Lovesong: The Soundtrack
First and foremost: thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the love you've shown Ravensong. It's been out for just over two weeks, and I've been blown away by the reception it has received. I love this pack of wolves and humans very much, and to see them embraced like they've been means the world to me.
But their story is not over. Not by a longshot.
On September 1, the wolf mother will speak.
To be clear: Lovesong is a short story that I'll be releasing for free here on my website. While I know that people will want it to be much, much longer than it is, this story was a two-fold exercise for me: one, to keep it a certain length (5K words, which I failed miserably at) and two, to reconcile with what I think are the sins of the wolves while giving Elizabeth her moment.
I'll discuss this in more detail when I do a wrap-up blog on the how's and why's of Ravensong after Lovesong comes out, but in short, I think Thomas and Elizabeth allowing Joe to give Ox his stone wolf was done for selfish reasons. The debate can go on and on whether or not Ox had any choice, and I often fall on both sides of the argument. Ravensong was meant to take away the shine of Wolfsong, to show the dirt and grime just underneath the surface. Lovesong adds to that, from the perspective of someone who contributed. Were Thomas and Elizabeth wrong? Maybe. Did they do it for the right reasons? I don't know. To Ox, they were infallible. To Gordo, they were monsters. How thin that line is, in the end.
But that'll come later.
First, is Lovesong.
Here is the mini-soundtrack list I made while writing this story. You'll see a couple of familiar artists from the Ravensong soundtrack, one that goes back to Wolfsong, and a new one that I think fits Elizabeth and Thomas perfectly. I'm sure some enterprising reader will make a Spotify playlist for this so I don't have to try and figure it out. (At least I know what Spotify is now, so shut up.)
Thanks again for loving my wolves almost as much as I do.
packpackpack
SLEEPING AT LAST
BAD BLOOD
WE STUDY OUR STORY ARCS, INHERENTLY GOOD
OR WERE WE BROKEN RIGHT FROM THE START?
DINAH SHORE
I'LL WALK ALONE
I DON'T MIND BEING LONELY
WHEN MY HEART TELLS ME YOU ARE LONELY TOO
RED
HYMN FOR THE MISSING
SOMETIMES I HEAR YOU CALLING FROM SOME LOST AND DISTANT SHORE
I HEAR YOU CRYING SOFTLY FOR THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
JASMINE THOMPSON
LIKE I'M GONNA LOSE YOU
SO I'M GONNA LOVE YOU LIKE I'M GONNA LOSE YOU
I'M GONNA HOLD YOU LIKE I'M SAYING GOODBYE
Comments from the old website:
Maira Ruth
Ah, perdón, olvidé mencionar que mi apoyo, amor y promoción vienen desde Argentina, Buenos Aires!!! Un abrazo fuerte y cariños!
Maira Ruth
Me querés hacer llorar verdad? Aquí el playlist del soundtrack que pediste en Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/skaltie1phxz09gvm6gns0onu/playlist/7ntXMpdB9tOnJaHrkt6XN5?si=90wKqidoSxqpfYLr64Uh_A
): Amo, los amo y te amo por crearlos y por mostrarnos su mundo, a ellos. Muchas emociones, muchas
Javi
Can’t wait to read it!!! PackPackPack
Here’s the playlist on spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/user/12177946503/playlist/0g208hRsy39xlHZmUtYQ8g?si=ON9QCLqwT9a074VQkoO24w
Christal
Beautiful. I'm ready to cry and love the next story.
My sincerest thanks for your work, from México. <3
Nadia
What? Was the Cure’s “Lovesong” too easy?
