Music from 'A New Arrangement'

Love No Doubt.

Love Gwen Stefani.

Love this song. 

And I kinda sorta loved writing this chapter too. A lot. :)

Inspiration for 'A Night to Remember'

Greetings! :)

As some of you may know, I participated in my first ever FAGE this year. For those who aren't familiar with this, FAGE is sort of like a Secret Santa story exchange amongst members of various fandoms. Everyone who participates provides prompts they'd like to see written and pairings they're comfortable with, and then those prompts are sent to another author, who then creates a story that's 5K words or less.

FAGE entries were posted publicly on Wednesday. My FAGE, which was for the lovely staceleo, can be found here. Thes tory is titled A Night To Remember and is a little slice of fluffy Edward and Bella goodness.

Lots of visual and some musical inspiration went into this piece. Being a visual person myself, I like to share the different things I use when writing with my readers, in hopes of painting a bit more of a vivid picture for everyone.

Bella and Edward met at a place called The Rustic Cafe. While the location in my story is purely fictional, this is what I picture the kitchen/counter area of the cafe looking like:

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When Edward and Bella visit the New York Botanical Gardens, they share a kiss in the forest. This photo from the NYBG website is what inspired the scenery in that particular scene:

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Edward and Bella exchange anniversary gifts at the end of the piece. Being their ten year, Bella goes for the traditional gift - one made of aluminum. Edward is a writer in this piece, so using typewriter keys in this gift seemed perfect. And this gift just sort of reminded me of these two immediately:

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Edward's gift to Bella was a bit more extravagant and not so traditional. This pendant is beautiful, truly from Cartier, and if you click the source link you can view this and the rest of their amazing jewelry collections (which I will probably never be able to afford, lol):

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And, of course, the pic that inspired the rooftop for the end scene (and the story banner, hehe):

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Last but not least, the song Bella and Edward dance to on the roof. Unbeknownst to many, Sinatra is one of my favorite musicians. This song is beautiful and fit things O/S perfectly:

Music from 'Home Sweet Home'

I'm a fairly big country music fan. This song is one of my favorites. And it seemed to me like it just fit for everyone in this story right now (couplewise), especially B&E.


 

Music from 'Temporary Bliss'

I love this band so much it's not even funny.

Music from 'Los Angeles'

Just perfect for B&E.

And a little side note - if Chris Daughtry wasn't already hitched, I'd totally take him! ;)

Music from 'New Year, New Beginnings'

I'm not sure what it was that drew me to this song. I think essentially the concept of everyone changing, which is what's happening throughout the duration of the story.

Music from 'Seattle'

I love this band. And to me, this song just sounds sexy.

Music from 'The Kids Aren't Alright'

It just fit. I can't explain it.

  

Music from 'We Need to Talk'

I love this song. I love this band. And I love everything else that came with the 90s too.

This seemed perfect for this chapter. Cause, well, Rose is full of what? Apologies!

Music from 'Minneapolis'

I'm not sure how popular this particular group is, but I fell in love with this song at the beginning of the summer. It seemed to fit well for this chapter, especially since Bella was struggling with finding an opportune moment to share her feelings with Edward.

Enjoy! :)

Music from 'Celebrations and Revelations'

Our troubled couple in Chapter 18 aren't a pair of high school kids, but this song seemed fitting for the situation none-the-less.

And ... well, I kinda sorta adore Kenny Chesney. ;)

Music from 'Chicago'

Train is one of my top five favorite bands, and I fell in love with this song the minute I put their new dic in my CD player.

The meaning behind the song is what caught me and brought this into Hot Commodity territory. The underlying theme in the song seems to be waiting for love. Real love, not the artificial, bullshit kind that pops up at times.

As we all know, Edward is slightly jaded. You'll find out why eventually (I promise!), but he's sort of been sitting around convinced that real love doesn't exist ... Until Bella comes along. Hmmm ... ;)

And, hey! - it's a new year in the story! Perhaps it will be his year?

Enjoy the video! It's pretty fucking awesome, if I do say so myself.


 

Music from 'The Countdown'

Auld Lang Syne has been the traditional New Years song for .... I don't even know how long! Way before my time I'm guessing? *shrugs*

In any case, this version is beautiful, and while it might not be the exact one a person would hear blaring form the speakers at a party, it's exactly what I imagined when I was writing Edward & Bella's NYE moment:



And then of course we have the chapter song. I don't even need to explain - the words say it all. :)

Music from 'Home for the Holidays'

I'm not entirely sure why, but this song was pretty much playing in a loop in my head while I was writing this chapter.

Everybody talks ... And they certainly have been, especially the moms. And we know they'll continue talking.

Anyhoo, Neon Trees are awesome, give it a listen, and I hope you enjoy!

 

Music from 'Flying Solo'

The chapter song for 'Flying Solo' is Shadow Days by John Mayer.

I heard this song on the radio and immediately thought of Edward. He's going through a bit of an emotional "awakening" at this point in the story, he's coming to some realizations, and kind of standing on the fringes of an epiphany. 

A Lyrical Sunday

This has absolutely nothing to do with fanfiction or writing, but, I'm in a musical mood this morning, and thought I'd share these songs with everyone. I'm digging them all right now. :)