The Nexus of Writers

I had no idea what to put in the title. Anyways, I'm just here to announce that NaNoWriMo is beginning tomorrow! When I wake up, my first goal will be breakfast, but after that, I'll begin on my novel! You can track my novel's progress over on my NaNoWriMo blog!

Read alongside Lucas Stories: Final Goodbyes (January 2019) for best effect. It is essentially a continuation of it. The boy sat around doing nothing. He was too sad to enjoy activities.                 The boy's mother came and found him. "Let's go for a walk," she suggested. The boy sighed, but put on his shoes and followed.                 I've lost everything. My father, Abby, my home...                 He didn't care what others said. His home was gone, it hadn't moved.                 His mother stopped in front of a candy store. "This looks exciting!" The boy disagreed but said nothing. His mother took him inside, where he saw-                 "Father!" the boy exclaimed, forgetting his sadness and rushing forward to hug his dad. "You're really back!"     ...

NaNoWriMo starts in 2 days. This means I'm going to be getting really busy, because on top of school, I've got to deal with NaNoWriMo. And also, below is a list of other stuff I'm hoping I get a chance to do this next month: Purchase and Play "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" Watch "The Mandalorian" NO! It required Disney+! Why?! (Time to convince my parents to spare some money for a couple months...) Watch "Star Wars The Clone Wars: Season 7" ...-sigh- Also Disney+ Continue Making the MCU Rewatch Series Continue Watching Star Wars: Resistance Keep Up-To-Date with "Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)" So, yeah, I've got a lot of stuff. And that doesn't even include interacting with friends, church events, and other similar real life stuff. I'm going to be learning a lot about choosing priorities. Long story short? Don't expect me to respond to everything. I'll definitely try to read comments and respo...

Ask Kyra any questions, and next week, she'll answer them! Hope you didn't waste all your awkward questions on me, guys.

You only need the light when it's burning low, You only miss the sun when it starts to snow. You only see the light when the storm grows strong, You only know what's right once you've gone wrong. You only hate the road when you're missing home, You only want your friends when you're all along. You only feel the pain once it's been too late, You're only locked outside once they close the gate.

So, lately, my family has started rewatching every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While I'm uncertain if this is going to be a trend, I know I'm for sure hooked on rewatching every MCU movie before Black Widow's release in May 2020.  Bear in mind, further content will have spoilers! "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." -Odin, Thor (2011) For those who love mythology, Thor will either be a super exciting movie, or more likely, Disney ruined it and it'll make you cry tears of sorrow for your beloved mythological creatures. Regardless, however, this is a great story even if it doesn't actually follow the myths. Thor son of Odin is a warrior, and heir to the throne of Asgard. Before he can be rightfully declared king, however, frost giants (also known as Jotunns) infiltrate Asgard. They are stopped without problem, but the fact they made it into the palace bothers Thor. He attempts to convince hi...

When Mark got back to the Hufflepuff common room, he felt like he had walked into a party. Everyone was cheering and getting excited. “What’s all this about?” Sofi wondered.           “We are so gonna slay Slytherin at this weeks game!” one of the Quidditch players told her.           “Oh, so boring stuff,” Mark concluded. “Got it.”           “Hey, if they want to be unreasonably happy, let them,” Sofi told him, although her voice was playful and lighthearted. “We can just go invent our own super cool sport. Like…hoverball?”           “Hoverball…” Mark agreed reluctantly. “Yes. That super cool game…”           “I probably overdid it, didn’t I?” Sofi sighed.           “Everyone!” Hailey’s voice shouted over t...

Ever wonder where you went wrong? Sudden fear overpowers you, Making you worry about what's next. Guilt makes you stop and think, About the casualties in this deadly game. The way to take it back stands Resolutely before your stricken face, Another bomb ready to deploy. But this bomb is for you, The silent, "I was wrong" that Turns your friends into fools, For they believed the lie I thought I knew, When they really saw the truth all along.

