#and so my music playlist carries the stream XD

[taryn40k]

[abreathofthewild]

tagged by the wonderful @generationblip

RULES: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire library on shuffle then choose 10 victims.

NOTES: All songs are linked to their YouTube videos!

1. Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell

2. At Last by Bootstraps (This version.  Obviously the original is so great but.  Just listen to this one.)

3. Earned It by Bootstraps (I like some of the Weeknd’s music and I love his version.  It’s got that good, succinct beat.  But this version is just... transcendent.  I will always listen to this version over the original.)

4. I Need A Hero by Ella Mae Bowen (The version from the 2011 Footloose.  Trust me.  When I think of Thor, this is the song I think of.  This is the Thor I know.  This is the Thor in my fics.)

5. Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap (I know.  I know.  It’s a banger though.)

6. Nothin’ by Bruno Major (I have nothing to say except this is the dream.)

7. Living Proof by Camila Cabello (Look, the part where she says “countin’ freckles as they run down your spine” that is the hottest sh*t to exist and I couldn’t even tell you why.)

8. Like Real People Do by Hozier (This song still gets me.  Every.  Damn.  Time.)

9. Carry You by Novo Amor (What would this list be without some Novo?)

10. My Father’s Father by The Civil Wars (If anyone has been hanging out on my blog for a little while will know why this makes sense.  #themountainsarecallingandimustgo #tInYhOuSe

BONUS:

The Duet by Glen Keane (Look.  It’s not technically a song.  You can’t get the song on any streaming service as far as I know.  But this sh*t right here, my friend.  This sh*t.  It might sound w e i r d but the moment I watched the short/heard the song for the first time, I knew.  If I ever meet someone and fall in love, if I can’t imagine this song being the soundtrack to our love story then THEY ARE NOT THE ONE AND I DON’T WANT IT.)

tagging:

@spacelabrathor @softthor @stardustly @howfarethestars @gothiclocalcryptid @stevefuckingharrington and gosh PLEASE anyone else that wants to participate (you can say you were indirectly tagged by me lol) because music is my thing I’m always looking for new music and I’m very forgetful so even if I don’t tag you here it’s me, not you XD

[asireadandwrite-blog]

1. Is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason? I’m holding off on book 2 of my series, because I wanted to let the first one rest for a while, and now I’ve started a re write... 

2. What work of yours, if any, are you embarrassed about existing? I’m not embarrassed by its existence, but I’ve hidden my fist Stargate SG-1 fanfic somewhere and I won’t let anyone read it ever xD

3. What order do you write in? Front of book to back? Chronological? Favorite scenes first? Something else? It usually starts with a scene, a dialogue, a stream of consciousness. Then, it’s chronological, apart from some scenes that get moved from one chapter to another

4. Favorite character you’ve written? I was going to be cliché and say I love all of them. BUT Sedna is my precious.

5. Character you were most surprised to end up writing? Aiden Crey. Honest, hard working military man? I mean what was I thinking. Something is bound to happen to him. 6. Something you would go back and change in your writing that it’s too late/complicated to change now? I am currently changing something in the first book because of the rewrite. I thought it would be too complicated because it’s really woven into the story, but I just sat down and got through the book again and I’m almost there. I’ made the story far too complicated and added unnecessary and lenghty explanations, I’m glad I found the courage to get rid of it.

7. When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write? Very enthusiastic, and if they don’t make me stop I’ll just talk people’s heads off with it

8. Favorite genre to write Science fiction, with a bit of magic

9. What, if anything, do you do for inspiration? Watch good shows and films, read read read and read, and listen to film or classical music 10. Write in silence or with background music? Alone or with others? Silence, or music with no lyrics, preferrably alone or with my cats or my SO who knows not to  talk to me when I’m writing (I bite)

11. What aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing? Pace. When I reread my early works and even my fist draft for my series, it was awfully paced. I still have room for improvement. There always is

12. Your weaknesses as an author?

Battle scenes. I’m terrible at this. I don’t like reading them, I don’t like writing them, and it shows. 13. Your strengths as an author? Inner monologues. I think. I hope haha 14. Do you make playlists for your work? I have character or couples/friends playlists for my main characters. I also have mood playlists, and one called “Epicness (for writing)”  15. Why did you start writing? As far as I remember I made up stories. I also tried illustrating them when I was a kid but thankfully stopped that after a while. I just love telling stories. I started actually building a proper book-length story when i was about 15 and couldn’t find a book I liked and decided to write my own. 16. Are there any characters who haunt you? Ranea, my queen of the Underground. She’s scarier than I let the reader know in the first series and I can’t help thinking about her and what she’s doing in the shadows.

