My name is Bella.
Yes, I wouldn't have that nickname if it weren't for Twilight. Back in '06, when my friends and I got into it, they looked at me and said, "Hey, you have longish brown hair, you're super clumsy, and your name sounds a lot like it, so we'll call you Bella!"

And I've been Bella ever since.(:

I come here to improve and share my writing.
If you don't believe my writing has improved, take a look at "Day of Night," my first fic. Then look at one of my more recent stories, like "The Battle of the Exes."
Actually, on second thought, don't look at "Day of Night." I can barely stand to look at it.
Stories are my escape. I write them and I read them and there's nothing I enjoy more.

Books
are
all
like
little
worlds.

I reserve the right to express myself, and I do so in my writing. I express in the written word what I won't--or can't--express in the spoken word.
Sometimes I get carried away with this.

The
words
make
all
the
difference.

For two years, I have participated in (and won) NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write fifty thousand words of a novel in the month of November. I have so far written two novels using NaNoWriMo as a start. I find it to be a great resource and definitely a good way to churn out most of a novel. Care to join me? Make an account and then friend me or whatever.(:

I do not believe in:
Studying: if we are to test our knowledge, shouldn't it be based off what we really know rather than what we know from cramming?
Umbrellas: the rain rejuvenates and awakens the dead and dying. We are denying ourselves so much by "protecting"ourselves from the rain.
Politics: isn't this pretty much how all the problems started in the first place?
Abortion: everyone makes mistakes and has to live with the consequences. No one should get an easy out, especially when the price is an unlived life.

Another word on studying: it just doesn't work for me. The last three big tests I really studied for didn't go very well.
Algebra 2, Precaculus, Calculus.
I failed each one.

I do believe in:
God.
Kindness.
Hope.
Humanity (to a certain extent).
The power of IMAGINATION.
The power of STORIES.

I am a vegetarian. Why should I support the cruelty of the meat industry? Some people say, in regard to the animals who are victims of the cruelty, that they are going to die anyway, so what's it matter if their lives are miserable?
Well, you're going to die anyway, so what's it matter if your life is miserable?
Exactly.

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In short, I'm Mormon. Don't worry, I won't preach to you or anything, but I will warn you that my religion affects every area of my life, including my writing.

When you get right down to thinking about it, lots is possible in this world.
You've just gotta find it, hold on, and never let go.

I've had tough times in life. I've done things I regret and broken too many promises too many times. But we all go through this. And it can't rain forever...
Speaking of the rain, I just love it. (:

I have a great family, real and fake, immediate and extended.

I also have claim on the world's most amazing friends. I don't know (and I don't want to know) where I'd be without them.

Torn between indecision:
Selfishness and selflessness.
The path one must take;
The journey one must make.
Hearts I don't want to break;
Decisions I'd rather not face--
For fear
of the
unknown.

I love music: Paramore, Flyleaf, Escape the Fate, Evanescence, Owl City, Boys Like Girls, A Fine Frenzy, Taylor Swift, Vanessa Carlton, Eyes Set to Kill, We Are the Fallen, Black Veil Brides, Jimmy Eat World, Sky Sailing, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Yellowcard, Every Avenue, A Day to Remember...
What would the world be like without music?

I have a lot of favorite characters, but there are three I absolutely despise, namely:
Juliet Capulet, of Shakespeare's fame.
Ever I-really-don't-care-what-her-last-name-is of The Immortals by Alyson Noel.
The ever-demonic little Angel from Maximum Ride.

Speaking of Maximum Ride, Iggy is the sexiest bird kid to ever grace the planet.(:

My all-time favorite movie is the 2004 version of The Phantom of the Opera.
Others I like: The Thief Lord, Inkheart, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Moulin Rouge!, and StarTrek.

Dorky as it is, I am a StarTrek fan.
My favorite series of the franchise is, hands-down, TNG.
Wesley Crusher is just to die for.
(swoon)

I have a thing for musicals. Some favorites of mine include: The Phantom of the Opera (which I absolutely MUST see on stage), West Side Story, Moulin Rouge!, A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, Starship, The Sound of Music, and my current obsession, Wicked, which was absolutely amazing. Or, better yet, WONDERFUL.

I sing. I recently joined a youth choir, and I've performed multiple times with my two closest friends. Together, our initials are A.B.C. Is that perfect, or what?

I survived college application season, whilst writing a novel and directing a play (which I wrote). I've so far received three acceptance letters: one from Miami U, one from Columbia College Chicago, and one from Purdue. I intend to major in creative writing, unless a miracle takes place and I'm accepted to Harvard.

I would love to learn how to speed read.
Oh, the fun I'd have...

My tentative (and reconstructed) all-time favorite books are (I just can't deal with the numbers!):

The Twilight Saga (consisting of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn) by Stephenie Meyer.
The Maximum Ride series (The Angel Experiment, School's Out--Forever, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, The Final Warning, MAX, FANG, and ANGEL) by James Patterson.
The Looking Glass Wars trilogy (The Looking Glass Wars, Seeing Redd, and ArchEnemy) by Frank Beddor.
Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing) by Libba Bray.
Blessed Child by Bill Bright and Ted Dekker.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
The Mortal Instruments (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels) by Cassandra Clare.
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke.
The Inkworld books (Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath) by Cornelia Funke.
Harry Potter series (Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows) by J.K. Rowling.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, and Last Olympian) by Rick Riordan.
The Heroes of Olympus series (The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptune) by Rick Riordan.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
The Uglies series (Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras) by Scott Westerfeld.
The Hunger Games trilogy (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

