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September 1, 2013
Monday Moves
Welcome to the second edition of Monday Moves! Today's skating moves that I live for are Jeff Buttle's spirals and spread eagle from his 2004 Samson and Delilah long program. Commentator Dick Button swooned over them, and so do I! This program was so beautifully constructed (and I adored the music cuts), and every move fit the emotion of the music so well.
August 25, 2013
Monday Moves
With the figure skating season quickly approaching, I thought I'd start doing something new on Mondays. Instead of Music Monday, I'm starting a new series called Monday Moves where I share skating moves that I live for. Today's featured move was part of Madison Chock and Evan Bates's 2011-12 jazzy Chopin free dance. Check out the beautiful lunge by Evan followed by a gorgeous split lift:
August 23, 2013
Sergei POV Scene - Forever
This Sergei POV scene from LIFE ON THE EDGE has a MAJOR spoiler in it, so if you haven't read the book and don't like spoilers, this is your flashing-light, raging-alarms warning to stop here :)
Spoiler space*********************This scene doesn't need much setup. You'll know as soon as it starts where it takes place in the book ;)
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Tonight was the night.I opened the small blue velvet box and brushed my thumb over the sparkling diamond. In just a couple of hours, Emily would be wearing this...
August 18, 2013
Music Monday
In this week's Music Monday, I'm listening to a couple of classical pieces I definitely want to use as skating music in a future book. I can already envision the programs!
The first piece is Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy. He also composed Clair de Lune, which Emily and Chris skated to in EDGE OF THE PAST. There's something so beautiful about this work, the way the music starts so calmly and then rises and falls with such emotion. It's very ethereal!
Prelude to the Afterno...
The first piece is Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy. He also composed Clair de Lune, which Emily and Chris skated to in EDGE OF THE PAST. There's something so beautiful about this work, the way the music starts so calmly and then rises and falls with such emotion. It's very ethereal!
Prelude to the Afterno...
August 16, 2013
Sergei POV Scene - The Talk
This Sergei POV scene finds him in a much better emotional state than the last one :) Big spoilers in this one, so I'll leave some extra spoiler space if you haven't read LIFE ON THE EDGE yet!
**************This scene is another one that's not in the book. It takes place during 2002 Nationals. If you recall, Emily and Sergei attended a cocktail party (separately since they couldn't be seen as a couple in public) at the end of the event, and then Emily left with Aubrey to let loose at the compe...
August 13, 2013
Sergei POV Scene - Regret & Sorrow
Sergei looks so sad :( This scene from his POV is one that was not seen in LIFE ON THE EDGE. It occurred at a pivotal juncture in his and Emily's relationship. Read more about it after the spoiler space....************After Emily found out the truth about Sergei's past, she didn't know if she could trust him, and she shut him out as she tried to figure out her feelings. This scene takes place during that time.
****The strong aroma of coffee and the sound of the barista calling out orders was t...
August 11, 2013
August 9, 2013
Sergei POV Scene - First "I Love You"
I've been working my way through LIFE ON THE EDGE and thinking about all the moments that I want to explore from Sergei's POV, and I knew from the beginning that this was one of them. As always, if you haven't read the book and don't want to be spoiled, then you'll want to stop here... and pick up a copy of the book ;) For those familiar with the story, I'll set up the scene below :)***********This scene takes place in Tokyo after Sergei leaves the nightclub. He and Emily had just done some d...
August 4, 2013
Music Monday
I have to thank my friend and fellow Astraea author Kelly Martin for inspiring my idea for this Music Monday. She was watching a Family Ties marathon yesterday, and that got me thinking about one of my favorite couples in TV history - Alex and Ellen. I was so in love with their chemistry. Their theme song was "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters, so this week I'm featuring two versions of this song - the original and the remake by Michael Buble. Both come with fun videos!
The Billy V...
The Billy V...
August 3, 2013
Sergei POV Scene - Boston Nationals
I had to take a break from the Sergei POV scenes to work on some FIGHTING FOR THE EDGE stuff, but I have a new one here to share with you! This is a "never before seen" scene from LIFE ON THE EDGE. If you haven't read the book and you don't want to be spoiled, you'll want to stop here ;) If you don't mind spoilers, feel free to read on!********This scene takes place at the 2001 National Championships in Boston. After Emily and Chris's victory, Sergei didn't celebrate with them, so how did he...
