Shared blog posts from other sources on the web. Usually these are posts Toi wants to share, but feel that they deserve more than simply a link.
Today, I’m over at A Small Gang of Authors sharing part two in my “Inspired by comic books” series. Please, check it out.
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Happy Valentine’s Day. Sorry, I’m a bit late. No part of my day has gone quite according to plan, but hey, I’m here and I love that you are too. Please check me out over at the Juneta Key Speculative Fiction blog, the Writer’s Gambit …
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A romance and a love story is not the same thing. It took me a while to realize that. I once had someone (a male of the human species) tell me that Superman Returns was a chick flick (a romance specifically) because of the way the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane was portrayed…. Read more at the Writer’s Gambit.
There’s also a really sweet post by Rebecca Tran over at A Small Gang of Authors you might want to check out.
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Today, I’m hanging out over at A Small Gang of Authors with part 2 (finally, sorry it took so long) of my series on music and writing. I’m starting with the topic of mood music and interpretation. Please check it out.
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| “Today, in part 2 of the Music My Muse series, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on mood music (see part 1here). I feel like most people have the same general idea of what mood music is. It’s all about setting the tone or atmosphere for something specific, usually romance, but not always. In terms of romance, people often imagine a fancy restaurant with lit candles and a suited man playing a violin. However, some people will imagine star-lit mountains in the background of a small campfire with someone playing an acoustic guitar. What’s more, some people might actually imagine pink silk sheets, a bottle of champagne, and either a sappy rock ballad or a smooth R&B groove. Not one of these is better than the other, yet they are all setting the same tone of romance, in very different ways…” |
Read more at A Small Gang of Authors.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords