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...
by C & C Spellman | Jan 4, 2022 | About the Authors, Dystopian, