A Musical Trinity – The Last Paul

A Musical Trinity – The Last Paul

Feb 23, 2018 | Music, Writing Process

When I sit down at the keyboard, it’s all about shifting gears to get into the right frame of mind. I have playlists for that, but sometimes I’ll just reach for a specific artist or album to set a mood. I thought a lot about that process while crafting...
Musical Influence, Fictional and Otherwise

Musical Influence, Fictional and Otherwise

Feb 20, 2018 | Music

What’s going on in music in the year 2028? That was one of the trickier aspects of world building for me, and to be honest we only get snapshots of it by the end of BURIED BY THE SOUND. That, of course, is by design. The book opens with Jenna Donelly sitting on...
Why We Dream of Space

Why We Dream of Space

Feb 12, 2018 | Current Events

Last week the world witnessed a spectacle courtesy of Elon Musk and SpaceX. There’s a lot to unpack in the Falcon Heavy launch, but for me it was a moment of exhilaration, proof of what humanity is capable of when we dream of big things. We are not bound to this...
Writing, Business, and Art Update!

Writing, Business, and Art Update!

Feb 7, 2018 | News

Last week I finished edits on Buried by the Sound. When I waded back into editing the manuscript, I wasn’t sure what condition it was in because it had been a few years since I touched it (sidetracked by kids!). The editing process was largely an affirmation of...