17. If you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?

Stop planning and outlining and making lists and start writing at once

18. Were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? What were they? I’m not sure. I try not to read when i’m writing to keep my mind focused on my story, but I read many different authors and styles. Of course my style got influenced but i’m not sure I’d be able to recognize it, being so close to the work 19. When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.? I have a family tree for all the characters in my book. I have a system for my notebooks : I put little patches of colour on the side according to an elaborate code I designed where purple is everything about Sedna and so on. Since I write by hand before typing into the computer, I also have a lot of hand written material that I go through with the same colour code 20. Do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts? It really depends on the time I have. I usually write a little before going to work in the morning, but when I have a day off I tend to sit down for hours and get a lot of words on the page

21. What do you think when you read over your older work? I see things I’d do differently, but mostly I like it, and I do that to boost my confidence when for some reason I imagine I can’t write 22. Are there subjects that make you uncomfortable to write? Not really. There’s close to no nsfw scenes in my work, not because I’m uncomfortable with writing them but because they’re really not essential to my story. 23. Any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing? I haven’t had anything really obscure happen to me. My life is as messy as anyone else’s I suppose. Repressed anger surely shows in my work but it’s not that obscure 24. Have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story? Not really. I’ve done research to not write complete nonsense on some things (like how does scar tissue appear after a burn, brain wavelengths and stuff)

25. Copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of.

I don’t want to spoil the story, so I’ll paste something from the very first chapter of the series!

Wesley got up and went on the balcony for some air; it was so hot it seemed too thick to breathe. The suns were still high in the sky, baking the walls of the Mansion, but he shuddered despite the heat. This place had always unnerved him, leaving him an aftertaste of danger, of exposure. The whole world seemed to hurt, but not because of its past heavy with death and destruction; from above, the blood-red globe reminded him of a stilled heart, torn away from its rightful seat in a rib cage. To him, Edin was a long and intense cry of pain, the Ocean carrying to his ears the sighs of a planet mourning its own aridity, and under his eyes the flayed beach was empty but for the ghosts of drums and dances. Every detail made his senses delightfully sore; the suns, the dry sand, the howls of unknown creatures in the desert... And above all, Sedna.

I was tagged by @rosecorcoranwrites a month ago and am only doing this now, shame on me. I love those things, thank you for tagging me!

I’m new to writblr, so I don’t have many people to tag... If anyone wants to play, they can ! :)

[theneras-la-lath]

Solavellan Playlist: 18, 22, 23, 25

Thanks so much for the ask!

18 A regretful song 

What Can I Say - Carrie Underwood featuring Sons of Sylvia This is one of those we broke up, it was terrible, and I wanted to say what I was feeling but can’t songs. Hits me in all the feels.

22 A Solas song 

Evermore - Josh Groban This is from Beauty and the Beast, but I still feel like it fits him. He didn’t want to let her in, but he did, and no matter how far apart they are she’s still with him. Still haunting him in his dreams. She will always be part of him no matter what.

23 A song that’s a duet

Just a Kiss - Lady Antebellum I really love this song for early parts in the romance. Maybe it’s not technically a duet since it is a group, but their harmony is beautiful all the same. It also fits Solas well. “I’ve never opened up to anyone. So hard to hold back, when I’m holding you in my arms.”

25 Your One True Song that perfectly represents Solavellan

I don’t know if I have just One True Song, there are so many that fit these two. So here are three because I can’t chose just one.

Say Something - Great Big World w/ Christina Aguilera Man so many times is Cara thinking this during my fic, even with their secrets revealed to each other. Thanks Trespasser, you ruined the ending I had in mind. :( Such a powerful song, makes me feel all the feels. This probably the top one, but not my only one.

Trying not to Love You - Nickelback  Ok, I admit, I love Nickelback, I have since they released their first song and I’m not about to stop now XD This one fits my pairing, since both of them fight the attraction. Cara knows what’s in store for her if she allows herself to love him, but neither of them can stop it. So I guess this is ‘their’ song, but doesn’t fit all the Solavellan couples.

Turn Your Face - Little Mix  I heard this one only this spring while streaming music at work, and I immediately wanted to write Solavellan stuff. So this one is there for the angst.