Category: Fandom

Blogger Spotlight: Daisy from Fangirl Daily

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One of the best parts about running this blog is having the ability to meet some really cool people, information pills and some of the coolest people that I have met have led me to really cool blogs. I’ve said it before, ambulance no one’s blog is 100% original but everyone’s voices are different so there are blogs that I love to read because I love the writer, pharmacy and I love the passion that they show for what they are writing. They are fun and interesting to read and they inspire me to get better and better in my blog.

So I decided to do a feature (inspired by Megan at the Nerdy Girlie’s Geek Girls Gab), where I profile the bloggers that I love. Not only do I get to find out more about them, but I also get to share them with you guys! Most of the bloggers that I follow are like me, nerd girls, fan girls and they enjoy the same things as me, and you! Every blogger that I profile is one that is super important to me and I urge you to check them out!

If you are interested in being featured on the Blogger Spotlight, feel free to contact me, please! I would love to hear from you, to feature you on the blog and to help spread the word about it!

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This week’s blogger is Daisy from FanGirl Daily 

You Can Find Her At:

Her Personal Twitter

Her Blog Twitter

Her YouTube

Her Blog Facebook

Her Instagram

Her Tumblr

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Sara: Tell me a Little Bit About Yourself:

 Daisy: I’m Daisy, 19, from England and a huge book nerd! And am also a tv and film fanatic. I am one of those crafty warriors and do create fandom crafts. My room is slowly being turned in to the land of book crafts. I’m a proud godmother to two, although not the magical wish granting kind sadly!

I’ve not long been in the fangirling world, I joined up to YouTube to discuss books in March and from there on went to create twitters and finally my website. Fangirling is a full time occupation to keep up with and thankfully I have the time for it. 

Sara: Tell me about your blog: 

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Daisy: Fangirl Daily is pretty much in the title. I generally end up fangirling over something each day and thought “Hey, why not have a collective of all these things I fangirl over?” and bam. It was created! It’s a multi-fandomed site, although I stick mostly to books and movie adaptations I still fangirl over things like a new Thor trailer.

There isn’t too many restrictions! I love hunting out interviews that cast members, authors, directors ect have done, new stills, trailers and generally fangirl-y news. As I write this news of J.K. Rowling’s spin off of Harry Potter is out and man am I fangirling over that.

I also like to post book reviews, or even my videos where I discuss books galore.

Sara: What inspired you to start your blog?

Daisy: I’ve helped a lot with fansites over the past couple of months but have never really owned one myself. It took a lot of asking friends and family if it was a good idea to venture in to the fandom world alone but I am so happy that I did. I love finding news and always have this intrigue – I wanted to help other people be able to find the news quick and easy rather than search for hours.

Sara: What is your favorite nerd memory?

 Daisy: Definitely has to be hands down Jamie Campbell Bower singing two songs at an event in London in July. That is my nerdy fangirling ‘oh my god it’s the voice of an angel’ moment. It coincides with meeting Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan too – was so excited that day!

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Sara: What are you most looking forward to, as far as new books/movies/etc?

Daisy: I’m off to see James Dashner when he comes to the UK in December and hopefully seeing Sarah Rees Brennan and Holly Black at some point. As for books and movies, Champion by Marie Lu, Allegiant by Veronica Roth and City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. Cannot wait for those! I’m super pumped for Catching Fire, Vampire Academy, The Maze Runner (which both come out two days before my birthday, brilliant gift!) and Divergent. Lots of exciting things to come!

Sara: As my blog is mostly about books and reading, what are some of your favorite books or authors to read?

Daisy: I really love the Harry Potter series – huge Potterhead. But I also love both Cassandra Clare’s series, Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. I have a soft spot for Sarah Rees Brennans novels as they are always a pick me up when you want a book with some hilarity!

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Sara: What are some of your favorite blogs to follow?

Daisy: There are so many, but ones I mostly go to are: Fandom News and British Nephilim (although both of these I do help out on, I still check reguarly). Also, Total Teen Fiction (my parabatai runs that!), Page to Premiere, TMI Source, FanGirlFeeels, Club Fandemonium, Mundie Moms, and HG Girl on Fire. I’m sure there are more on the list though.

Sara: Who is your fictional crush (what, we’re nerd girls, we all have one!)