SHALY:  Q. How many times do you estimate you fart a day? (I want to see how you answer this one.) 6/10 A. Well, I'd estimate about zero times a day. Q. Who do you like better C.S. Lewis or J.R. Tolkien and why? 7/10 A. I'm going to have to go with J.R.R.Tolkien as my pick. C.S.Lewis is cool, and I like the Narnia movies more than the Hobbit or LotR movies, but the Hobbit book was REALLY good. Because of that, I have to go with Tolkien. Q. Is your character, Irene, inspired by Gabby? (Also, I like the name, Irene.) 4/10 A. Actually, no! Irene is based off my imaginary friend. (No, Kyra, not George McMuffle. He's not my imagination friend, he's in Independent Imaginary.) (And yes, Shaly, I like Irene's name, too!) Q. Would you go to Asia or Europe and why? Which region, area, city, etc. would you visit from the specific continent? 8/10 A. Europe for sure. Specifically, England. I don't know where in England I'd go, but I've always been fascinated ...

This must be my favorite trailer ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qn_spdM5Zg

The Sun Comes Out By the PoetOfSteel Yeah, it gets pretty cloudy from Time to time, it can be so foggy And then your vision is blurred And you can't see Sometimes the Sun is hiding The Rain falls down on everything shining But that Rain falling down Gives new life all around Nobody told you it would be easy But it definitely feel nice to be free Look around At what you see And now everyone is waiting for the Storm to pass But, like you, they should be dancing in the rain, because The Storm will go And the Sun will come out again Thanks for reading! I wouldn't mind recommendations in the comments for if I should make this a song! Well, that, and I have nothing else to do. :P

Favorite Foodz And Pokemon Story Announcement! | Filler with the PoetOfSteel! Self explanatory. What is your favorite food? Mirror Ant and I down in the comments! Also, even MORE SELF PROMOTION! (Do I ever stop?) I won't spoil too much, but soon I'll be making a Pokemon fan-fiction ! One you won't forget...trust me. Copyright © 2019 The Mark Borne Nexus. All rights reserved.

Promotion! | Filler with the PoetOfSteel I will be doing more self promoting with my poll! Currently, you can submit your own EPIC POEM today! Just head over to my blog or submit straight from here ! HURRY! LIMITED TIME! Probably a week or so.

Welcome to the first ever Filler with the PoetOfSteel post! Yeah, I know. Cheap. As the greatest filler man in history, I have created a interactive filler post! *Hears no one cheering* I tried. This is when I ask a question, and you guys get to respond in the comments! So, enough filler talk! Time for a filler question! On this blog, what is your favorite post? It can be any post! No pages, though. That's cheating! :P Go ahead, respond! I'll be there once I can make better filler. Copyright © 2019 The Mark Borne Nexus Inc. All rights reserved.

Mark slept in until ten the next day, and he felt amazing when he actually got up. He went downstairs to find a feast in the common room. “Hey, Mark!” Hailey greeted him. “We were actually just getting ready to remove the food from the table. We were having a Hufflepuff-style breakfast!”           Mark sat down in an empty seat and lots of Hufflepuff students started chatting away, trying to get Mark involved in a conversation. He turned red from embarrassment and shoveled food down his throat to avoid talking.           “Hey, knuckleheads!” a tall boy shouted. He was the same boy who had sympathetically patted Mark’s back at the Great Feast. Many of the Hufflepuffs turned to look at him, but few actually seemed to listen to his next words. “Quidditch practice begins in five stinkin’ minutes ! Get out here!” Several people, who were apparently members of the Quidditch team, rushed to go outsi...

So, lately, my family has started rewatching every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While I'm uncertain if this is going to be a trend, I know I'm for sure hooked on rewatching every MCU movie before Black Widow's release in May 2020.  Bear in mind, further content will have spoilers! (I skipped "The Incredible Hulk (2008)". It's a good movie, but it has very little relevance to the MCU. The only thing I got out of it was that the Hulk was immune to Gamma Radiation, which helped explain a bit of Avengers: Endgame, but beyond that, it's really got nothing important to the MCU itself.) "If you can make God bleed, people will cease to believe in him." -Ivan Vanko, Iron Man 2 (2010) This quote by Ivan Vanko is one that I actually don't like, but I mention it because, in Infinity War, it has a major impact. ("All that for a drop of blood?" -Thanos, to Tony Stark. Okay, Thanos isn't a god, but the point isn't th...

How to become famous according to the PoetOfSteel! 1: Make something! Duh! Use whatever your doing currently and amp it up to 11! Best quality work will get you were ye need to be! 2: Do something! So, do something to maybe promote the thing or center around it! Like here, for an example, I'm TOTALLY NOT ADVERTISING MY BLOG! 3: Polish it up! Top notch work makes it big, so that can work very well for anyone! Add finishing touches and a unique style to the project! 4: Get your work were it needs to be! Whether it's uploaded to YouTube, or a job interview, or even a simple for fun thing, get it dude, get it! If not, some people will NOT be happy! 5: That be it! It depends on what your working on, but that's it! Sorry to not post during blog..."working hours" but I was busy! Great Alternatives: Insta-Fame™ By Instant Inc.®! Where your business is our instantly made fortune! Lazy, sloppy work that will end up with what is now k...

