by Cassandra Spellman | Jun 27, 2023 | Music, Writing
This is one of my absolute favorite blog posts to write! Music greatly inspires my writing and, with the release of As Strong As Death so close now (August 15!), I am thrilled to give you a musical glimpse into the plot! I have songs for every major moment of the...
by Cassandra Spellman | Jan 16, 2023 | About the Authors, Writing
One of my resolutions for 2022 was for Chris and me to finish a full draft of the final book in The Shadows of Freedom trilogy. Well, New Year’s Eve found us rewriting some aspects of the last scene. It got down to the wire, but we made it: we finished the full draft...
by Chris Spellman | May 28, 2022 | Music, Writing
Is the goodness of literature, like music and any other art, in the eye of the beholder? I’ve struggled recently. I love to listen to music: when I’m writing, when I’m working, when I’m doing the dishes, when I’m driving—whenever. However, sometimes I grow weary of...
by Cassandra Spellman | Apr 29, 2022 | Fiction, Writing
As is the case with most endeavors in life, it’s helpful to have some kind of an end goal when you embark upon a new pursuit. Well, the other day I began to contemplate my motivations for writing fiction. It wasn’t an existential meltdown, by any means: a “Whyyy am I...
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 31, 2022 | Dystopian, Fiction, Music, Writing
As we approach the publication date of A Nation of Tyrants, the second book in The Shadows of Freedom series, we thought you, our readers, might enjoy hearing some of the music that inspired our writing. Get ready to enter the atmosphere of the novel! “Lost at Sea” by...
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 15, 2022 | Fiction, Friendship, Writing
Are you a people pleaser? Let’s say someone asks you out for coffee, but you don’t really feel like going. Do you go anyway, just because you don’t want to say no and upset the person? Or maybe a friend has done something that hurt your feelings. When he or she...
