For more than a year, I’ve been waiting for one of my favorite bands, Elvis Monroe, to get some songs recorded and out into the universe. Today, their EP, “Comin’ Around,” hit Amazon and Spotify, and I can’t stop listening to it. Some of the songs I’ve heard before, either live or on YouTube, but hearing them mastered and blasting from my car speakers is a whole new experience. And then there is the last song on the EP, “Leave Me.” I’d never heard it before today. It’s an amazing, beautiful song - and it should come with a warning label - Caution: will rip your heart out and make you cry. And oh yeah - listening to the EP makes me want to write. It reminded me of why certain events in my series have taken place and helped me reconnect to my characters. Strange? Maybe. But I’m not going to complain about inspiration.
PS - You can check these guys out on Facebook, YouTube, or Spotify, or you can just go to Amazon and drop five and a half bucks on their EP.
I spent some time the last two days putting together some quotes and pictures that I find inspiring. I printed them out and hung them on my wall, but I decided that I want to share them - the quotes at least.
Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.
Orison Swett Marden
I always knew I was a little bit different than everybody else; I didn’t know that little bit would be the greatest gift ever.
Ryan Bueter
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Jack London
If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.
Terry Brooks
If you’re not scared to chase your dreams, if you dare to go after it, this is what you can do.
Ben Carey
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I can’t change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me.
Unknown
If a higher power exists, then why am I wasting my time worrying about things? If this life is all there is…then why am I wasting my time worrying about things?
Ryan Bueter
New song of the week - “There Comes a Time” by indie artist Graham Colton. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to his Facebook fan page, give him a ‘like’ and listen to some more songs, and most of all buy his music!
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