The Arts Archives - Katherine Owen

Inspiration for the novel ~ Tell Me Something True (TiL #3)

Music plays an important part in the process of creating story. This song, Hello, sung by Adele just debuted, but…
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West Coast Lana Del Rey & The Truth About Air & Water

I’m in the throes of writing and the finish line is visible and this song and singer inspire. But……
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Two musical interpretations of the song “Empire” by Shakira and Marie Digby

This is both inspirational and fascinating to me. Two completely different interpretations of the song Empire which Shakira wrote and…
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Writing inspiration in a few different places

The writing has been slow going. There’s a lot of thinking that goes into putting a story together. And, I’m…
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‘Tis the season and it’s Clooney…enough said.

If you followed along with my biographical stuff you know I’m a huge fan of George Clooney’s. I stumbled…
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"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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