade of Magic

Ever since I read the A darker Shades of Magic series, I wanted to cosplay Lila, Kell and pretty much everyone else. I fell in love with the world, the characters and the way Schwab describes them to us. Unfortunately I am a bit short on money and time at the moment. So a full on cosplay is postponed. 

But luckily, last week I found this wonderful scarf in a charity-shop in my neighborhood. One side is red, the other grey. It inspired me to create two outfits (and makeup-looks) that would fit into the world of A darker shade of magic! 

August Wrap-Up

Summer is in its last breaths, Autumn is approaching fast.
Uni has't started yet. I was spending my Summer Break on my aunts farm without an Internet connection. Because of that, I had a lot of time to read. In total I read eight books this month, so we have got a lot to get through. Lets get started!

Kindle Paperwhite: My Thoughts on E-readers

I bought an E-Reader.
It was not an easy decision to make since it it quite a financial investment (at least with my budget). For almost a month I was debating wether or not I should buy one. I researched all types, looked a reviews and made quite a few pro and contra lists. In the end I decided on the Kindle Paperwhite. But before I get into the review: A few thoughts on E-Readers in general.

Bullet Journaling: Setting Up my new Journal

Planners and I: a love story
I have always loved being organized. It gives me a sense of security. So to be as organized as possible I have kept a shit load of calendars in my life. It all started when I was six, with a "homework-book"(a small book that you are required to keep in school). But not only did I kept track of my homework, I also wrote down what I wanted to do that day, when Pokémon came on TV that day or when my grandparents would be in town. From that on, year for year I looked forward to buying a new planner at the beginning of the year. The older I got, the more intricate the planing got, I started to decorate my weeks and develop a color code for my homework. Then I discovered the Filofax community on YouTube. I was blown away by all those people having the same hobby as me. For my 18th birthday I got my first Filofax. It was bright orange and I loved it.

NaNoWriMo-Camp Experience: The second time around

July was a busy month for me. Due to multiple factors. I had exams, traveled and first and foremost: I participated in the NaNoWriMo-Camp again! If you are unfamiliar with the project: Here is a post explaining everything about it.

I participated first in April of this year. My goal then was to write for 30 minutes each day. I was not able to fulfill said goal, but still felt like the project was a success for me. This time around things were very different.

July Wrap-Up

 And just like that, another month is over in a blink of an eye. This past month has been very eventful for me. I participated in the NaNoWriMo-Camp, went on a lot of weekend trips, completed my fourth semester at university and currently I am writing this form a bench in Sweden. In between all of that I also managed to read a few books. Not as many as I'd liked to, but in the end thats not that important. And now, without further ado: My July Wrap-Up.

A month without headphones

On June 22 my headphones broke. My first immediate thought was: Where and when can I buy new ones? That though scared me. But the emotional state I was in scared me even more.   Headphones breaking should be no more that a mild inconvenience, but to me it felt like I had lost something very important. I was out running errands that day, the thought of running around the city all day without my headphones made me incredibly anxious. This anxious feeling was the reason why I decided not to buy new ones. 

The decision was ruled by a few determining factors:

Let's draw a map

A few weeks ago, I started preparing for the NaNoWriMo-Camp. As part of this preparation I drew a map to visualize the world the story takes place in.

Then I discovered the Instagram Account of Deven Rue. And got seriously inspired. So I decided to redraw the map and make it a bit more detailed.

Handlettering

I like Art. And I like books. Handlettering has given me a way to combine these two hobbies.
But what is Handlettering?
It basically means, to write quotes out beautifully. There are a thousand ways to do it, so there is no right way to do it. Here are some examples of my work:

out of: Rebel of the Sands

June Wrap-Up (and July TBR)

Another month is over. Another Wrap-Up is on the way. This time its a bit of a special one. As some of you may know, I was in a bit of a reading slump  last month. To battle the slump I decided to do a re-read month. I set myself the very ambitious goal of re-reading my ten favourite books. I managed to read four. There were a lot of reasons for that, some of which I will explain in this post.
There wont be any real reviews on these books because I have already reviewed them on this blog. I will link those reviews.
Now, without further ado: Let's get into re-reading!

How I prepare for NaNoWriMo-Camp July 2017

The next NaNoWriMo-Camp is approaching fast. Last time I participated, I decided to do so very spontaneously. I had no concept of what I wanted to write and no real ideas on how the story could evolve. This time I am a bit more prepared. In the last few days I have started to plan and flesh out the story I am working on. It is still the same one I worked on in April. But this time, it has a bit more structure to it.

So here is how I prepare for NaNoWriMo-Camp:

My To-Be-Read pile

Every booklover knows this problem. We all buy books faster than we can read them. This habit leads to heaps of unfinished and untouched books, sitting on bookshelves, slowly gathering dust. If you would pull out all those books and put them into a pile, you would have your to-be-read pile. The hight of this pile varies from reader to reader, but regardless of the amount of books. It is always stressful to look at.