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note: I wrote this post in April of 2019 (pre-COVID). It's been sitting in my drafts for quite a while, but I think it's time for it to see the light of day. It's been helpful for me to reread over the past few months, especially as I continue to try to make an effort to write, and I hope it can be helpful to you, too. i got an invite to a writers' group a few months ago, and i had never felt like more of a fraud in my life. it had been months, if not years, since i'd felt like a writer. the proverbial well of words in my heart had dried up, it seemed, and i wasn't sure if it was ever coming back. i agreed to go out of a sense of helplessness—i'd identified as a writer ever since i could remember. if i'm not a writer, who am i?  i told myself that it was important to show up and act like a writer even when i didn't feel like one, because even though i hadn't been writing, i reassured myself, i still was a writer. but sometimes the words f
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heroes & tales untold.

This, my friends, is my latest musical inspiration.

No, seriously. Do have a listen. I have a feeling a lot of you will probably like it.





What's not to love about this piece? The strings are glorious. The theme is brave and strong, evoking feelings of courage and longing for other worlds. I feel so inspired when I listen to it; stories, ideas, and characters seem to literally be spilling out of my head, waiting to be written. They pull at my heartstrings with tales of valor and honor and courage, deeds that have remained unsung.

But not for long. I shall be the one to write them. And so could you. After all, the pen IS mightier than the sword.

One of my friends once gave me a notebook with this text on the front:

You have a story, and it needs to be told.

Indeed.
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  1. CG @ Paper FuryJune 20, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    Love this post...very inspiring. And you're right, the music is glorius. (I personally love the cello theme.) So epic!

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  2. PathfinderJune 21, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    Brilliant! (Cellos rock!)

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  3. Charley RobsonJune 21, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    GAME OF THRONES!!! I'm a ridiculous fan of the books - love them, absolutely love them - and I agree, that theme is amazing. I also like the Dovahkiin theme from the Skyrim game, though I don't play it. Just makes me want to grab a sword and go and do some heroic stuff. That, or sit down at my computer and make my characters do that. That tends to work better.

    Also, that notebook. I want it because reasons.

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  4. jillian n.June 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    Lovelovelove that song! It's been my favourite since I first heard a couple weeks ago, and it isn't very often when a song will stay on my favourites list for more than few days. It's just so tremendously wonderful :)

    ~Nessima of Arda Nessimava

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  5. Sunny SmithJune 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    I love movie/t.v. show scores! I have to say some of my favourite are Little Women (1994) score and Sherlock Holmes (The Hans Zimmer one) score. Oh, and the Lion King. You should check them out if you like scores:)

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  6. ashley tahgJune 21, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Ok. Love that song. I listened to it on repeat for almost all morning long. ^.^

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  7. BaileyJune 21, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Ooh, that's so pretty. I love music. ♥

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  8. Liam, Head PhilJune 21, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Why oh why do they have the over-bright cello in the foreground of the theme? So typical of movie-music! Don't get me wrong, I love celli-- but the players get a little too cocky once in a while, and it doesn't help matters that they're widely respected as the most awesome instrument in the orchestra. Personally, I don't think this is quite true, but what can you do? Their egos refuse to deflate.
    But this is still some pretty cool music.

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    1. Liam, Head PhilJune 22, 2012 at 8:52 AM

      And then there was the cheesy cut-off at the end... I alternately love and hate soundtracks.

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  9. J.C. (Chy)June 21, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    I'm not even two minutes into this video yet and I can only say I agree. Some heroic stories are begging to be written with music like this in mind! Aren't film/TV scores lovely?

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  10. JackJune 22, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    VERY nice song! I now want to go write a sword battle, or, a chase through a forest on horses. Something, exciting!

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