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
Controlling Fiction Friday’s Cover
In a rare double post of flash fictions, here is the other side of that first piece, showing us Tweety not only controlling the story, but herself also. Tweety, 2011 “What is with this touristy uptick?” I turned to Sly as we worked together in double time to bust out drinks. He didn’t answer me, … Continue reading Controlling Fiction Friday’s Cover
Fiction Friday Publicly Red Letters
A flash fiction about our Red Letters rock band. A little glimpse at what the public side of our one character's life is like. Woods, and the band 2011 “No way that’s a piece about him,” Brandon the lead singer tried to tease the lady interviewer his way. “Our band are international celebrities, of course … Continue reading Fiction Friday Publicly Red Letters
Character Costs On Thoughtful Thursday
June is our month to talk about visibility on a bigger scale. I do that with the characters in Red Letters rock band, who found success along the way, but it's not a clean walk away.Something is left unresolved, and that? That makes an arc, but it also leads to today's questions. I doubled up … Continue reading Character Costs On Thoughtful Thursday
Vulnerable On A Tender Tuesday Morning
I am talking about the price of visibility this month, and how to deal with that. Today's question asks what makes someone worth the morning after kind of vulnerability? In a way, that's deeper, because that's accepting the person you are with, and letting them in. Otherwise, you might have snuck off the night before … Continue reading Vulnerable On A Tender Tuesday Morning
A Lady of Mind's Observations 