Find out what the authors of Love Across the Universe do to refill their creative wells on this leg of the blog tour!
Category: Anthologies, Blog Tour, WritingTags: audiobooks, author interviews, author's journey, boxing, build LEGOs, coffee, exercise, filling the creative well, go out with friends, hike, love across the universe, movies, museums, music, nap, nature, read, run, sing, spend time with friends, tv, walk, woods, writer's life, writing life
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!
Category: book soundtracks, Book Sountracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: book soundtracks, carah faye, fay clan books, fay of skye, lindsey stirling, memories of magic, music, olivia seward, songs, soundtracks, where do we go
Sometimes nostalgic expectations can lead to disappointment–or surprised enjoyment.
Category: MiscellanyTags: audra mcdonald, beauty and the beast, belle, dan stevens, emma watson, movies, music, musicals, nostalgia, pop culture, power rangers, reboots, singing, storytelling
Some of the songs on my writing soundtrack for Memories of Magic.
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: book soundtracks, enigma, gilehriyaan, gravity of love, jag ghoomeya female, jonita gandhi, lindsey stirling, memories of magic, music, Neha Bhasin, olivia, savit, shatter me, Writing
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 it on my Facebook page, and you should listen to the… Read More
Category: MiscellanyTags: bias, carols, christmas, holiday music, holidays, hymns, music, negative stereotypes, problematic songs, stereotypes, toxic masculinity
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 blog, because it’s mine and there are plenty of other people… Read More
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.
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: book soundtracks, books, christina perri, fay clan books, fay of skye, gotye, ian, lindsey stirling, music, sara bareilles, viola
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 Wednesday and now have a few days off until she comes… Read More
Category: WritingTags: acting, art, craft, creative well, creativity, dance, make good art, making time, music, performance, reading, recharge, singing, time management, time off, vacation, Writing
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. From here on out, the posts in this series are going… Read More
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: a theft of magic, book soundtracks, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, magic, music, romance, sara bareilles, songs, Writing, writing process
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 starting a project, I will typically begin by using one of… Read More