Some Other Good Books I've Read: Coraline by Neil Gaiman; the Molly Moon series by Georgia Byng; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter; the Clique series by Lisi Harrison; Prom Nights From Hell by Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle, Kim Harrison, and Michele Jaffe; The Wish by Gail Carson Levine, The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Delll; Where I'd Like to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell; Assassin by Anna Myers; Daughter of Madrugada by Frances M. Wood; Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan; the Charm Club series by Belinda Ray; Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen; 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson; The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot; A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket; Animal Farm by George Orwell; The Midnight Club and Remember Me by Christopher Pike; The Dating Game by Natalie Standiford; What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Girls in Pants, and Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares; Bad Kitty and Kitty Kitty by Michele Jaffe; Crimes of the Sarahs by Kristen Tracy; The Calypso Chronicles (Pulling Princes; Stealing Princes; Dueling Princes; Dumping Princes) by Tyne O'Connell; The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis; TTYL by Lauren Myracle; The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Sweethearts by Sara Zarr; Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy; The Nature of Jade by Deb Calleti; The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause; When the Wind Blows by James Patterson; Ordinary Ghosts by Eireann Corrigan; Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella; Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan; Marked, A House of Night novel by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast; Evermore by Alyson Noel; Wake by Lisa McMann; The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King; Vampire Kisses 1-6 by Ellen Schreiber; Betrayed, A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast; To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare; Chosen, Untamed, and Hunted (all House of Night novels) PC Cast and Kristin Cast; Hoot by Carl Hiaasen; Flush by Carl Hiaasen; Fade by Lisa McMann; Evernight by Claudia Gray; Stargazer by Claudia Gray; Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz; Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz; Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz; Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler; The Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler; Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler; Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne; And Then There Were None/Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie; The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey; Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers; Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine; The Giver by Lois Lowry; Crispin, the Cross of Lead by Avi; That Summer by Sarah Dessen; Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt; Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts; Firegold by Dia Calhoun; Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams; Cut by Patricia McCormick; Memory Boy by Will Weaver; The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin; Blue Moon by Alyson Noel (I'm going to be very blunt: this book sucked. Ever was the epitome of a dumb blonde. I liked the prequel, Evermore, but this one was just terribly disappointing. I will not be reading the 3rd one.); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon; Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr; Mummy's the Word by Kerry Blair; Take Me There by Susane Colasanti; Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer; The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz; Generation Dead by Daniel Waters; Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo; Legacy of Lies by Elizabeth Chandler; Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler; Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt; Tempted, A House of Night Novel by PC Cast and Kristin Cast; The Lake House by James Patterson; Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks; Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson; Anyone But You by Lara M. Zeises; The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Calletti; Girl of the Moment by Lizabeth Zindel; The Boy in the Burning House by Tim Wynne-Jones; Peeps by Scott Westerfeld; Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead; Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter (this one seriously confused me); Crank by Ellen Hopkins; The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti; The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare; Cupid by Julius Lester; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; The Ruling Class by Francine Pascal; Killing Britney by Sean Olin; Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson and Ned Rust; Dream Girl by Lauren Mechling; Love is Hell by Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier, Gabrielle Zevin, and Laurie Faria Stolarz; Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl; Vacations From Hell by Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynowski; By the Time You Read This, I'll be Dead by Julie Anne Peters; The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott; The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld; Witch & Wizard by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet; Going Bovine by Libba Bray; Death Note: Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases by Nisioisin; Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin; The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill; The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer; Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill; Glass by Ellen Hopkins; Tithe by Holly Black; The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen; Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan; Gone with the Wind (though I couldn't stand Scarlett) by Margaret Mitchell; Hourglass by Claudia Gray; Gone by Lisa McMann; The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan; Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber; The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold; It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini; The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer; A War of Gifts: An Ender Story by Orson Scott Card; Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz; Next by Michael Crichton; A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry; Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire; Hamlet by William Shakespeare; Imaginative Writing by Janet Burroway; Moby Dick by Herman Melville; Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl; Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr; Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr; Heroes of Olympus Book One: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan; Go Ask Alice by Anonymous; Heist Society by Ally Carter; Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr; Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr; Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; Girl in Development by Jordan Roter; Just Listen by Sarah Dessen; The Shack by William Paul Young; If I Stay by Gayle Forman; The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard; Willow by Julia Hoban; Lovesick by Jake Coburn; Impossible by Nancy Werlin; The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan; The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong; The Year I Turned Sixteen by Diane Schwemm; The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong; Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares; This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen; Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves; Enchantment by Orson Scott Card; Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes; Delirium by Lauren Oliver; (there're many, many more on the way, trust me. XD)

Some mangas I like: Inuyasha, Fruits Basket, Death Note, Dramacon, Maximum Ride, Psychobusters, LoveCom (LovelyComplex), and The Gentleman's Alliance Cross.

REVIEWS make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I love them, and I am eternally grateful to all who have reviewed my work, positively or negatively.
Either way, it helps to build me as a writer.

Links I like:

FictionPress

Free Rice

Inkpop

Max-Dan-Wiz

NaNoWriMo

YouTube

Life
is
just
exactly
what
you
make
it.
So
go
and
live
it
and
make
it
everything
you
want
it
to
be.

Never forget:
You have the
POTENTIAL
to be whoever
you want to be
and exactly who
you need to be.
What you do
with your
POTENTIAL
is entirely up
to you.
So
be wise
in all you do;
think
before you act;
know
what you want;
learn
something of value
everyday of your life.
Live the life
you need to live
in order to become
the person
you need to be.

That's all folks!