:: antigravity:: starset

The more I fight, the more I work
The more I dig into the dirt
To be fed up, to be let down

:: dark on me :: starset

You're the cause, the antidote
The sinking ship that I could not let go
Who led my way and disappeared
How could you just walk away and leave me here?

:: point of no return:: starset

There's a memory of how we used to be
That I can see through the flames
I am hypnotized as I fantasize
Forgetting lies and pain
But I can't go back

Oh. My. GOODNESS!!

IT IS FINALLY TIME! MY BOOK. IT'S OUT TODAY! 😭😭😭😱😱😱

I'm so excited to finally share my book with you, dear soul!

Today is a special day. For many reasons. Not only is my book now available to you, but I am also twenty-one today. Scary, isn't it. But, it's just another year around the sun. A beautiful year of lessons and hardship and beauty... I'm grateful for every event that has happened in this time around the sun. Yes, there were tears, there was pain, there was anxiety, there was depression... but there was also beauty, there was friendship, there were lessons I needed to learn, about toxic people and how to let go. Maybe I have yet to really grasp the letting go part, but I'm working on it.

However, you didn't come here for a birthday lesson post, though I may post a bit about that later. 😉

Today, something amazing has come to fruition and I can't help but feel so shocked and amazed. A wonderful gift is finally being able to say I'm an author. It's not a title I take lightly. It's not something that I throw around. This moment, right here, is a moment I've been working on for a very long time. And sometimes, it feels less exciting because now I'm here. This moment I've been climbing to... is over. It's achieved. I've reached the summit. But... there will always be yet another mountain trail to follow into a journey.

For now, it's time to enjoy the view of the fruits of my labor.

*claps hands together loudly*

Today, I bring to you my book, How We Rise!!!

 ~   I pull the key from my pocket, the key President Frederick Morgan gave me, along with his warning. Don't disappoint me. You have a lot to lose.

~    The sounds of screams and gunshots fills the night air. All I can do is listen. It's too close for me to sleep through, yet too far away to even begin to determine what exactly is happening. Of course, I have my theories. My imagination is wild at this time of the night. 2:43 A.M. Only the best time to be awake, I suppose.

Raegan MacArthur

Age: 16

MBTI: ISFP

Enneagram: Type 6w7

Hobbies: Reading

Appearance: Chestnut brown, blue eyes, always wearing jean shorts or pants, t-shirts, lean

Other notes: I play things safe, it's true. I don't know if my family's lives is worth all of this. I have yet to decide on that, I suppose. I know my parents say I'm meant for something great, but I'd rather keep my head down. Maybe it sounds too submissive, especially when I don't like what's going on around me. But those screams... maybe if you heard them... you'd understand my fear. 

Peter Daniels

Age: 17

MBTI: ENFJ 

Enneagram: Type 3w2

Hobbies: Running

Appearance: Dirty blond hair, steel-gray eyes, very fit, either in running gear or jeans,  there is no in-between

Other Notes: I will fight to the end of my life if it means things can be safe again. I hear the screams at night, the sound of those lonely souls who dared to speak up. I'm ready to fight for them. I want to fight for them. I want to keep my family safe, too. There is no safety if we keep our heads down. It's time to rise. 

Spencer Young

So... there were some complications with the release date of my book.

See, a lot of the complications were my fault, but the book was being sent out to people as if they had ordered instead of preordered. And that kinda... that was a fun moment. xD

After some consideration, I've decided to release my book May 19th instead. With everyone still stuck at home, a lot of you are wanting to read and let's be honest, preordering a book three months in advanced? Not fun. (Don't worry guys, next time around will not be like that.)

So, How We Rise will be available on May 19th, 2020, which is this coming Tuesday. *cough* also my birthday *cough* so if you're interested in getting the ebook for the special preorder price of $5.99 you better hurry because the price will go up on May 19th.

Now, that being said, here's the new issue. I still have to run a blog tour and on such short notice. And that means a lot of people may not be able to participate, which I totally understand.

I am leaving the form here, for you, if you're interested in signing up. And I get that the dates listed below may not work out so just make a comment on the form after you select one of the dates, letting me know that you actually need to post on a different day. I am willing to work with y'all because let's face it, this is really last minute and poor decision making on my part.

If you don't have a blog, or you'd rather post on social media, you can do that too! just make a comment on the form what your handle is if I don't follow you already, and tag me in the post because I will be shouting out everyone! (Unless you ask not to be, totally cool.)

All right, that's all for now. Thanks, everyone, for understanding. Your support means everything. And remember, indie books spread by word of mouth, so if you can request the book at your library, your local bookstore, anywhere, that would be amazing!

Thanks again!

Stay AMAZING!
~Brooke

so...

I'm taking a small break from blogging. It's not that I want to actually go on hiatus. But I'm feeling dried up on ideas for what I want to blog about.

I have so many ambitions and goals, but I'm in a place of self-discovery. So some things in my life have to take a pause.

and this is one of them.

I will be back at the end of the month for another recap post because I loved doing that recap for April.

And I'm not saying I'm taking the whole month off or anything. I don't really know what my plan is. But when I'm ready, I'll fully return with new stories, new insights, and hopefully knowledge of my plan for this blog.

I'm not abandoning it. never. I love it here.

but sometimes we need rest. and I think that's exactly what I need right now.

I love you guys. <3