Thursday 31 January 2013

ABNA, other & Inspiring Sounds #1

ABNA & other


  • I entered ABNA with SUNDOWN II (latest revision), but with new title. The story was set during the Sundown Music Festival, a fictional festival, but now the setting has changed, so I need a new title. But a permanent title is a dilemma for another day.
  • Next project (decided on a slight whim) = revise DAPHNE II. It's NA, but I'm not sure what else. Not romance, but with romantic elements. Women's fiction? It seems more like...general contemp. "General" though feels like a bit of a cop-out.
  • I always struggle with genre labelling. Is this because I don't know my stories well enough? I thought so, but maybe I just don't understand genres. Do I need to attend genre school?
  • The is a year of revision (I hope). I'm already committed to BuNo and NaNo for writing new stuff (though possibly I will do rewrites). The ludicrous thought of working on RAGEWATER has occurred to me. But...I dunno. DauntingBut I do love this vast realm of possibility!


Inspiring Sounds

In other news, here is the first bit of music I want to share this year:


Kauan is a band I found on Last.fm. Of unknown origin (except that I'm pretty sure they're from Earth), they are currently Anton Belov (guitar, vocals, keys and programming) and Lyubov Mushnikova (violin). Somebody on Last.fm asked, "Are they Russians that sing Finnish?" You can download "Föhn" for free, courtesy of the band. So what is it that I love about this music? Well, I guess it makes me think of some magical land where all sorts of haunting things are happening. I also saw someone on YouTube mention they were listening to it while watching a snowfall outside (jealous! we never have snow where I live!). It's interesting, too, because I don't understand the lyrics, so I can't dwell on them. Usually for me, meaningful lyrics are a must, so this is a different experience.

14 comments:

  1. Good job on setting goals for the year! And they sound great! I had a hard time with genre's for a while too, so don't stress about it too much. It'll come. :)

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  2. This is a nice song. Very mellow.

    You've always got your goals set high and you're always pushing the limits!

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  3. Hey Trisha! Just wanted to say that I'm glad you're participating in this year's A to Z Challenge.

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  4. Goals. I love seeing them accomplished. Knowing full well that I won't see my done. I'm rooting for you.

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  5. I need to set goals. And I have trouble with the genres. Mine technically fall under Women's Contemporary...but to me they are old school romance.

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  6. I have problems with genres also, although I found an excellent list of genres and their explanation. In any case, many have told me not to worry on the genre thing as it basically works for classification in a library. I've taken my breather. :)

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  7. I hope Sundown II does well with ABNA! And I think some books just don't like to be labeled. LOL! Good luck with the rest of your goals!

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  8. If there's a genre school, I need to attend with you! It always confuses me, too.

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  9. I think that probably means you have a couple overlapping genres, though if Daphne has a little romance and a fair bit of self discovery, I'd call it chick lit... in fact any realistic woman's story might fit 'women's fiction' if most of the conflict is in self and relationship domains. I have intentions to do those two writing months and mostly edit, too, though a new project is nagging...

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  10. I like that your goals are all mapped out. While I finish up my next release, I have yet to decide what's next. Hopefully, the answer will soon make itself clear.

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  11. Genre labeling is tough. It is so crazy how specific things are getting.

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  12. I'm genre-challenged as well. Damned if I can distinguish between chick-lit and women's fiction.

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  13. That song would definitely be a good accompaniment to a lovely snowfall. What is the coldest it gets around there? A friend of mine just moved out to Melbourne from London, and I imagine the difference is extreme.

    Good luck with everything! I think I need to set myself firmer goals, with time frames.

    Shannon at The Warrior Muse

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