30 Day Song Challenge – Day 24
Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral Hmmm, not sure *want* is the right word. After all, we all want to live forever, right. But here's a song about passing on that I have loved since I first heard it. Annie Lennox - Into the West (with bonus...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 23
Day 23 - A song that you would want to play at your wedding. I love this song and I think it feels how you should feel on your wedding day.... Patty Griffin - Heavenly Day
May contest
Sorry for the lateness this month, I have been in indecisive mode and couldn't quite decide on a book. But today I have given myself a talking to and picked one! I was going to say that we were swinging back to contemporary but it's not really, it's actually...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 22
Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you're sad Apparently I like big voiced Irish gals when I'm gloomy...the first three songs that sprang to mind for this were the Cranberries, Sinead O'Connor and the Cranberries. So here's two of them and you can guess what the...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 21
Day 21 - A song that you play when you're happy Well, I've already had a couple of those but really, as a true child of the seventies, it wouldn't be a complete list if I couldn't get some ABBA in here somewhere and when I'm in a silly dancing around the house type...
April contest winners
The winner of the April contest - a copy of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is Mary Preston. The winner of the Aussie Author Month contest - A copy of Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur is also, Mary Preston (who has good contest karma this month!) Mary, please...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 20
Day 20 - A song that you play when you're angry Gotta love an angry chick with a guitar! Melissa Etheridge - Like The Way I Do
The return of the dreaded metrics
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. We have reached the point of needing to kick along the word count, keep ourselves honest and expose ourselves to potential internet taunting if we don't make our goals. Therefore, some writing metrics: Progress - Fen (aka...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 19
Day 19 - A song from your favourite album Well, my favourite album does change from time to time but The Joshua Tree is definitely frequently number one. And because I can't pick just one favourite, here have two. U2 - Running to Stand Still U2 - With or Without...
30 Day Song Challenge – Day 18
Day 18 - A song you wish you heard on the radio This is one of my favourite songs ever from two women who really don't get airplay in Australia. Which is sad because they sing gorgeous songs. Indigo Girls - Ghost
