Listen while you work
I can't get you out of my head
The retail release of Guild of Magic approaches and now you can officially pre-order it from most book retailers here. You can also grab it from my shop now, or read the latest chapter below.
And the other day, I received the interior file for the print version of Guild of Magic, which brings us one step closer to actual, real print books!
Here’s a sneak peek:
Fun things!
I am a movie soundtrack aficionado and perhaps my most successful social media feat to date is creating (probably) the most listened-to playlist on Spotify for Marvel movie soundtracks. Recently my wife and I started watching The White Lotus and after listening through the main title theme once, I could not get it out of my head. Now, with the advent of the intro-skipping button, I couldn’t really justify us sitting through it episode-after-episode, so instead I have been playing it non-stop at work. Incredibly, the composer of the theme, Cristobal Tapia De Veer had less than a month to come up with the theme, and then didn’t have time to rework a new theme for season 2, but still managed to put out a track that spins the original, but with a new twist. Take a listen to both below:
In addition to looping my Marvel soundtrack playlist, I prefer writing to my video game/anime theme playlist, or alternatively, the Game channel on Rainwave video game radio. Apparently, I’m not alone, as a number of studies suggest that listening to video game soundtracks boosts productivity.
Guild of Magic, Chapter 41
A new chapter of Guild of Magic is now unlocked and we’re officially in the endgame of the book now!
And while Guild of Magic crescendos toward its conclusion for free subscribers, if you are a paid subscriber, it’s time for the third chapter of the next book in the NYC Questing Guild series.
Guild of Relics, Chapter 3
Per my post from a few week’s ago, if you are a paid subscriber and are wondering where your weekly chapters in your email is, going forward, the link to the new chapter will be in this weekly post.
Comics!
If you’re a comics reader, head to my weekly comics release post below, where I discuss the recent hubbub over comics spoilers, plus this week’s new releases!
Question of the week!
What’s your favorite TV title theme?
Love it. I loop background music on headphones while I write. I tend to use one song for each manuscript. For the one I finished editing recently I listened to the instrumental version of Eye in the Sky (words in songs draw my attention too much while writing - so I stick to instrumentals)––the current play count is 3,472. I'm sure it sounds nutty, but it works well for me. I also like video game tracks - a couple of my favorites are Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing and Terraria but there are a lot of great video game soundtracks/songs.