I love to know what my characters listen to, to know a bit more about who they are and how they think. But that only works if I listen to different sorts of music as well. In Home for Christmas Layla was sad about the demise of the Rogue Traders and Tate was listening to Good Charlotte and while I edited I had those bands on repeat.
So to kickstart some creativity, here's the last albums I downloaded:
Reading:
Watching:
Listening to:
Writing:
Doing outside of writing:
So, that's me in a nutshell right now. What are you up to?
As much as I'd love to, it's unlikely I'll ever travel in space.
I'm editing a futuristic at the moment, so I'm surrounding myself with space - watching documentaries, saturating my twitter feed and watching the night sky. Here's a few of my favourite Twitter "space" hangouts:
Then there are the apps - satellite trackers, space station trackers, sky charts. Hubby has these on his phone. We have a no phone rule for walking/park visits, but if we think the International Space Station is coming past, the phone comes. More often than not we see satellites - we're yet to lay eyes on the ISS. What do you love about Space? We're in the middle of a heatwave in sunny Queensland, and while I've seen worse, this one just seems to be going on forever. Most nights, the storms scout around Brisbane and we miss out on the cooling rain. The humidity is the killer. Right now, its 85% humidity and 32 degrees inside. I've ditched the office and have set up shop in the dining room, between two sliding doors. Hopefully, we'll get some breeze.
This morning I went down to our local produce store and this guy (above) was in the garden section where the sprinklers had been running. The photo doesn't do him justice - he was at least two feet long and had blocked the path. I went round the other way. Writing wise, I'm editing the parked futuristic (working title Man and Wife) and so far that involves a rewrite of the first 3 chapters. Already, I can see its much more immediate, even if I did have to kill a few darlings along the way. Wish me luck... |
Fiona Greene AuthorWhen you set out on a journey and night falls, that's when you will discover the stars." Archives
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