30-Day Meme

7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?

I have to listen to music when I write. To me, music is the life's blood of writing. Before the wonders of iTunes, I would make tapes or CDs of the kind of music I thought I'd need when writing. Now I can make a play list at the drop of a hat. With the creation of The Vampire Relics, the main music was Shriekback; however, there was also the presence of Classical music, Goth, and anything else that tickled my fancy. One song that really defines Cadmus is "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix) by Rob Dougan. A lot of people are surprised that this song and not a Shriekback song, in particular "Deeply Lined Up," would be Cadmus' theme, but that's just how it is. If you want to get a flavour of the character of Cadmus, listen to "Clubbed to Death." Another is "Exile" by Enya. That song more than defines Kelat. It's always been her theme song.

The Creation of Cadmus, parts 3 and 4

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30 Pages

I've got thirty more pages to finish the third draft of The Blood Crown. The more I read this book, the more I like it. There's something about it that I really do like, especially the odd tidbits that link the first book to the third. I didn't even know I'd written those in, but I did nonetheless. I'm planning on taking the laptop back to bed with me tonight and knocking out the last of it, making any changes that need to be made, then sending it on to SUPAEDITAH, gunslingaaahhh. She'll be able to toss draft #2.

Then I'm gonna take a break from it all. I'm focusing on just The Chalice for the month. I'm hoping it's going to be busy and filled with wonderful surprises, so we'll see.