LDS Film Festival '10/Utah

Around the end of January, my family went on a vacation to Utah for the LDS Film Festival in Orem, UT. I got to see my brothers, sister, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, uncle, and many of my wonderful friends! Also, I met Janice Kapp Perry, composer of several LDS church songs. While staying with my best friend, KK, we made music video pictures, also. =D

Valentine's Ball

On February 12, my stake had a "Valentine's Ball," which happened to be my sisters' Molly and Allison's very first dance, as they are now 14. I can't believe they're so old! They claimed to enjoy themselves very much--I do recall they danced almost every slow song. (Uh, oh, Dad!) My friend Will's band, Fire Eagle Lazer Danger (look 'em up on Facebook!), played. It was an awesome night.

Poetry Reading

I haven't posted anything for a while, so I'm a little behind, so I'll update you all now. A while ago, I submitted my poem to the 2009 Half Price Books High School Poetry Contest, and won first place for my poem, "I AM BUTTERFLY." On January 30, I, along with the 2nd and 3rd place winners, was invited to read my poem at the Half Price Books store in front of a live audience. The crowd wasn't particularly large, but it was still exciting. The other winning poems were very good.

Promotional Photo

Hello, everyone! I'll give you a quick rundown as to the background of this post. I wrote this novel, "The Magic in the Music," in 2007, but never did anything with it. A few months ago, I pulled it off the shelf and did a serious revision of it. I personally think it's a fantastic novel and can't wait to expose it to the world.

Check out my writing website, www.jilliansuzannnewell.webs.com for more information.