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    • Repost: Alone on Valentine’s Day?

      Posted at 11:17 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 13, 2016

      I guess the image says it all! Ditto. I thought today would be a good day to repost a post I wrote some years ago, but I’ve reblogged it before, too. For new followers and even if you’re already read it once, maybe you need this today. Are you alone on Valentine’s Day?

      Alone on Valentine’s Day

      Clicking above will take to to the repost. Sorry, for the extra click to read the post. I guess if you reblog a post once, it won’t let you again, so clicking the link will take you to that repost. It’s been updated a bit.

      Thanks and have a terrific weekend. Stay warm!

      I’ll be back next week with Short Snippet Saturday.

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    • Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse: Melodies #2

      Posted at 9:07 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on January 5, 2016

      Monday Inspiration for the Muse has been changed to Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse.


       

      We all know I love writing western romance. Duh! I also love fictional and real, rowdy cowboys. Here’s a few other examples of what inspires my muse. Oh, and what inspires me, too!  ❤

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      Long-haired bikers in leather make me wanna be bad.

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      I listen to country music and classic rock. While writing Whispers of Forever, I listened to Oldies because it was my heroine’s favorite music.

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      Well, this will be a shocker… I also love Vittorio Grigolo an Italian tenor. Did I mention that I love so many things Italian? Food. Music. Language. The people… Prosecco. Chianti. Vittorio’s voice is inspiring depending on what I’m writing. Since he’s my favorite tenor, I had to give him to my Italian heroine—Velia in the Bull Rider Series to be her favorite too. I recently came across this video on You Tube. It’s long and takes some time to listen to, but if you like this kind of music, it’s worth a listen. If you don’t get past the first song, it’s still worth it. You can see in his face how much he loves his music.

      With all the rowdy cowboys & bikers I like to dream about, and the rock and roll & country music I listen to, sometimes I need “calm.” This is one of the “calms.”

      Enjoy today’s melody: “…Recorded at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy”

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