I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The acoustic version of “Life Is Beautiful” is a haunting hard rock ballad (from The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack album by Sixx:A.M., a side project of Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx). Any funeral scenes is a … More “Life Is Beautiful” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. The first time I heard “Temptation Waits” by Garbage was on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer soundtrack. I imagine an urban predator stalking its prey with illicit intent, crossing a bar in full view of … More “Temptation Waits” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
I use music – often an entire playlist – to create a mindset and mood when I construct a scene. It helps me get into the heads of the characters and focus on what is happening. “Running up That Hill” is a cover by Placebo of a song by Kate Bush. I love both versions, … More “Running Up That Hill” – The Matriarch Soundtrack (Music to Write By)
Vampires don’t believe in ghosts. Every October, the freshmen at Glenville State College are told stories about Sis Linn, the local ghost who haunts Clark Hall and the graveyard where she’s buried. Murdered in 1919, she was beaten beyond recognition, the target of a brutal killer who was never caught. The stories are wrong. When … More New Synopsis for The Matriarch (back cover text tease)
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