HELLO FRIENDS

Wow, I completely forgot I had this blog with so many followers! I'm currently updating and keeping my personal blog called "Kirthi Rao"
I would really appreciate it if you could follow me on that blog because I miss interacting with you guys!

It's been quite a while and if you'll believe it, I'll be turning 20 this year. Time really flies. This blog is still up because I'm nostalgic and enjoy clinging to the remnants of my past. I look forward to getting to know you all as you are now :) Let's catch up!

Lots of love,
Kirthi

this made me laugh

I laughed SO MUCH!

writing competition!

From my writing blog Voyage:


I've decided, to kick-start my writing blog, to host a writing competition! Ashley, from Inky Compositions and #book nerd, is also judging along with me. We've discussed soo much on making this competition work, and she's been ridiculously generous with the spectacular prizes! You'll see :)

The Rules 

• Anyone is allowed to enter (must be a follower of voyage and Inky Compositions)
• Entries must be the entrant's actual work (no stealing etc...) I doubt any of you would do that
• Word limit: 2000. You may go a little over or under, I don't mind
• Stories must be one of the chosen titles (no swearing, obscene writing, or other suggestive content)
• Must be sent to my e-mail: raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com or Ashley's e-mail: asgwilli(at)gmail(dot)com  We'll e-mail you back confirming that we've received your entry 

Titles To Choose:

• "Beautiful"
• "The Forest of Bones"
• "The Storyteller"
• "The Bakery"
• "A Million Smiles"
• "By Starlight"

Prizes

Ashley helped with the amazing! gift cards, and Ryan and I have helped with the awesome blog design stuff. If one of the winners does NOT have a blog and would not like the blog design prizes, then a fourth place winner will be chosen to receive them. The winner will receive the gift card, and the new winner will get the design prizes.

1st place:

• $10 Amazon Gift Card (if we get 20 or more entries it will be bumped up to $15)
•  a full Basic Package blog design by Ryan Gracie Designs
• a fashionable button with "1st place: amazing writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like

2nd place:

• $5 Amazon Gift Card 
• Custom header, blog button, social media buttons and favicon from Ryan Gracie Designs
• a fashionable button with "2nd place: fabulous writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like

3rd place:

• $5 Amazon Gift Card
• Custom blog button and favicon from Ryan Gracie Designs
• a fashionable button with "3rd place: awesome writer" on it for you to post wherever you'd like

She makes lovely blog designs, that are fashionable and sweet. Check out her website and see what you can win, hehe :)

How To Enter:

my e-mail: raokiki6(at)gmail(dot)com 

Ashley's e-mail: asgwilli(at)gmail(dot)com

Send either Ashley or I an e-mail with the following:

• Your name
• Blog URL (optional)
• Your story title as the subject
• Your story in the body of the e-mail. You can also attach it, but it MUST be in the body
• the name that you follow by (as you must be a follower of Voyage and Inky Compositions)

Also! Please post a competition button on your blog's sidebar! There are two buttons here, and two on Ashley's blog (all different colours, so you can pick one to match your blog) Here you go:

<center> <a href="http://voyagedelapaix.blogspot.com/2012/08/writing-competition-1-amazing-prizes.html/"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v03V1nfgu4U/UBflu3y1vbI/AAAAAAAAC54/f494MQC6deE/s1600/circles_aqua.jpg"/></a></center> <center> <a href="http://voyagedelapaix.blogspot.com/2012/08/writing-competition-1-amazing-prizes.html"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPfxmeJgcGQ/UBflwGivFvI/AAAAAAAAC6A/J-oFnb4Mdd0/s1600/writing+competition+button.jpg"/></a></center>

new blog: please follow!

Hi readers!
  I'm sad to say goodbye to this blog, that's been lying dormant for quite awhile, but I'm thrilled to introduce a  new one.

But why?! This blog is so beautiful and fun!

I know, I know :D The reason is that I want a fresh start. Some authors blog about their writing experience and journey into getting published, so I want this new blog to be about that, and not just a picture/poetry/story blog.

So where is this new blog?

http://voyagedelapaix.blogspot.com/

I'm getting a new design for it, so I wanted to wait until then to have a grand opening, but it seems to be taking a while, so I've decided to introduce it to you all now! You're totally allowed to unfollow me now, and journey over to this new blog. I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks!

where this is heading

I can honestly say I'm not focusing all my attentions on this blog. I feel like posting about my writing experiences will deviate from actually creating writing, and prove to be more of a distraction than a motivator. Maybe sometime in the future, something will happen and I'll get back into blogging here on Barefoot. It's a beautiful blog really, and I so wish I can make posts that can match it. Thank you so much for still sticking with me!

Giveaway!

Hello faithful readers ^_^
  At my other blog, Pages, I have a 500 follower giveaway going on as a goal to reach 500. I haven't been getting much audience, so I thought I'd shamelessly promote on my sister blog ^_^

 Here's the link if you wish to enter

Thank you!

moreee

HAHA love these two!

You know it's true ^_^

only LOTR fans 

oddly I find that one so terribly sad!!! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

oh yeahhh, Indian joke ^_^

thanks!

Wow, you guys are truly awesome. I'm feeling so much better from all your support! ^_^ I'm feeling quite tearful. Honestly.... :)

Now that I have so much space, how about pictures? I'll post the inspirational ones some time later, but tonight is modern.

