This week, seduction isn't just easy words and pulsing rhythms. It's about the mental side of it. The smarts to know what you do well and how to make it work for you. I have always called it knowing how to play chess in a room full of people playing checkers. And when you find … Continue reading It’s Smart To Love The Music Monday Game
Character Driven
His Sinful Song, A Woods Mood Wednesday
Woods has a style all his own. Seducing his chosen person with his stage presence. Using lyrics and the way he strums his instrument to convey what he's feeling. So, what better way to charm you readers than to show off, right?
Seduction, Music Monday Style
Friday I teased a very short piece about the character Woods. In the Red Letters series, there are books where he is very quiet. Not the big talker type. But he is the loudest quiet man in a room. And one of the ways he talks? Music. So, if he can't explain himself in a … Continue reading Seduction, Music Monday Style
Pining For A Tender Tuesday
In a week we discuss the weight of feelings, today's question is simple but heavy. What kind of pining weighs more on you? Who do you feel for the most? The person who left for honorable reasons like career, timing, protecting you from their mess. They loved you enough to walk away so you could … Continue reading Pining For A Tender Tuesday
Numb Thursday Thoughts
Sometimes that hollow feeling, those burn out moments, leave you feeling numb. Out of it. Is that a form of protection? Is numbness a lack of vulnerability, or so much vulnerability that you've exhausted yourself? I write real characters who've gone numb. The PTSD mindset shows itself, and you see them power through because stopping … Continue reading Numb Thursday Thoughts
Snowy Soulful Friday Fiction
Sometimes the holiday season isn't the most important part. The weather alone can set a scene, make a mood, force a conversation or a containment. One bed and one room forces it more, but a good snowy night and your favorite bar setting? Can make it something worth keeping... The tangible gift is just a … Continue reading Snowy Soulful Friday Fiction
Silly Music Monday
I know my last posts talk about Hallmark magic and white knight kinda guys, but today? I haven't forgotten the ones who prefer a guy that makes them laugh more than those slow burn steamy types. I mean, if you've been reading here long enough, you've seen Deej, right? If Deej and his jump inside … Continue reading Silly Music Monday
Knights Of Tender Tuesday
Today I got to thinking about what a tender version of the white knight trope might be. Not some "I'll save you from yourself so you don't have to think" damsel in distress story. No. But... how can someone still have the ability to "save" someone without taking their autonomy? My answer? Holding space. It's … Continue reading Knights Of Tender Tuesday
Frosted Feelings This Fiction Friday
There's this casual mention of Christmas outfits in the first book. So today's fiction is a little more of that. Some frosted feelings if you will, and of course they are wrapped with care. It's a longer bit of story, my seasonal gift to you all. A little bit of all the characters we know … Continue reading Frosted Feelings This Fiction Friday
A Soulful Holiday Feast
Stateside, I am getting ready for Thanksgiving, in the month of writing. So, what better time to invite you to a Soulful feast Red Letters style? I like to let you dream up what the characters look like, so it's a bit abstract, but there's always a seat open at the bar or the table … Continue reading A Soulful Holiday Feast
A Lady of Mind's Observations 