Final scene playlist. we've been through the tension, anger, memory and disregard so far. It's time for the softer parts. Their history of passionate love. Think bodies that remember how to rumba, how this word or touch breaks walls that they've been fighting through in the past two playlists. Think about those stares that don't … Continue reading Romanticizng a Rumba for Masterclass Music Monday
Wildly Daring Mood
Wardrobe Wednesday with my WIP. July is my month of celebrations and restarts. What better way to show off being Wildly Daring than with the most obvious transformation? For this character, dressing with purpose gave them confidence and a designer friendship too. Can you guess the two characters involved in today's post? First we have … Continue reading Wildly Daring Mood
Truthful Tango Masterclass Music Monday
With today's playlist, I'm listing tangos with their truths. Some even blend his rock elements into her desires, proving that there was a time these characters made beautiful music once... So, how do you hold out from emotionally bleeding your truths long enough for the other person to bleed theirs? And also, how do you … Continue reading Truthful Tango Masterclass Music Monday
Masterclass Paso Doble for Music Monday
Paso Doble is all about drama, a sense of confidence or power, and being strong enough to take on a bull (or other challenges.) So, what kind of playlist do you pull together for the rockstar and the queen who's trying to pretend she's icy? How do you survive appels that feel more like getting … Continue reading Masterclass Paso Doble for Music Monday
Music Monday for a Moves Masterclass – Beginners
So, I am working on a scene. It's tension, history, anger, passionate love, memory and disregard all in one. If it were dances seen on dance shows, it's got that spicy Latin energy. Like how a tango or a rumba tell stories without words? This scene? Has that in it. It also has all the … Continue reading Music Monday for a Moves Masterclass – Beginners
Celebrating Fiction Friday
Red Letters is set in a bar in the USA, so of course the short world related story for the Fourth of July would include fireworks of all kinds. And our favorite characters who shouldn't play with fire in the first place. And though it might not be a loud backyard barbecue type story, it's … Continue reading Celebrating Fiction Friday
Thoughtful Thursday Celebrations
If you've followed here long, you know my birthday is in July, so it's often felt like a month of celebrations. This year, I turn 40, just got signed for a full time job to start in August, am getting a new skill, and its feeling joyous and chaotic all in one. So I wanted … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday Celebrations
A Prideful Music Monday
June is Pride month, and it feels right to highlight the one character that my readers might fall in love with who won't respond in kind. Sly is our other host, the wise one, and something of a Bibliophile or a Sapiosexual on the surface. But, under his calm stoic ways, Sly is someone who … Continue reading A Prideful Music Monday
Thoughtful Thursday Impressions
May we will talk about memories, and to ease into it, why not talk about what makes a character memorable. Is it something shocking they do? A rare tenderness? A wit or charm that sticks with you after the pages end? Why them? Why does that book sit with you more than others? That's the … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday Impressions
Spotlights, Music Monday, and Cover Control
Spotlights shine lights on features, while controlling the cover story hopes you don't notice some things. Both are important if you are a (fictional) celebrity, trying to have a personal life while being recognized often. So today's playlist highlights some lesser sung about body features and why it's alluring. Or the choice is about covering … Continue reading Spotlights, Music Monday, and Cover Control
A Lady of Mind's Observations 