Garbage's "You Look So Fine" is one of those evergreen inspirational songs for me. I was listening to it when I wrote terrible fanfiction 20 years ago, and it's one of the songs that inspired my current faerie fantasy. It's gorgeous and sexy and I absolutely love the line "I want to break your heart… Continue reading Music Monday: “You Look So Fine”
Author: Avery Ames
5 Simple Cocktails
This post has nothing to do with writing (unless you buy into the "write drunk, edit sober" philosophy, I suppose). But one of my other primary hobbies is making cocktails, and I've developed a few quick-and-simple regular favorites I'll share with you today. Note on simple syrup: I do keep a batch of 2:1 simple… Continue reading 5 Simple Cocktails
Music Monday: “Bitches Brew”
This sexy little number was a "play on repeat" song for my gothic and steamy fairytale with vampires. "Bitches Brew" by ††† (Crosses) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBN-1Q0_Fiw
5 Places to Find Betas and Critique Partners
If you plan to publish your book, beta readers and critique partners (CPs) are essential to putting out your best possible work. (For more on how these people can help you out, check out last week's post on the 5 Things Betas & CPs Can Do That You Can't.) First, a quick rundown of the… Continue reading 5 Places to Find Betas and Critique Partners
Music Monday: “Only When I Lose Myself”
I've never made a secret of my love for Depeche Mode. It's hard to narrow down a favorite song, but this one has served to inspire both my faerie story and my gothic-horror fairy tale retelling. It's lush and mysterious and darkly romantic, and I adore it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35XzUD8GGU
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