We're near the end, dear friends, the end. The last book of The Archangel Chronicles will be out on the 2nd October, and to celebrate its release and the end of the series, I'm doing a series of posts here to commemorate that. So first up, a playlist. This is music I listened to while I was writing, music that I thought fit the characters or the ( Read more... )

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I, like a lot of writers, tend to whip up a playlist to suit whatever I'm writing. As the release date for "No Quarter" draws closer, I thought for this Thursday Thirteen, I'd share the thirteen songs that get played the most often on my playlist for this novel. Enjoy.

1. Afterglow - INXS Vid

Lyrics: Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who ( Read more... )

I think I've found the song that sums up the mood of my Archangels novel. I've had it on repeat on YouTube and read the lyrics and... yeah. It fits, I think. Song is "Afterglow" by INXS.

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Once again, I am doing Nano. I find the Nano experience to be particularly helpful as I am, I'm ashamed to admit, a procrastinator. The spirit and camaraderie of Nano and the word count updates on a daily basis do help me stay focused and work. This year, I have come up with a daily routine that I think might actually be the one. That is to say, ( Read more... )

Day Seven: Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?Yes, I do. I have a playlist of music I call my "Music for Writing" playlist which features music from bands such as Evanescence, Nine Inch Nails, Miranda Sex Garden, Medieval Babes, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Muse and the ( Read more... )