I was looking at summer camps this morning, Squiders, and one was touting that its 2018 schedule was now up, and in my head I was like, “Why so far in the future?” I have now remembered what year it
Where to Find Story Ideas: Music
First of all, squiders, I want to let you know about this site called Fighter’s Block. Along with sites like Write or Die or Written Kitten, it adds in a little twist to offer some motivation for writing. In this
Mid-December Music Interlude
We’ve talked previously about writing and music, Squiders, and I thought the lot of you might want some alternatives to the never-ending Christmas music. Last Thursday my husband and I braved below freezing temperatures to go to a Sonata Arctica
Musical Interlude
Let’s continue our never-ending attempt to see if I can get YouTube videos to embed here. You guys know that I think music is an excellent way to help you get tone and mood when writing, and depending on what
When Things You Love Betray You
Have you ever really loved something, only to have that thing/person/band/television show/etc. do something that so completely turns you off you have to just cut them out of your life? And you feel silly about it, because it’s just a
The Progression of Playlists
While we’re on writing processes this week, I’ve run into an interesting issue with my playlist for my current project. (We’ve talked about story playlists before, but to sum up, I tend to make playlists for each story project with
The Music of Shards
A few years back (oh, 2009 or so) I started making novel playlists. These are songs that, somehow, evoke a character, a scene, or the overall story for me. A lot of times it’s related to lyrics, and I find
Add Some Symphonic Metal to Your Writing Playlist
Man, I apparently cannot get my Thursdays together this month. New plan: write them on Wednesday. Are you familiar with symphonic metal? It is a fantastic genre of music, especially if you write fantasy like I do. If you’re someone
Why is Tag Called Tag?
I’m not going to answer that question, I’m just wondering. Does it have something to do with tagging animals? Except it seems like the game is a lot older than tracking animals, so who knows. Anyway, KD Sarge has tagged
Pomp and Circumstance
Rounding out our Kit is Extremely Random Week, let’s talk about Pomp and Circumstance. Also known as the graduation march. You know the one, where they play the same four measures over and over and over while hundreds of people
