Stories I am working on This May

Hello everyone,
I wanted to give you an update on The Silver Key (which I might make a blog post about soon), I reached my goal of 12,000 words:

(Image downloaded from Camp NaNoWrimo's winner page.) 

Every month I rotate which novel I am writing (going back and forth between The Silver Key and The Mystery of the Body Thief), so I thought I would share what I am working on this May: 

The Mystery of the Body Thief: Annabelle's Return  
Just like Charles Dickens labels the parts in his stories, I am labeling mine, and calling it 
Annabelle's Return because... 

I finally got to the point in my story where Annabelle is awake!
She has lost her memory unfortunately, and she converted back to what she was like in book one. She is not willing to take risks, and sadly is acting like a "damsel in distress." However, that doesn't mean when she regains her memories she won't start taking risks and solving mysteries again.

New songs that remind me of the novel:

The Beauteous Maiden by Derek and Brandon Fiechter (with vocals) 

You can also listen to it here

This song I could imagine playing in the background when Annabelle wakes up. 

All Our Yesterdays by Blackmore's Night 

You can also listen to it here

                                  I think this is a perfect celebration song.

Nothin' New - Kalie Shorr

You can also listen to it here

I can't exactly say what part of the story this reminds me of, because of spoilers, 

but it does have to deal with something rather large that is going to happen in the romance portion of the plot. 

Blue and Gold (I don't know if this is the real title or not yet) 

The inspiration for this story was Gulliver's Travels, which I am still reading. It had a huge impact on this novella, though it doesn't follow the exact same plot. My characters are travelling by boat, but instead of having islands represent dystopias, there is a sort of hidden dystopia that will be revealed in my novella.

All I can say at the moment is that these songs remind me of my novella:

                                           Fight Like a Girl - Kalie Shorr 

You can also listen to it here

**warning slightly strong language: usage of the word d*** *** 

I can't say what part of the story this reminds me of because of possible spoilers, 

but it reminds me of (I can say this without spoiling it) something the protagonists might like. 

Hero by Heather Dale 

You can also listen to it here

This song really reminds me of the protagonist's motive. 

Fight Like a Girl written and performed by Kalie Shorr, Hailey Steele, and Lena Stone

 

You can listen to it here

**warning slightly strong language: usage of the word d*** *** 

I love that this song has many singers singing it, 

and I could imagine the protagonists singing this as a group. 

Plotting The Silver Key

Even though I am not currently writing The Silver Key I have been plotting it out and working on the world building (which includes working on the mythology for it) and character development which so far has been successful. 

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What stories/novels/novellas are you working on this May?
Do you have any songs that remind you of your stories? 

-Quinley 

Happy New Year's (+ Favorite posts and other things from 2018)

Happy New Year's everyone!

Like I did last year, I thought it would be fun to list the things I enjoyed from 2018.



                       Favorite posts I enjoyed writing from 2018:

                           The Tag That Must Not Be Named 

   Why Choosing Actors and Actresses to "Play" Your Characters Helps You See Them Better

Wattys and Camp NaNoWrimo July 2018 project: The Mystery of The Body Thief (+ 100th post!)

If My Characters Lived in Modern Times

Spooky Books to Read During Fall

Story Ideas I have floating through my head that I want to write sometime

Different Ways to Talk to Your Characters

  Favorite movies from 2018: 

There are many movies I enjoyed seeing this year and I had many favorites,                                          but here are a few. (I had many many favorite movies from 2018, 

but if I included all of them, it would make the post really really long.) 


                                                       The Incredibles 2 

                                           

(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredibles_2#/media/File:The_Incredibles_2.jpg) 

The sequel to the Incredibles was awesome.                                                         



                                                                Labyrinth 

                                

(Image from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(film)#/media/File:Labyrinth_ver2.jpg) 

              This is the first time I watched the movie in 2018, and I quite enjoyed it, 
            and the songs from it are awesome!
  
                        Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them (2016)

                               

(Image from wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Beasts_and_Where_to_Find_Them_(film)#/media/File:Fantastic_Beasts_and_Where_to_Find_Them_poster.png)

                 Though this movie was not released in 2018 I watched it for the first time this year
                and enjoyed it. And the beasts in the movie were so cute.


                   The Phantom of the Opera (2004) 

(Image from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(2004_film)#/media/File:Poto2.jpg)

This was the first time I saw this movie this year, and I enjoyed watching it. I also enjoyed the costumes, the sets, and the singing.
            You can read my movie review here 


                                                favorite books from 2018:

                                 Frankenstein by Merry Shelley
                                 Beren and Luthien by J.R.R Tolkien
                                 Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
                                 Matilda's Secret (a Girl For All Time book)
                                 Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
                                 A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz
                                  Peril at King's Creek  by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
                                  Labyrinth Coronation by Simon Spurrier


                                   favorite music from 2018: 


                                                         October by Lena Stone 

You can also listen to it here 

One of my favorite artists released a song called October in 2018,

which I really like and have listened to even when it is not October. 

Jabberwocky performed by Erutan

 

You can also listen to it here 

One of my favorite singers, Erutan, began singing again in 2018, 

which is wonderful since I was worried that she would never sing again. 

Tarts performed by Erutan 

You can also listen to it here

This is also a favorite song of mine that she made in 2018. 

She is actually planning on making an Alice in Wonderland themed album which will be awesome. 

Left of Center by Suzanne Vega 

You can also listen to it here 

I found out about a singer in 2018, called Suzanne Vega, 

and I like the style of her music. (Though her music was not released in 2018)

Warmer in the Winter by Lindsey Stirling 

 

You can also listen to it here 

I really enjoy this Lindsey Stirling song. Also it is so neat that the music video 

had to be filmed all in one take without breaks. 

Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera

 

You can also listen to it here 

This is one of the first songs I heard from Phantom of the Opera. 

Main titles- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

You can also listen to it here 

I loved the whole soundtrack from Fantastic Beasts, 

but I thought that this song sounded very mysterious. 

Smoke and Mirrors by Kalie Shorr 

You can also listen to it here 

Though this is one of Kalie's older songs. I recently found out about it, 

and it has become one of my favorites of hers. 

(Also it kind of reminds me of my character Lady Annabelle.) 

Sidewalk Someday by Chloe Gilligan 

You can also listen to it here 

I really enjoyed this new song. 

                                Other:  

In 2018 I found out about a YouTube channel that talked about getting dressed in certain time periods.  

Getting dressed in 1816- Mary Shelley 

You can also watch it here

At the time I watched this I had been reading Frankenstein. 

Getting Dressed in 1665 Delft

 

You can also watch it here

This was one of the first videos of theirs that I watched.

Getting Dressed- Dickensian Christmas (1853)

You can also watch it here

I managed to get there in time when this premiered and watched it then. 

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What are some of your favorite things from 2018? 

Love, 

Quinley