Friday, August 7, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Idea to Pages: Prepping My Muse
Emily Layne's Steps to Write a Book:
Step One: The Inspiration & Jewelry
Step Two: Prepping My Muse
I'm jumping back into the blog series Idea to Pages, and I will discuss Step Two--Prepping My Muse. Believe it or not, I've just started this part of brainstorming today.
It's been a really busy summer, okay?!
Ahem.
Molding My Muse involves a lot of different steps that vary from book-to-book, but two things always remain the same. Pinterest and music. I stalk Pinterest looking for pictures of my characters and their world to really figure out what I want it to look like.
...This unfortunately requires Internet, and I live in an area where Internet is not plenteous. So it's taken me awhile to get to this step.
Music, on the other hand, has already been playing in my mind. My sister, Maddie, being the awesome DJ she is, makes me a CD for every book. Her song choice is stellar (especially considering our music tastes differ) and are the perfect brainstorming background for my work commute.
Here are my top three songs for SECOND-HAND SCAVENGERS...
What about you? How do you spark your muse?
Up next: Building My World
Step One: The Inspiration & Jewelry
Step Two: Prepping My Muse
I'm jumping back into the blog series Idea to Pages, and I will discuss Step Two--Prepping My Muse. Believe it or not, I've just started this part of brainstorming today.
It's been a really busy summer, okay?!
Ahem.
Molding My Muse involves a lot of different steps that vary from book-to-book, but two things always remain the same. Pinterest and music. I stalk Pinterest looking for pictures of my characters and their world to really figure out what I want it to look like.
...This unfortunately requires Internet, and I live in an area where Internet is not plenteous. So it's taken me awhile to get to this step.
Music, on the other hand, has already been playing in my mind. My sister, Maddie, being the awesome DJ she is, makes me a CD for every book. Her song choice is stellar (especially considering our music tastes differ) and are the perfect brainstorming background for my work commute.
Here are my top three songs for SECOND-HAND SCAVENGERS...
What about you? How do you spark your muse?
Up next: Building My World
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
100th Post Celebration
Guys, we've made it.
This post officially marks the 100th post I've made since I started my blog on July 1, 2014.
I've come a long way from Going Official, and so many things have changed!
Help me celebrate this exciting achievement by entering a contest for a $15.00 Amazon gift card! Plus, if you send me your first chapter before August 28th, I'll do a free critique!
Here's to another 100 posts. Who knows, by then I might be... *GASP* ... An agented writer!
LET'S PARTY!
This post officially marks the 100th post I've made since I started my blog on July 1, 2014.
I've come a long way from Going Official, and so many things have changed!
Help me celebrate this exciting achievement by entering a contest for a $15.00 Amazon gift card! Plus, if you send me your first chapter before August 28th, I'll do a free critique!
Here's to another 100 posts. Who knows, by then I might be... *GASP* ... An agented writer!
LET'S PARTY!
