Since it's spooky season, with attention on psychopaths, sadists, manipulators and all other manor of wickedness found in horror films, what better month to talk about Red Letter villains? We absolutely talk about masks and costumes and all other manor of hiding oneself. Why not what we hide that makes us evil in the eyes … Continue reading Villainous Music Monday
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Intentionally Disguised As Music Monday
Since this week's writing theme is about intentions, and we are still discussing disguises, I felt like it needed to be a different kind of Music Monday. A side you haven't seen of me or my characters... Masquerades can be freeing, releasing inhibitions and allowing for deeper desires. Or, they can be the masks we … Continue reading Intentionally Disguised As Music Monday
Falling For Music Monday
In my neck of the woods, it's that time of the year... Technically, it's all seasons in a day, but the cool down is starting to stick more than the summer heat. So I'm starting to think of those cozy things. Hoodies, bon fires, sweaters, the apple pumpkin products... So this week's theme is a … Continue reading Falling For Music Monday
Music Monday with Maestro Sly
This week's theme is Bar Backstories, and who better to lead this for us than Sly? We see how he becomes important in the series, but we don't see him before the Red Letters series picks up. He is also the late night host, the word wise guy, the music debater if you're there when … Continue reading Music Monday with Maestro Sly
Music Monday Tall Tales
This month we're talking about the bar world. For this Monday, I'm thinking about music that tells stories you might hear in a bar, with or without the beat behind it. After all, Tweety isn't our only unreliable narrator... What if short moments that make or don't make the main story are inspired by song … Continue reading Music Monday Tall Tales
Monday Music Lessons
What with the prior week on Woods, and this week's visual post, it feels like a good Monday to talk about themes and lessons with music. I listen to lyrics, and sometimes they sound like elevator pitches of the larger story, which is why Red Letters is so intertwined. If you are curious, I do … Continue reading Monday Music Lessons
Backstage Red Letters – Woods Before The Fall (Fiction Friday!)
For today's Fiction Friday, I invite you to consider what 5 minutes changes. 5 minutes could mean missing the accidents, or catching the lights and transportation. In this case? Today's short story is Red Letters Lore, but also begs the question of what happens if Woods waited just 5 more minutes that night. Because his … Continue reading Backstage Red Letters – Woods Before The Fall (Fiction Friday!)
Backstage Red Letters – Woods Wardrobe
In July, I teased about Tweety's wardrobe. Today I'm bringing Woods energy at you. The before the fall theme means so much. It's the end of summer, but it's also a before shot of the story I tell. We see Tweety's side told. But Woods? He gets his time. Just not in a way that … Continue reading Backstage Red Letters – Woods Wardrobe
Backstage Red Letters – Woods Musically Before The Band
In the first book, one of the characters we meet is Woods. Part of his journey is his career path. He's a Main Male Character, and there's this band element to his goals. But before the good started to happen to him? Woods was ready to give it all up. He thought he gave it … Continue reading Backstage Red Letters – Woods Musically Before The Band
Heating Up Music Monday
This playlist mixes both the Hot Soulful Nights and the Scorching Red Letters vibes. If pictures on a mood board can tell one story, and the fiction Friday tells it a different way... Today I can try to let you into my head for another version of the writing process. Because I love a good … Continue reading Heating Up Music Monday
A Lady of Mind's Observations 