School You know where this is heading. School, a place to learn and be! Turning fun into a reality! Making the news everyday From good stuff to bad stuff and every which way! School, were teachers get paid To sit there and yell at children all day To make them feel either welcome or not It depends on the teacher and how the stuff is taught School, Whit gossip always included Not 1 person is ever excluded So everyone gets their fair share Of pulling on everyone's hair! School is where diseases thrive They come out and eat you alive Literally, happens all the time Gonna stop cause me outta rhymes So in total, weather it be public or online School is still lame In any way, shape, or form IT'LL ALWAYS BE A PAIN! That's my filler post of the day! Be sure to like, subscribe, hit the bell, and comment down below on you're favorite part! Also, don't forget to- -The PoetOfSteel is no longer allowed on this blog until...

I see a lot of blogs doing Q/A posts and they're intriguing. Yeah, I know, we've got a Q/A page that's not in use, so what's the point of this Q/A post? The answer is, obviously, FILLER POST TIME! :D No, I did not get 2 poems written Monday evening like I'd hoped. I did start one, and I'll try to finish it today (so it'll probably be posted tomorrow, maybe the day after. How does a Q/A like this work? Ask any question! I will not guarantee a straight-forward response to every question (for instance, no, I'm not telling you what my address is), however I will be sure to respond to every question, even if it's not the response you wanted! Also, I will not respond immediately. Instead, next week, I will have a post in which I answer all the questions simultaneously. As a bonus, I will also rate (on a scale of 1-10) how much I enjoyed each question! Am I just hyping this up because I'm bored? Yes. Is it working? (That last question is one...

After being officially made an author... Time to officially contribute as the PoetOfSteel! I can easily edit everything now! THIS IS MY BLOG NOW! -The PoetOfSteel has officially dropped rank from "Admin" to "Author"- Cold. Well, here is at what I will be doing on here! Err...whatever the Mirror Ant let's me! Ok, this I just filled, but I WILL add stuff soon. Just you wait! Mark's Addition: BWAHAHAHA! I can edit your posts! (Also, I changed the font size to "Normal" because it was extremely difficult to read on my computer.)

Hey, so the blog is running short of posts and stuff, so... ANNOUNCEMENT! I, THE POETOFSTEEL, HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE SOME FILLER STUFF FOR THE WEEK UNTIL MARK BORNE, THE MIRROR ANT, GETS HIS GROOVE ON AGAIN! Must've been "back from summer" rush. So, yeah. Laters. :P Author's Comment:   Hello people! :D Mark's Addition: ...-stunned silence-...wow, this was about the last thing I expected. I do have something for tomorrow to post, however beyond that, I'm super appreciative because I did not write a full poem yesterday like I'd hoped! (Also, PoetOfSteel, would you like me to add you as a blog author so you can post things directly?)

Mark sat in his charms classroom, determined not to lose more house points. Others in his house were already starting to glare at him. I guess Hufflepuff loyalty doesn’t extend to strangers, he thought, and returned his attention to Professor Flitwick, who was explaining the effects of the lumos spell, and how to turn it off.           “It is important that you remember that nox extinguishes a lit wand!” Professor Flitwick instructed them. He apparently didn’t want anyone casting lumos until they could reverse the spell, making the first day difficult, as he loaded their heads with information on lumos and nox , and kept using the lumos spell in order to have them practice their mastery regarding nox .           Regardless, Mark felt dazed, and he wondered how anyone could think. He frowned, remembering how Flitwick had awarded Kiera ten house points for mastering nox .    ...

So, lately, my family has started rewatching every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While I'm uncertain if this is going to be a trend, I know I'm for sure hooked on rewatching every MCU movie before Black Widow's release in May 2020. Bear in mind, further content will have spoilers! "I Am Iron Man." -Tony Stark, Iron Man (2008) Last night, I watched Iron Man. I've got to say, this is one of the better movies in the MCU, and it's one of the two MCU movies made before Disney purchased Marvel Studios. In the movie, Tony Stark is a playboy and a weapons designer. His company earns billions building and selling weapons. As far as Stark is concerned, it's keeping the United States of America safe; it's protection. But after designing a new powerful missile called the Jericho, a group of terrorists assault his escort and takes him captive. The only way they're able to keep him alive from the attack is by hooking him up to some sort...

