This is not a Test: Toby Mac Christian pop/contemporary Toby Mac’s newest album This is not a Test is a prime example of a contemporary christian artist at his best. Not only did the CD produce numerous radio hits, he also chose to collaborate with lesser-known artists on 5 of the 11 tracks. This…
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The last week of June and the first week of July were rather terrible. Ugh. Sick children, and other immediate family stuff. People doing illegal fireworks behind our apartments,keeping my daughter up at night. It has caused me to be in a grumpy mood I have been thinking lately – ok more like, all the time – about my…
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Happy Music Monday! Here’s another addition to my book series playlist. Fight song: Rachel Platten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqfrH74wc0 The first time I heard this song, I had chills. Instantly, I identified this song with Serena’s situation. She’s naive, but strong. She’s a fighter, she doesn’t give up easily. She’s independent, she struggles through it on her own, even when others try to…
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On Mondays, I highlight a song from my book playlists. When I began working on my second manuscript, which would be Book 2 of this Second Chance series I’m writing, as soon as I heard this song, it resonated with my story, and has stuck with me through the entire writing/editing process. Overcomer by Mandisa This song speaks of encouragement, of staying…
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There are multiple songs that reflect or depict the emotions, and even emphasize the situations that my characters go through, songs that, as I write, have inspired my writing, songs that hit me out of no where and breath deeper life into my characters as I continue to mold them into realistic beings. There are other songs that have inspired…
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I’m a huge fan of Mathew West, more and more each time he comes out with a new CD. This song is a bit older, but I love it. It challenges and convicts, and at the same time, speaks of hope and encouragement. If my book series had a theme song, this would be the one. Forgiveness is one of…
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Music inspires me. Anything with written words inspires me. It probably drives my husband crazy, but I will analyze a song to pieces on a long road trip based on the lyrics, the voice, the mood of the song, the beats, the rhythm. Some people, all they hear are the beats or rhythms. They don’t necessarily care about the words,…