Daisy: Will Herondale for sure. I couldn’t not put him down! Augustus Waters, Dimitri Belikov, Peeta Mellark and Ron Weasley because.. well he’s just hilarious. And I love someone with a sense of humour. I do end up crushing on so many – most books this year I’ve read I would happily take them on as a fictional boyfriend.

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Sara: Do you have any fandom/nerd-related tattoos at all? Please share them!

Daisy: Not yet sadly! Next year though I will be getting ‘Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.’ Looking forward to it, just not the pain hah.

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I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Blogger Spotlight and that you’ll take the time to hop on over to Fangirl Daily and follow Daisy, who is a friend of mine, and is WAY awesome :)

Don’t forget that you can always participate yourself in the Spotlight, and you can check our previous bloggers here!

Happy Monday!

Fandom Friday – Divergent Trilogy

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The Fandom Friday is a weekly feature, with each blog post written by a new contributor.

This is the weekly post where either myself, or a guest blogger, talks about a new fandom. See, I’ve had the experience in my life where I’ve been made fun or put down about my particular fandoms. And that has made me feel pretty crappy. But I’ve also put down other fandoms as well.

So I’ve decided to change that. I’m opening my world up to new fandoms, and the best way to do that is to bring people in to write about various fandoms. I’m very excited about this segment.

If you guys are interested in becoming a guest blogger for the Fandom Friday, feel free to email me at whatanerdgirlsays at gmail.com or contact me HERE. 

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Harry Potter Spin Off Movie Announced, with J.K. Rowling at the Writing Helm!

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Exciting, see exciting news today, view everyone!

Potterheads, you can rejoice, because it is all not over yet.

It has been announced today that J.K. Rowling herself is pairing with her good friends at Warner Bros. to pen the screenplay version of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. According to Rowling, it will be an original story, and take place a good 70 years before we get into the time period of Harry Potter that we know and will focus on the author himself, Newt Scamander. It will take place in New York, at some point.

Here is part of the official release:

“Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway.

It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.

As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros.

I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it.”

Also part of the announcement was the intent and agreement on a British television miniseries based off of The Casual Vacancy and a partnership in the theme park development.

This is extremely exciting news. The last installment of the Harry Potter series in the theaters was released in 2011, leaving Harry Potter fans to wonder if we’d ever have a chance to wait for something again, to have that anticipation again. And today, it was announced that we would!

I am EXTREMELY excited about this. Anything to do in the realm of Harry Potter makes me extremely happy, and I am excited about this new venture into the universe. I think J.K. Rowling writing the screenplay of it is absolutely brilliant and it’ll be such an exciting thing to see what her amazing imagination comes up with. I definitely can’t wait until this movie is realized.

Can we say midnight release, anyone?!

What do you think of this movie? Share your thoughts in the comments!

Tuesday Top Ten-Favorite Fictional Schools

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Welcome back to school everyone! By this point, most everyone has started school, and its just that time of year to buy pretty new school supplies and tell yourself that this semester is going to different, and you’re going to get your act together this year. I’m with you guys, this is your year! Bring home those A’s on the report card!

As you guys have noticed the last few weeks, my creativity level on the Tuesday Top Ten has been…well, basically nonexistent. My dad has totally come up with the ideas the past few weeks and this week is no different. Thanks Dad. Seriously, my creativity is all tapped out haha.

But anyway, now that school has started, I feel like this is a great way to start it off, and a great Tuesday Top Ten. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in class, looking bored like Britney Spears in Baby One More Time, and wished I was in a different school. So that’s where this list comes in. Check it out!

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Blogger Spotlight-Erin from MEReadALot

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One of the best parts about running this blog is having the ability to meet some really cool people, and some of the coolest people that I have met have led me to really cool blogs. I’ve said it before, no one’s blog is 100% original but everyone’s voices are different so there are blogs that I love to read because I love the writer, and I love the passion that they show for what they are writing. They are fun and interesting to read and they inspire me to get better and better in my blog.

So I decided to do a feature (inspired by Megan at the Nerdy Girlie’s Geek Girls Gab), where I profile the bloggers that I love. Not only do I get to find out more about them, but I also get to share them with you guys! Most of the bloggers that I follow are like me, nerd girls, fan girls and they enjoy the same things as me, and you! Every blogger that I profile is one that is super important to me and I urge you to check them out!

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