5) NaNoWriMo This either seems shockingly obvious or painfully disappointing. This is a great site to use, however! It allows you to keep track of your word count progress overtime with ease, gives you a place to store all your novel information, and even provides pep talks during NaNoWriMo! 4) Plot Factory This one disappointed me, but it's still useful. When I went into it, I assumed it was a resource for helping with plot ideas and such. It's really, like most of these sources, just an organization tool. The upsides to using this is it allows you to create universe plans as well as novel plans. Be wary, though! You can only make 5 novel plans and 3 universe plans on this site. To make more, it tries to rope you into using money. I suppose if I was a professional writer with a good source of income, I would invest in it, but as a kid who writes for fun and has no income, I'd never do such a thing. 3) Storyline Creator Like Plot Factory, and about a thousand other f...

FILLER POST!!! It's in no particular order this time. (Ones in green are probably not fully understood without context.) "Oh, look at that, I've been impaled." "You hesitated." "Some people are worth melting for. But maybe not just this second!" "I've always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot!" "Hands down, this is the best day of my life! And quite possibly the last!" "Hey, we were just talking about you! All good things, all good things!" "And who's the reindeer?" "I'll distract them while you run." "Hi, Sven's family!" "Because I love you, Anna, I insist you run!" "I don't have a skull. Or bones." "This just got a lot more complicated." "Hi, everyone, I'm Olaf, and I like warm hugs!" "I guess I was wrong. I guess Kristoff didn't love you enough to leave you behind." ...

Goodbyes are too hard for me The thought of the word makes it hard to breathe Letting go of a life that was loved Is already hard enough Saying goodbye to a cold, frail hand Mumbling words I don’t understand They all say this is the end for sure Oh, how I didn’t know how much this would hurt Too skinny, barely alive Everyone has watches out, counting the time But I wish what they said wasn’t so true The last thing I want is to ever lose you 86, still too young in my opinion They say its better off if you weren’t even living I guess I just don’t understand what it means When a loved one is about to leave I guess all I can do is pray And hope that your final days Are filled with love and happiness And hopefully you know you’ll be truly missed I have a confidence deep inside though That you’re only leaving your temporary home And you’re going to the skies above us Starting your life of eternity in heaven I know God’s waiting for you And there’s nothing left for me to do Just know I love y...

This is the first post I have written for my upcoming NaNoWriMo novel, "Just Say Goodbye"! In it, I am going to introduce some of the key characters for the story! Ethan W. Grant Ethan is a 15 year old boy. He was born in Big Sandy, Texas, and lived there for all fifteen years of his life. He's the protagonist, and the story follows his perspective. Ethan is very shy and prefers to spend time alone, although there are a few friends that are exceptions to that. Among his friends, he's very considerate and observant, although as the story will reveal, he can be dense about some things. In terms of Hogwarts houses, he could be considered a Ravenclaw. To him, knowledge is key, and he's always looking for more explanations. He has a low-key obsession with riddles, not unlike me, although he does talk more about riddles than I do. Kudos to Ethan for that. Amy N. Travis Amy is also 15 years old, and has lived in Big Sandy, Texas her entire life as well. For as lo...

As I laid frail on a weary thin cot of twine and of Tyrian purple velvet cushions (as the silk robe and cloak of a Byzantine emperor) my flesh shivered, As if lilac crystalline frost were my skinny sick quivering blue veins and fogged pale pearl (or white lily) ice of Winter was my crimson flamed blood, Then, silver sweat in the glint of a gold candle flame and the cinder chimney hearth, slicked (as a tongue of fire) through the crease of my brow, like a river, And as bells of gold rain in the Autumn fire, I tasted the white salt crystals of my darkened brow, a nurse, (an insolent nurse) rinsed a red washcloth in a porcelain bowl (of thin sketched blue Chinese art) and pressed with gentle fingers (gentle as ivory spider silk) upon my glistening forehead, that was red as wood. O’ Healer, I say a physician came to my chill chamber (chill as a prison cell, cold wind or a frozen hollow sigh) and he gave my reddened faced stout nurse, A vile (like a witch’s potion) of a green liquid press...