Music Monday: Too Sweet

In the third week of this July's Camp Nanowrimo, as is the case often, I find myself stalling out. This is the collab with my brother Tony, this is a story that we've been working on for over a year, and yet I can't seem to keep myself motivated. It's a new genre for me, at least with an eye to publication, and Tony and I have wildly different writing styles and voices. But I adore Lark and Vyx, the two characters I'm responsible for at the moment, and so when I run across music like today's offering that just pushes through all the noise in my head and lets me hear Lark clearly I hang on tight...even if this song sounds like Connor (Tony's responsibility) all day long. Enjoy (lyrics in the video).

Music Monday after ConGregate Weekend

Well, I'm still exhausted but grinning like an idiot because I have a new found love for my litRPG series, The World of Arcstone, (Thanks to Matt Dinniman for the validation!) and I thought I'd repost a previous Music Monday with the song that inspired Em and Lex's journey in those two books: We Could Be the Same by MaNga.

(Doesn't hurt that it was a Eurovision tune, either.) Enjoy! I'm going to go take another nap to recover from Con.

We Could Be the Same by MaNga

Music Monday: Baby Lasagna

For today's almost on Tuesday Music Monday I'm revisiting Eurovision from this year. If you need a song to motivate you to write a chase scene or maybe a fight, this is your tune. I mean what could go wrong with a band called Baby Lasagna? Enjoy.


Rim Tim Tagi Dimby Baby Lasagna
Ay, I’m a big boy nowI’m ready to leave, ciao mamma ciaoAy, I’m a big boy nowI’m going away and I sold my cow
But before I leave, I must confessI need a round of decompressOne more time for all the good timesRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
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Gonna miss you all, but mostly the catGonna miss my hay, gonna miss my bedMost of all I’m gonna miss the danceSo come on ya’ll, let us prance
Rim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi Digi
Don’t call, don’t writeI’m leaving with the first lightDon’t cry, but danceRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
There’s no going backMy presence fades to blackThere’s no going backMy anxiety attacksRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
Rim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi Digi
I hope I find, peace in the noiseWanna become one of the city boysThey’re all so pretty and so advancedMaybe they also know our dance
Rim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi DigiRim Tim Tagi Digi
Bye mom, bye dadMeow cat, please meow backDon’t cry, just danceRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
There’s no going backMy presence fades to blackThere’s no going backMy anxiety attacksRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
There’s no going backMy presence fades to blackThere’s no going backMy anxiety attacksRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim
There’s no going backMy presence fades to blackThere’s no going backMy anxiety attacksRim Tim Tagi Digi Rim Tim Tim

Music Monday: You're gonna go far, kid.

So, full disclosure...I was reminded that I was once punk-adjacent and loved The Offspring when I heard this song in a video game advert. But I couldn't help thinking of the characters in my current WIP, the collaboration with my brother, and all of the fighting that is to come in the latter parts of their story. I mean, what's a good story without a boss mob to take down?

Yeah, that's back to the video game. Fair enough. But if you just need a good song with a pounding beat and some fairly dodgy and yet still awesome lyrics that you can almost belt out in the car or at the gym, The Offspring is a good bet. Works double for authors, you see - our characters can beat up on the bad guy while we beat up the keyboard writing those scenes. Win, win. What are your favorite songs to get ramped up and ready for (literary only) destruction?

Or maybe you're just staring down a new nano month and you need some motivation? I got you. GET IN! (Lyrics are in captions, and it's a bit NSFW in places but hey, that's the punk-adjacent way, man.)