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Love Across the Universe Blog Tour: Refilling the Creative Well

Find out what the authors of Love Across the Universe do to refill their creative wells on this leg of the blog tour!

August 2, 2017July 28, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Memories of Magic Book Soundtrack Addendum

Earlier, I posted a list of songs relevant to my book, Memories of Magic. During revisions, I added a new one! Lindsey Stirling’s “Where Do We Go?” featuring Carah Faye. Find out why on the blog!

May 25, 2017May 23, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

The Perils of Nostalgia-Fueled Films

Sometimes nostalgic expectations can lead to disappointment–or surprised enjoyment.

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Book Soundtracks: Memories of Magic

Some of the songs on my writing soundtrack for Memories of Magic.

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Problematic Holiday Music

There was a CNN article going around social media this week about a couple that re-imagined the lyrics to “Baby It’s Cold Outside” to emphasize consent. I shared… Read more “Problematic Holiday Music”

December 9, 2016January 26, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Reeling

Like many people in America and across the world, I’m still in something of a free-fall after last week. I’m not going to talk politics on my… Read more “Reeling”

November 14, 2016 by Cara McKinnon

Book Soundtracks – A Merge of Magic

The book soundtrack for A Merge of Magic includes songs like “Brave Enough” by Lindsey Stirling and Christina Perri, “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles, and “Heart’s a Mess” by GOTYE.

November 8, 2016March 1, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Making Time to Take a Break

This week I’ve been pushing hard toward the end of the second draft of A Theft of Magic. I turned in the draft to my editor on… Read more “Making Time to Take a Break”

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 by Cara McKinnon

Book Soundtracks – A Theft of Magic

My first post about book soundtracks was more of a “what a book soundtrack means to me” or “how I craft my book soundtrack” type of post.… Read more “Book Soundtracks – A Theft of Magic”

July 20, 2016March 1, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

Book Soundtracks

I’ve always written to music, but it wasn’t until I started listening to the Story Wonk podcasts that I began developing more structured writing playlists. Now, when I’m… Read more “Book Soundtracks”

February 8, 2016March 1, 2017 by Cara McKinnon

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