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To Brie or Not to Brie
Avery Aames
Murder, revenge, and secrets: Shakespeare has arrived in Providence, Ohio...
A Cheese Shop Mystery #4
Berkley Prime Crime
February 2013
On Sale: February 5, 2013
ISBN: 0425255549
EAN: 9780425255544
Kindle: B0095ZP7UE
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Charlotte Bessette—owner of Fromagerie Bessette,
known by locals as The Cheese Shop—has a lot on her
plate: setting a date with her fiancé, Jordan Pace, feeding
the actors in her grandmother's production of Hamlet, and
planning the menu for her best friend and cousin's upcoming
wedding. At least her new creation—sinfully delicious
Brie blueberry ice cream—has turned out perfectly. Just days before the wedding, the estranged husband of
Jordan's sister turns up dead in the Igloo Ice Cream
Parlor's freezer, his head bashed with a container of
Charlotte's signature ice cream. His death threatens
everything that Charlotte has been working toward, and she
has no choice but to add one more thing to her to–do
list: find the killer before he ruins the big day...
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9 comments posted.
Re: To Brie or Not to Brie
I love your cheese shop newsletter and recipes.
The only trouble with using music for inspiration is that if someone feels really down they tend to choose music that reflects their feelings, so it comes across in the book, making for a depressing tale. Ian Rankin did this for a few books and even mentioned his playlist as that's what his character was listening to - he was going through a bad time personally.
I think if you are placing your writing in a particular locale or time it would help to have music which reflected that setting to inspire you.
(Clare O'Beara 6:23am February 5, 2013)
You are not alone - whether I am in my home, car, or even the store or gym - you will catch me singing and dancing. Just yesterday I was singing and "bopping" in my car at a red light that when I looked over I got an applause from the car beside me. I find a music and dance a release of my spirit. It makes everything feel better, from looking for inspiration, to making time go faster (especially at the gym), to making a chore not feel like one (dusting can be choreographed as well as mopping and nothing like the vacuum for a "partner").
My creativity jumps at music, nature, art, and pictures. Sometimes just relaxing using breathing techniques with aromatherapy.
(Carla Carlson 9:01am February 5, 2013)
Clare, I agree, one has to choose music carefully. Good point. There are a few
songs that break my heart. I won't write listening to those. Those are for
personal cleansing moments. But I usually listen to upbeat music. I listen to a
few movie themes with thumping beats when I write action scenes. :)
Avery
(Daryl Wood Gerber 9:05am February 5, 2013)
Carla, I've car-danced. It's so much fun, but watch out. I also have been
known to step on the gas when I car-dance and suddenly I'm really speeding!
LOL
A vacuum for a partner....love that. Might use that in a future book. :)
Enjoy the day.
Avery
(Daryl Wood Gerber 9:06am February 5, 2013)
I love to listen to a singer who can stand at the mike and sing without the noise that drowns out the singer and you can';t hear the words. Amplication is way overdone. And when someone keeps yelling the same words over and over and over, I could scream.
(Gladys Paradowski 10:05pm February 5, 2013)
When I lost my creativity, I tend to write a lot of garbage. Later on, I start to edit what I wrote. A lot of it are garbage.
(Kai Wong 11:25pm February 6, 2013)
My muse is actually my grandmother, who always said, let your imagination run wild, but keep it legal and moral too. She encouraged me to try new things and experiment with new art forms, and I owe her a lot.
(Donna Holmberg 11:56pm February 6, 2013)
I have days when I feel I've lost my muse...maybe like on Charmed when the demon was sucking them into his ring...
(Kelli Jo Calvert 11:30am February 7, 2013)
Donna, I love that your muse is your grandmother. Sweet.
Kelli, whenever you feel you've lot it, get up and walk. Walking is a huge
lifesaver. Opens the mind.
Kai, we all write garbage, even when inspired. LOL. Keep writing and then
rewriting. That's key. Our first words are never the best.
Hugs to all!
(Daryl Wood Gerber 1:08pm February 10, 2013)
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