7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?

I usually can't listen to music while I write (with some exceptions I'll get into), but this is still a significant question because I do have music I listen to during breaks in writing that really helps me get back on track. ( Read more... )

I found another song that totally fits the Defying Gravity soundtrack! I had the TV on while I was cleaning the apartment this morning, and this came on. I stopped to listen and the lyrics totally fit the sad part of Azilie's story.

Check it out!There's a video, the original Japanese, and an English translation there ( Read more... )

Time for another picture from my character portrait book.


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The good news? I wrote over 2,400 words today ( Read more... )

swankivy sent me another song that she thought would fit my story, and it fits even better than she could have known! Thanks, Ivy ( Read more... )

I am continuing to rip off musicals to add songs to the Defying Gravity soundtrack. But I found another one that really, really, really fits Azilie!

Okay, so, the reason this song came to mind was that on Tuesday, I was a judge for a junior high speech and recitation contest and one girl did Yertle the Turtle. I was impressed that a Japanese ( Read more... )

Yep, so that's officially my title right now. (I say officially even though it could change. But right now it has an official title and that is important to me ( Read more... )