Today is the start of NaNoWriMo where authors commit to write 50,000 words in 30 days. A mean feat for many, including me. To be honest, I’ve been remiss in writing lately, so this is going to be my kickass kickstart to get back to me. To what I love most. Writing stories that scare me and hopefully, you too.

Someone made the statement a while back that I write horror stories. I have to politely disagree. Do my stories have an element of fear and horror in them? Certainly, they do. It’s a story that needs to be told, however. A story of someone who has fear and has choices. Because of the choices they make, they may either be consumed by what they fear or they overcome what they fear.

Isn’t that what our daily life is about? Facing our fears and either being consumed by them or overcoming them?

That’s what I write. Stevie is a story of a woman who is faced with a choice. Be consumed by her fear or face it. Is she strong enough? I honestly don’t know right now. But, together, you and I, my reader, we are going to find out.

I’m giving you my partial playlist of music I use to write. I thought you might like to listen to some of these as our journey starts. If you have suggestions for me to add to my playlist, comment below.  I would love to add new stuff.

I’ll be posting updates and excerpts along the way.

Shall we begin?

As the great Stephen King says, “Take my hand, dear reader.” Let’s go see what happens.

Marlie’s partial playlist –

Styrofoam Bible – Sympathy for the Devil

Suck Soundtrack – The Winners – Suck

Against All Will – All About You

Slash – Anastasia

Godsmack – Awake

Digital Dagges – Bad Intentions

Redlight King – Bullet In My Hand

Digital Daggers – Can’t Sleep, Can’t Breathe

Pentatonix – Daft Punk

The Pretty Reckless – Heaven Knows

Icona Pop – I love It

Apocalyptica – I’m Not Jesus

Santana – Into The Night

OneRepublic – Love Runs Out

Florence + The Machine – No Light, No Light

Serena Ryder – Stompa

Stone Sour – 30/30 – 150

Shinedown – 45

Eyes Set to Kill – Little Liar

FFDP – Bad Company

FFDP – Wrong Side of Heaven

Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

AHS Soundtrack Feat Jessica Lange – Gods & Monsters

AHS Soundtrack Feat Even Peters – Come As You Are

TWD Soundtrack – Fink – Warm Shadow (Dactyl Remix)

SOA Soundtrack – Curtis Stigers & The Emerald Forest Rangers – This Life (Celtic Remix)

SOA Soundtrack – Battleme & The Forest Rangers – House of the Rising Sun

Suck Soundtrack – The Winners – I’m Coming to Get You

Suck Soundtrack – Styrofoam Bible – Sympathy for the Devil

28 Days Later soundtrack – John Murphy – Rage

Shinedown – Cut The Cord

Halestorm – Amen

Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

The Bangles – Hazy Shade of Winter

Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – Zero

Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy

Digital Daggers – Just Beneath The Flames

Halestorm – Gonna Get Mine

The Doors – People Are Strange