A Musical Influence

Does music influence your writing. 

Is it the music, the words, or the atmosphere it creates?

Josh Groban's album.

Closer

was the influence for the

love story in my first novel

MURDER, MADNESS & LOVE.

Two songs:

My Confession

&

When You Say You Love Me

The two songs that influenced my writing of the first book in the Detective Quaid Series.

There were other songs, and they're all mentioned in the novel, but these were the two that were specific to Steven Quaid and Sarah Davis.

Another song that follows the characters through all the novels is

You Are My Sunshine

It's a song that Sarah sings when she's troubled, and in future novels, it's a song that foreshadows bad news when ever it's mentioned in the novel.

So do you have a favorite singer, or song that helped make your novel come together?

BEYOND THE BINDING - IWSG

COVER REVEAL

BEYOND THE BINDING

and now available on Amazon 

Embark on an exciting journey “Beyond the Binding” of the imagination with 29 authors from across the globe, in a groundbreaking collaboration where music meets fiction. Surrender to soaring compositions as they surge through the veins of every story, capturing the triumphant pulse of the notes in heart pounding sci fi, enchanting fantasy and gripping slices of realism.  

All proceeds of the Composers for Relief  album and Companion Collection ebook will go to Gawad Kalinga (“give care”) and GVSP (Gualandi Volunteer Service Programme), to support the relief efforts for victims of the deadliest natural disaster in Philippines’ history, Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

Ebook available from Amazon, Amazon UK, iTunes, B&N, Kobo, Sony, Diesel & Smashwords.

Composers for Relief album available on ITunes, Amazon, CDBaby & Spotify

Participating in the Composers for Relief collaboration was one of the most challenging and rewarding writing events of 2013.

 Thank you Samantha Redstreake Geary 

for the invitation.

You can read my contribution to Phillip Lober's magical piece

 NO MORE 

 HERE!

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My writing / publishing UPDATE:

My 1099 for royalties earned for

Murder, Madness & Love 

and 

Memories of Murder 

totaled $23.30 

for 2013.

Do you write for the love of money 
or 
the love of writing?

Before you answer consider this:

Why did a publisher publish your book?

 The love of publishing?

 Might explain why I'm feeling 

more than a little insecure today!

A new link that may help?

How To Boost Your Amazon Book Sales

http://www.mikelowndes.com/blog/ 

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"The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity." 

~ Erich Fromm

"Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best."

~ Harold W. Dodds