I prefer a girl hero, but not always.

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If you haven't seen Moonrise Kingdom, get on that, especially if you like Wes Anderson. 
The quote from the movie is:

These are my books. I like stories with magic powers in them. Either in kingdoms on Earth or on foreign planets. Usually I prefer a girl hero, but not always.

Writing Soundtrack

I'm finishing (or I've finished? I am never finished...) what must be at least a fifth round of edits on my "newest" book (quotation marks because I think I started writing it in 2014 and it's not even really my newest book, it's just the book that's got its hooks in me).

I've started making playlists that align certain songs with the scenes I associate them with to see if I can feel the build up and break down in my writing through the playlist.

Can you feel it?

Here's what I've got for some YA spy-fi:

1. Sunflower (feat. Steve Lacy) - Vampire Weekend
2. I Dreamt We Spoke Again (Louis the Child Remid) - Death Cab for Cutie, Louis the Child
3. Heat of the Summer - Young the Giant
4. Girl - SYML
5. We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Elle Eyre
6. I - The Hour
7. Superposition - Young the Giant
8. Even if it Hurts - Clover the Girl
9. Dark Red - Steve Lacy
10. When Am I Gonna Lose You - Local Natives
11. Same (Alternate Version) - Josie Dunne
12. The Safety Dance - Sleeping At Last
13. you should see me in a crown - Billie Eilish
14. Aint No Rest for the Wicked - Cage The Elephant