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
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Lessons Taught In The Middle
Thursday posts tend to be about the craft of writing for me. Either things in writing, my writing, anything goes, because as much as I ask you guys, I still treat it with more of a get to know the author sort of day. And it would be completely unfair of me to have a … Continue reading Lessons Taught In The Middle
Red Letters Lessons – WIP World Mood Board
This month, I am working with a Random Red Letters theme, sticking to beginnings, back stories, and lessons learned. Because September is the month that the Red Letters universe starts off in. Our very first sighting of our main characters is a September night. So this month has all that first time, before it even … Continue reading Red Letters Lessons – WIP World Mood Board
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
A Scorching Red Letters Edition Of Friday Fiction
Today's skit is brought to you by the letter C, Jello, and the side characters only let out on special occasions... Summer heat just makes it harder to keep them inside, as the chaos expands beyond the bar when it's warm enough to be outside also. I remind you again that Red Letters world makes … Continue reading A Scorching Red Letters Edition Of Friday Fiction
Music Monday Made Me Do It
Sometimes... The heat makes you do stuff you wouldn't do in the winter months when your head was cooler. So, what are some of your wilder moments made of? As I write, I enjoy thinking about both the hot quick regret it in the morning moments, and the ones that you know will stick with … Continue reading Music Monday Made Me Do It
Aftermath – Hot Soulful Nights
If the book bar had a sign one could read, it might be this. Because the nights? Visuals don't do it justice. Clothes are optional, and replacement options are loudly hilarious. You should plan to party hard, or else you will be woefully unaware and in pain the next day... You may or may not … Continue reading Aftermath – Hot Soulful Nights
A Lady of Mind's Observations 