For Soundtrack Sunday, I have a very unique piece by Two Steps From Hell. A lot of foreign vocals frequent this pieces along with a some classical and more modern sounds. It’s a wonderful inspiring mix. I’ve been listening to it over and over this week lol. If anyone knows the language to this piece …
Buy on Amazon! Darkness Trembles Achan steps into his role as Crown Prince and prepares for war. But war against whom? Could Esek still be alive? Has Lord Nathak taken Esek’s place? Or is the mysterious Hadad the true enemy Achan must confront? Vrell has her own agenda of serving Prince Oren as a healer, …
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It’s Wonderful Word Wednesday again! Here’s this week’s word! blowzy adjective 1.) having a coarse, ruddy complexion. 2.) disheveled in appearance; unkempt. Example Sentence: Bryce trudged out of the room, wrinkled pajamas and bed head completing his blowzy appearance. Have you seen or used this word before? What do you think of it? If you …
It’s Soundtrack Sundays again! I listened to some really cool Disney music with no English lyrics and you know what? The scores are pretty awesome. I found this one piece from Brother Bear I absolutely love. The lyrics are in Inuit and sung by the Bulgarian Women’s Choir. I have the English translation of the …
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I present to you the second half of my two part post on finding and taming inspiration. If you’d like to check out part one click here. In this part, I’m going to go into taming inspiration. Let’s get to it! So you’re working on your manuscript. You are zoomin’, racking up 1K or more …
It’s Wonderful Word Wednesday again! Here’s this week’s word! maw noun 1.) the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal. 2.) the crop or craw of a fowl. 3.) the stomach, especially that of an animal. 4.) a cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal. 5.) the symbolic …
Though I normally do this on my Facebook page. I’ve decided to do Soundtrack Sundays and Wonderful Word Wednesdays for you all on here too. In case you don’t have a Facebook or just prefer blogs. Soundtrack Sundays is where I post a new movie score track to my Soundtrack Sundays YouTube playlist for your …
I’m a member of a fantastic young writers group on Facebook called Go Teen Writers. In the group, writers post about the need for critique or accomplishments or problems and such. Two problems I see frequently: “I just can’t come up with a good idea!” and “I just got this new idea now I can’t …
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Ingrid (Subsapien) Hey! I’m back with another character interview! This time it’s with Ingrid from my science-fiction novel Subsapien Grafting interviewed by my lovely Canadian friend Cassia. Cassia: *settles into chair, smiles* Thanks, Tori. Ingrid: *walks in, has wings folded on her back, smiles* Cassia: Hi Ingrid. *notices the wings* I love your wings! Ingrid: …
Find it on Amazon here! 🙂 One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying a character’s emotions to the reader in a unique, compelling way. This book comes to the rescue by highlighting 75 emotions and listing the possible body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for each. Using its easy-to-navigate list format, …
