Category Archives: Literary Listening

I’m happy to share that I was recently interviewed by my friend Michael DeCamp, and his wife Nancy, for their Cutter’s Notch Podcast. The episode is live now, so what are you waiting for?? We talk about the Kings of Chaos (of course), zombies, the creative and writing processes, and so much more.

Check out the full episode here, and go ahead and subscribe to the podcast while you’re at it!

I was recently fortunate enough to participate in another author fair at the Indianapolis south side staple, Books & Brews South. During that event, Michael DeCamp conducted flash interviews with the other authors in attendance for a special episode of his Cutters Notch podcast.

You can give it a listen here. My segment kicks off the episode, then it just gets better from there!

Recently, as mentioned previously, I participated in my first author event in over a year. It was a great event, and I was fortunate enough to be interviewed on the Cutters Notch podcast. The host, Michael DeCamp, was one of the organizers for the event, and he did brief interviews with most, if not all, of the attending authors. It was a fun experience and Mike is an excellent host. Give it a listen to learn about several new authors, and if you want to hear me make a fool of myself, my segment begins just before the fifty minute mark.

Happy listening!

Recently, I was able to participate in a local author fair at the beautiful Hamilton East Public Library in Fishers, Indiana.  During the event, I was fortunate enough to be interviewed for a podcast that features area news and events.  The host was able to get brief interviews with most of the participating authors, and you can hear my segment begin at the 14:38 mark.  You can also read a short write-up here.  In case you miss it, I’m pretty sure I’m the author that’s referenced who concentrates on stories of biker gangs.  Thanks to LarryInFishers for coming out and supporting a great group of writers!

Thank you, that is all.

Lately I’ve been enthralled by the idea of creating a playlist for my projects.  I enjoy watching movies and I’m a sucker for a great soundtrack, so when I’m building scenes, conflicts, characters, or anything else, I like to let my mind wander to whatever I think the most fitting song for that moment is.  (Plus I like to fantasize about the idea of selling the rights to one of my books at some point and having an actual soundtrack for an actual film based on one of my stories, but that’s just a dream at this point.)

As I’ve been looking for motivation recently, I’ve found myself driving around in my car, letting my music shuffle, looking for literary themed songs to get the creative juices flowing.  I’ve come up with a handful that I really enjoy, so I decided to turn to Google to find some that I possibly hadn’t thought of.  With that, I’d like to provide the following definitive literary soundtrack.  Several of these are obvious and well known, but hopefully you’ll spot a few surprise sleepers on here that you hadn’t thought of before!  Check it out, see what you think, and let me know if you think I missed anything in the comments below! Continue reading →

Awhile back I posted the unofficial Crossroads playlist to fill out the Kings of Chaos world and enhance the story.  Obviously I’m obligated to do the same for the sequel, and that’s what I’m about to do.  Grab the closest headphones and let’s get busy.  Again, as with Crossroads, Crossfire centers around a high-octane action story about some hardcore bikers, so naturally the soundtrack has to kick ass.  This playlist is required to tell the story in their own words – with the proper tone, of course.  So bring on the classic rock, hard rock, and heavy metal. Continue reading →

You know the best part about movie trailers?  No, it’s not the teasers and spoilers that you may glean from a two-minute synopsis of the plot.  That’s the obvious answer, and it’s also the wrong answer.  The song selection is the best marketing strategy for any upcoming release.  You might be in another room when the trailer comes on your television.  You can’t see the commercial, and you probably won’t be able to make out any dialogue or voice-over story-telling, but I bet the music will creep its way into your ear canal.  It might be faint.  Possibly even subconscious, but once your synapses begin making connections, you can tell what the trailer is without even looking.  OR, if you aren’t already familiar with the title, then you have an undeniable need to run into the other room to see what the movie is.

So you’ve finished the first book in the Kings of Chaos Motorcycle Club series and you can’t stop thinking about the magnificent plot and fully developed characters.  Hell, maybe you even thought to yourself as you were reading it, “Self, I can hear this song playing in the background of this scene.”  Well, maybe you were right.  Let’s think about it for a minute and take a look below! Continue reading →