Mary Emma Sivils’s Reviews > Beyond the Wind Music > Status Update

Music pierced the emptiness. It wasn't the song of the stars but of the wind. She had come to know its impetuous notes by heart. Marie spread her arms wide, and it enfolded her in a wild embrace.


I love this quote. 😊
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After a few moments, the door flew open. The Painter peered out beneath the brim of his flat cap, eyes wide, skin blending with the dark. "If you haven't come to help, leave."


The Painter doesn't have a huge role in the story, but I love his curmudgeonliness. 😆

Just discovered an accidental moment of foreshadowing that I’m now going to pretend was totally on purpose. 😂

Something electric pulsed through the air, bringing life to the night around her. Every leaf of every tree in the gateway seemed to quiver with its energy.

Fun fact: This scene where Marie returns to the sacred grounds didn’t exist until draft 4.

There’s a brief mention here of a man named Alejandro. This was a subtle nod to a character I had in the first draft, but ended up cutting. Sorry, Alejandro! 😅

Finally getting back into annotating my book.
Still paranoid about spotting a typo at any moment. 😅

When I decided to annotate my book, I did not realize how hard it would be to fit my thoughts in the margins. 😅

POV: You’re a writer who named a female character Vinh, but then you read Mistborn and now you live in fear that people will think you stole the name from Brandon Sanderson. 😂😂😂

This chapter is titled “Red Robe,” but I just remembered that it used to be “Red Sundress.”
And let me tell you, THAT article of clothing would absolutely not work in the published version. 😂

But if you want to know why, well, you’ll have read it for yourself, because…spoilers. 😏