I enjoy when someone takes a beautiful song and combines it with a beautiful story (like in this video). The sentiments in the song, Falling, seem to ring true to the story line of North and South. Both Mr. Thornton and Miss Hale seem lost as to what is happening between them. Mr. Thornton admits to it first and eventually, Miss Hale comes around to his way of thinking–she is as incomplete without him as he is without her because they have fallen in love.
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Same Name, New Look
I learned some new things this weekend!
[ Thanks to the awesome live chat help people at bluehost.com and the many excellent videos and articles about how to do almost anything on wordpress ]
I learned how to point from one site to another, how to export and import files, and how to migrate subscribers as well as a few other things.
[ Did you know you had migrated? 🙂 ]
I admit that I am quite proud of my non-techy self at the moment because despite a small error that lead to a time-consuming clean-up,
[ I hit the import button too many times and spent hours deleting extra files, comments and pictures ]
it looks like leeniebrown.com is up and ready to roll at least on a basic level. I will be spending some more time learning the new features and playing with things as time goes by, but for now we are ready to post again.
Aside from the obvious appearance change, there are a couple other changes you might notice. During the shift over of files from the former site, I decided to do some cleaning and some older posts hit the recycling bin.
[ But, I kept a copy of your encouraging comments. I really do enjoy hearing from my readers. ]
I also know that before this month is out Listen to Your Heart will be published, which means it will have to be removed from this site. So, I have already eliminated many of the chapters. However, there is a link to where the previous chapters can be read at the beginning of Chapter 12 and there will continue to be a link at the beginning of each chapter until the time comes to publish.
Please be aware that as I play with things and learn how to use new plugins and features, things may shift around. Hopefully, the disruption will be minor and will add to the functionality of the site both for me and for you.
Now, to start working seriously on this week’s posts…all that website work time has put me behind schedule. First up, what will I post for tomorrow’s Wordless Wednesday and what will happen with Philip and Lucy in this week’s Thursday’s Three Hundred? Looks like it’s going to be a busy afternoon.
Old Clapham Church, London 1750
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“Miss Tolson?” From a window in the church, Philip Dobney had seen the lady enter the graveyard and was worried when she had stayed for so long. For the past few minutes, he had been watching her weep from the window as the sermon he had been practising sat neglected on a pew a few feet away. He knew that grief was a demanding master who ran roughshod over many, sometimes, leading them to consider all sorts of things they would not have considered when in a happier state. And it was always strongest at first, so he knew that Lucy’s grief was great. It had been but a few days since Mr. Tolson had been buried. It was the first service of that sort which he had performed since accepting the living here in Kympton.
[from And Then Love]
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Music Monday: In My Veins, Andrew Belle
This week I have been writing some rather sad moments, and a song that Youtube happened to recommend to me, really captured the feeling I wished to convey in my writing. The song is outside my regular listening genres, but then again, writing sad, angsty moments is pushing me outside my regular writing boundaries as well. So, let me share both the song and a small snippet of what I was writing.
“In My Veins – Period Dramas.” YouTube. Video created and posted by PiepMiau04, November 7, 2011.
Excerpt from Through Every Storm:
“Oh, yes!” she shouted. “It matters now because you know of the children and because your business would suffer!”
Her fists were clenched at her sides, and his stomach roiled at the look of disgust on her face. Desperation clawed at his heart. He was failing. He had failed. That which mattered most to him was about to push him out of her life, and he had no idea how to stop her. He could hold her─force her to remain, but she would only be there in body. He saw her turning from him and grabbed her arm. “Lydia, please. It is not like that.”
Continue reading Music Monday: In My Veins, Andrew Belle
Music Monday: I Don’t Dance
Yesterday afternoon, I was creating this graphic…
(it’s a pinned tweet on my twitter profile this week)
…and the song that kept going through my head was…
(This song has always made me think of Mr. Darcy. 🙂 )
I often use music when writing:
relaxation music that helps me focus
upbeat motivational songs (played at a high volume) that get me going
and of course….
songs that evoke emotions and ideas inspiring some part of a story.
Since this blog is about following my imagination….I thought I would start sharing some songs that I find spark that imagination. Unlike those that are often a part of Wordless Wednesday, these songs will probably have words (though maybe not always). And just as Wordless Wednesday has a connection to a story, these may also have a connection…just like today’s.
Enjoy your Monday!