I know I've bared my soul before......but this girl, she's special

I may have said this before-----but I love writing. Like, one of my favorite things to do is plug Relient K into my ears {or Tenth Avenue North or Switchfoot}, take a freshly sharpened pencil, a blank notebook, and write whatever comes in to my head. I try to make it an actual story, with chapters and everything.....but oftentimes, all I can think of is a great beginning and a great ending. Never any 'filler' stuff. I obviously need to work on that.

Also, I don't like sharing what I write. I'm kind of private about what goes from my head on to paper. That being said, what I'm about to share with you is pretty darn special.

The amazingly-talented Sky is hosting this sort of challenge. It's where bloggers think up {or already have} a character, then answer questions about said character asked by Sky!!!

I'm participating, with a girl very dear to my heart: Lenai.

Meet Lenai....or, how I would like her to look.

First, a little background:

Lenai came to me while I was sitting in Study Hall with a blank page in my Public Speaking notebook. I was totally bored, and started to write down a weird thought that popped in to my head.

Lenai was then born, and from her came a score of other characters and thoughts {which I shall reveal some other time}. I'm still learning what Lenai is all about, and these questions will certainly help me. (:

1. What is their full name?  
2. Does his or her name have a special meaning?  
3. Does your character have a methodical or disorganized personality?
4. Does he or she think inside themselves more than they talk out loud to their friends? (more importantly, does he or she actually have friends?)
5. Is there something he or she is afraid of?
6. Does he or she write, dream, dance, sing, or photograph?
7. What is his or her favorite book? (or genre of books)
8. Who is his or her favorite author and/or someone that inspires him or her?
9. Favorite flavor of ice cream?
10. Favorite season of the year?

1. Lenai has no last name, nor a middle. Her parents left her to die, therefore she has discarded their name {the only reason she keeps Lenai is she loves the way Finn says it}.

2. No, not really----other than it makes me think of a bird. And I totally made it up. *wink wink*

3. I think she's somewhere in between---she's not boring and serious, but neither is she super hyper and all over the place. She's a well balanced kind of girl.

4. Lenai talks about everything with her best friend, Finn. He may be blind, but Finn always knows what to say when Lenai is confused or scared.

5. Lenai has this horrid mark on her forehead, which she's had since birth {it's the reason her parents left her}. The only thing she is afraid of is Finn regaining his sight, seeing her mark, and thinking she is ugly.

6. Lenai dances a little bit, and she has a fabulous singing voice.

7. Well......Lenai lives in a forest, and I don't think they have a library in the Silent Wood. In her head, however, Lenai likes adventure mixed with a bit of romance.

 8. Lenai doesn't have a favorite author.....but she is inspired every day by her little group of friends, each with their own set of problems.

9. Lenai is more of an Italian-ice girl, and her favorite flavor is lemon.

10. Autumn. Definitely autumn.

As a random addition, here's a song that Bleah introduced me to. I'm in love, and for some reason it totally reminds me of Lenai! Go figure. ;)

love y'all,