MY MOM DID THAT TOOO!

LOTR FOREVER@

society...

yes

hair loss sucks

One year ago, (close your eyes and picture this): A thick head of hair. So thick it's a lions main. Normal hairties struggle to hold it together. I can't do certain hairstyles because my hair is too thick.

Today: 80% gone and falling out in clumps

Reason: Hypothyiod

Conviction: Continue to fall until at least 6 months of proper treatment

Reaction: I. am. screwed

The hell am I supposed to show up to school nearly bald?! Should I shave it off, and ask permission to wear a hat? I mean, I've always wanted to shave my head off. But as a teen, hair is self-esteem. If you've got hair, your set. If you haven't: What is wrong with you?

Hair= self confidence. Victory, Power. Awesome

No Hair= lack of confidence, you feel like a loser, total humiliation, fu**ing awful.

CONCLUSION: DEAD!

Coldplay!

I'm back, haha ^_^ Read if you're a Coldplay fan!

You must know that Coldplay's going on tour and tickets are selling like wildfire. My fan crazed friend and I managed to get tickets for when they come to Atlanta in July. We've been going mental about it. Last night, we had a conversation and we were trying to say goodbye but I started using Coldplay song titles like "hope you have Yellow dreams and dream of Paradise" We came up with this great line!

‎"before Death and All His Friends find us       --me

Till they do we'll be saying Viva La Vida"      --Niharika 

"we'll never see the Sleeping Sun

Life in Technicolour is too good to let go"      --me

We agreed that it was by far the best conversation ever. I was telling her not to get into Trouble and she asked if I would Fix (me) is she did. I told her we'd be Moving to Mars and getting Postcards From Far Away. Here, I might as well show you (^_^)

I'm in blue and my brilliant, freaking awesome friend is in purple.

hey I've gotta goooo now.  bedtime and finals tomorrow

goodnight and sweet Yellow dreams.

hahahahaha

tomorrow you'll see Violet Hills

goodnight

and dream Till Kingdom Come

Go to sleep at the Speed of Sound

and Talk to you tomorrow

stay out of Trouble until then

I hope you dream of Paradise

If I do get into to Trouble, will you Fix Me?

If not, Every Teardrop Will Be a Waterfall

And only a Scientist can stop my tears

we'll be Moving to Mars if you get in Trouble

and we'll be getting Postcards from Far Away

I hope we don't get Lost

We'll have to check our Clocks to know where we are

Yes (that's actually a song)

before Death and All His Friends find us

from Mars we'll tell everyone How We See The World

Till they do we'll be saying Viva La Vida

(whoa, great line)

we'll never see the Sleeping Sun

Life in Technicolour is too good to let go

We'll be able to see it In My Place and in your place

I HAVE TO SLEEP

GOODNIGHT

hahaha

byeee

See You Soon

bye!

All the capitalised bits are song titles by Coldplay. It doesn't make sense but if you peice it together it does. You'll see the awesome quote in there. Haha

Writing in the Present Tense

Though I'm not participating in NaNoWriMo, I am taking advantage of their awesome tools and help to apply it to my own writing. I was asked to think of one of my favourite books, and I just picked Delirium out of my mind and pasted it in. Then I was asked to think about using that POV. It was in the present tense.

I think that was the reason why I found it so good. The third person omniscient (writing for all characters, not for just one) is what I'm really hoping for. It's a tool that helps very much with characterisation and getting in deph with them. On my book reviews, I stress the importance of characters, so if writing in the third person omniscient  will help me achieve the maximum characterisation potential, then I'll use it.

Plus, there's some sort of magical feeling around reading in present tense. Books have been used to being written in the past tense.

"She wore her ring and looked into her husband's eyes with a look of pure love. He returned her gaze and knew that she was the one"

compared to:

"She wears the ring and looks into her husband's eyes with a look of pure love. He returns her gaze and knows that she is the one"

It's as if you are in the place of the character at the exact moment, instead of visiting the past of that one character. Am I making any sense?

Writing in the Present Tense

Though I'm not participating in NaNoWriMo, I am taking advantage of their awesome tools and help to apply it to my own writing. I was asked to think of one of my favourite books, and I just picked Delirium out of my mind and pasted it in. Then I was asked to think about using that POV. It was in the present tense.

I think that was the reason why I found it so good. The third person omniscient (writing for all characters, not for just one) is what I'm really hoping for. It's a tool that helps very much with characterisation and getting in deph with them. On my book reviews, I stress the importance of characters, so if writing in the third person omniscient  will help me achieve the maximum characterisation potential, then I'll use it.

Plus, there's some sort of magical feeling around reading in present tense. Books have been used to being written in the past tense.

"She wore her ring and looked into her husband's eyes with a look of pure love. He returned her gaze and knew that she was the one"

compared to:

"She wears the ring and looks into her husband's eyes with a look of pure love. He returns her gaze and knows that she is the one"

It's as if you are in the place of the character at the exact moment, instead of visiting the past of that one character. Am I making any sense?

cute couple

Isn't that so cute????

new short stories by moi

Thanks to my friend aromatherapy, I got a Wattpad. My user is "iamthedryad" I wrote two short stories with amazing covers (from this beautifully creative artist yoko tanjii)

Look look I'm serious!

and

she's a brilliant artist, using bold and beautiful colours....sigh, I think I'm in love