Category: writing

• Pantheon of Blood and Water

  There are a lot of gods in my book Blood and Water. Most of them are based in some way on Norse mythology, but I’ve pulled inspiration from other religions and mythologies as well. I’ve compiled my pantheon here: Vöder: aka the Allfather, ruler of the gods and overseer of Fallne Hallen Gull: aka the Divine Mother, protector of…

  annieatkin

  August 22, 2019

  Behind the Scenes, Blood and Water, writing

  characters, diety, fiction, gods, inspiration, pantheon, religion, writing

• B&W Playlist: Maiken

  Due to our recent move halfway across the country, I’ve done a LOT of listening to music while packing/unpacking/relaxing by the pool to recharge after all that packing and unpacking. 😉 I already shared my main playlist for Blood and Water, but there are so many more songs that went into that novel (some I’m…

  annieatkin

  August 15, 2019

  Behind the Scenes, Blood and Water, writing

  characters, favorites, inspiration, love, music, playlist, soundtrack, writing

• Never-Ending Edits

  I’m currently on draft number who-even-knows-anymore of my work in progress, Blood and Water. The cool thing is, every time I finish a draft, I feel really confident in it, like it’s the best I could ever accomplish. (To be fair, it really is my best work at that point in my life.) Then I…

  annieatkin

  August 7, 2019

  Behind the Scenes, writing

  books, drafts, editing, love, revisions, stories, writing

• Writing Vacation

  Last week was a crazy adventure. In the course of 9 days, I spent over 24 hours in a car, 3 hours on a plane, and traveled to 5 cities in 5 different states to see friends, family, and watch the St. Louis Blues bring home the Stanley Cup (#LGB!). This came at a really…

  annieatkin

  June 17, 2019

  writing

  books, inspiration, memories, stories, updates, vacation, writing

• Blood and Water: Playlist

  I’ve got a few hundred “inspirational” songs that have gone into writing Blood and Water. I’ve narrowed them down and compiled a list of 21 songs that I think best represent most of the novel, and/or were the most influential for some scenes. The entire playlist can be found on YouTube. Enjoy! Please Don’t Say You…

  annieatkin

  May 25, 2019

  Blood and Water, writing

  books, characters, fiction, inspiration, music, novel, playlist, stories, writing

• Blood and Water

  I am in hardcore editing-mode of my first novel, working title Blood and Water. Still, the creative side of me is hard to turn off. I love exploring ideas by writing short scenes and discovering the memories each of my characters hold dear. Soon I will begin to share some of these scenes. Hopefully, it…

  annieatkin

  May 11, 2019

  Blood and Water, writing

  books, fiction, flash fiction, novel, short stories, updates, writing