Summer has officially started, and things are heating up here at Dreamer’s Sanctuary! This week, I’m blogging about my favorite “hot and steamy” scenes. I put that in quotes because I don’t write many sex scenes, and the ones I do write aren’t usually very sexy compared to what you’d read in a typical romance novel or smut fic. Admittedly, sex and romance are not really my forte as a writer, but I do enjoy writing romantic subplots and include sex scenes when I feel they will contribute to character development and/or further the plot. Here are my five favorites!
Throwback Thursday #11: Top Five Favorite Fatherly Moments
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! It’s June, and that means we’re just a month away from the release of the Millennium 2.0 album and the start of the residency! I would say I can’t wait, but I refuse to wish my summer away. Love you, Boys, but I can wait!
In the meantime, the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration continues here at Dreamer’s Sanctuary! One of the cool parts of being a BSB fan for over twenty-five years has been watching these five “boys” grow into men. They’ve graciously shared snippets of their lives with us through photos, videos, articles, and social media, giving us a glimpse at the small moments and huge milestones they’ve experienced over the past three decades. Through these windows, we’ve watched them fall in love, get married, and start families. It’s been a joy to see all five of them become dads and celebrate the birth of each Backstreet baby. Father’s Day is this Sunday in the United States, so for my first Throwback Thursday blog this month, I’m looking back on fics that feature the Boys as fathers.
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Musical May
Between the release of Nick’s new album last week and “The Perfect Fan” demo dropping yesterday, May has been a great month for BSB fans, especially us Frick & Frack girlies! I’m loving all this new (and old) music! “Storms” is my current favorite track on Nick’s album. It’s such a beautiful song, both musically and lyrically, and it’s both poignant and deeply personal. Sometimes I listen to songs and immediately think, This will inspire a story someday. “Storms” is definitely one of those. I’m also enjoying the all-Brian version of “The Perfect Fan.” I know the fandom has mixed feelings about Brian and this song, but I’ve always loved both. To have this previously unheard recording of Brian’s beautiful voice in its prime is such a precious gift! I appreciate every note of it.
In other news, my school year is winding down, and I’m already getting into summer mode with my writing. I had an amazingly productive writing weekend last weekend and am finally getting ahead of myself with The World Will Be Waiting again. Chapter 72 has been posted! This chapter revolves around the recording of one of my favorite BSB singles, “In a World Like This.” I drew inspiration from one of the deleted scenes from the documentary. Enjoy!
Throwback Thursday #10: Top Five Favorite Medical Scenes
It’s Medical May! This week, we’re throwing it back to my top five favorite medical scenes. I’ve always been fascinated by medical stuff – even as a small child, my favorite book was Curious George Goes to the Hospital, and I grew up watching shows like Rescue 911 and ER and reading Lurlene McDaniel books about teenagers with terminal illnesses. So, naturally, when I began to write as a hobby, I gravitated toward medical-based storylines. Hospital scenes have become a staple of my stories, and I’ve certainly gotten better at writing them over the years. Here are the five I’m most proud of!
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Throwback Thursday #9: Top Five Favorite Teacher/Nurse Characters
We’ve finally made it to May, and what an exciting week it’s been in the BSB fandom! A new BSB song with Rascal Flatts, a live performance on the ACM Awards, and an announcement about Nick’s long-awaited solo album, coming out next week!
This week, in honor of both Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week, I’m blogging about my favorite teacher and nurse characters. As a teacher myself, I love it when I have the rare opportunity to “write what I know” and include teacher characters and classroom scenes in my stories. If I wasn’t a teacher, I would probably be working somewhere in the healthcare field, so I have a healthy admiration for nurses as well and have included many of them in my stories over the years. Teachers and nurses are similar in a lot of ways. Traditionally female-dominated occupations, they both require patience, empathy, a nurturing personality, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to multitask and think on your feet. Despite the important role they play in our society, teachers and nurses tend to be disrespected, undervalued, and underpaid. So this post is dedicated to all the teachers and nurses out there. Special shout-out to school and medical support staff, too, including paraprofessionals, CNAs, technicians, orderlies, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers, and so forth. Anyone who’s worked in a school or clinical setting knows that these places would fall apart without all the important people who work together to keep them functioning well. Without further ado, here are my top five favorite teacher/nurse characters!
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