A to Z Challenge

Imagine #AtoZChallenge

I is for Imagine Dragons As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. This is a very recent acquisition to my playlists. I only started to pay attention to Imagine Dragons after a friend added two songs to a playlist she gave me. …

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Home-Grown #AtoZChallenge

H is for The Parlotones As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Today we’re looking at a band from South Africa. “Colourful” was used in an ad on one of the local TV channels, “Lisa se Klavier” and music videos of other …

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Grr… #AtoZChallenge

G is for Green Day As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Of course, the first song from Green Day I ever heard was “American Idiot”. I love the lyrics of their songs – and the music isn’t bad, either. I usually …

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Fleeting Fancy #AtoZChallenge

F is for Fleetwood Mac As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Fleetwood Mac played on the radio often – especially “Dreams” and “Little Lies”. They weren’t what I’d call a temporary fascination. Until the “Glee” episode featuring their music – specifically, …

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The E #AtoZChallenge

E is for Evanescence As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. I’m not sure how I first heard their music, but Evanescence has become a staple in my writing playlists. I do know that the first song that go stuck in my …

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Something Different #AtoZChallenge

D is for Depeche Mode As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. There are others I could have looked at for today, but I decided on Depeche Mode. I first took notice of them when “Precious” played in a “Smallville” episode (back …

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There’s Only One C… #AtoZChallenge #IWSG

C is for Cher As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Today I’m also participating in the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog hop. For “C”, I decided to only look at one iconic star: Cher. I grew up with her music …

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Let’s Talk Boybands #AtoZChallenge

B is for Backstreet Boys, ‘NSYNC, Westlife, Daughtry, One Direction, Savage Garden and Boyzone As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Backstreet Boys were the first boyband I listened to as a tween. (Tween: pre-teen, usually 10-12 years old.) Their music video …

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All the A’s #AtoZChallenge

A is for Abba, Adele, and The All-American Rejects As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Let’s start with Abba. I grew up with their music in the house. I enjoyed some of their songs in school musicals (my teachers were big …

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