My Story Moodboards

I’ve been making some Moodboards recently—something I had zero interest in before. But writing Twitter has lured me into trying it out.

I still find making Moodboards to be strenuous. Coming up with a concept to follow, and then finding photos that match just that can be stressful! Honestly. Especially for fantasy. I think it’s much easier with contemporary novel. And a (not so) interesting fact is that the first time I attempted a Moodboard for my Regency novel, I almost got in trouble. I’m pretty sure around that time I swore I was done with Moodboards forever.

Anyway, as the year rolls to an end, I decided to post the Moodboards to my current works I’ve written in the last two years🙂.

A Dyad Of Brass moodboard

This Moodboard is for my Bonnie & Clyde retelling—which I’m currently querying. Sure it has no more than 7 pictures but it took a while and lots of stressing before I could put it together. Good thing I absolutely love the result!

This is a WIP idea. It’s an indulgent project I hope to work on someday soon. I read LOTS of college romances this year and when I ran out, I decided to write one for myself to ease the craving. I’ve been stumbling with the plotting though, but this Moodboard captures the perfect vibe:

• Group of friends
• Autumn season
• College setting
• Sports playing MC
• NYC stints
• Instagram contest

(2024 update: I don’t see myself working on this wip anytime soon! It no longer fits my style or preferred genres.)

A Precinct Of Flames moodboard

And for the book (series) of my entire heart! Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of this Moodboard 😂. It doesn’t captures the essence or the vibe of the story. But it does have some of the major components represented so I’m sticking with it. For now.

A Desert Of Bleeding Sand moodboard

And finally, this is my current WIP. A Desert Of Bleeding Sand. Is it really a WIP though? I’ve finished the first few drafts and am now editing based on some amazing feedbacks I’ve received. I posted about it on twitter and it’s gotten lots of interest and love, that I’m doubly excited about it. This Moodboards captures the vibe, but boy was it hell finding all these photos. It took sweat and blood and endless hours. Okay, that’s extra dramatic but it wasn’t easy to make!

2024 Update: I have added the Moodboards for all of my projects here for easy reference on my blog.

Ailey Ose’s Moodboard

The moodboard for AILEY OSE, my Upmarket manuscript inspired by the ever-burning drama between Justin Bieber, Hailey, and Selena Gomez! I came back to add this update because I want to keep referencing this post while talking about any of my manuscripts. It’s comprehensive and compact, and will help orient both new and existing bloggers/visitors on my site!

A Winter of White Ash – ADOBS 2 Moodboard

The moodboard for A Desert of Bleeding Sand 2 is definitely one of my favorites. It encapsulates the title and setting of book two so well!

ADOBS 3

ADOBS 3 actually has another moodboard from before I understood that AI art was a no-no! This board was initially for ADOBS 2, but it somewhat also works for ADOBS 3. Since I haven’t been in a moodboard-making mood recently, I’ll be using this beautiful board for ADOBS 3. I have a title for the third book but have decided to keep it under wraps for now 🙂

Destitutes and Fiends Moodboard

This is the book that got me my former agent and the first I went on subs with. I wrote the fun, clean regency romance in late 2021, at a time when I still mostly read historical romances. It is Bridgerton meets Stalking Jack The Ripper, and every now and then I miss my spunky, sweet heroine, Ava.

(All photos are from unsplash and Pinterest.)

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And those are my Moodboards and current projects! Do you like Moodboards? How is your experience making them?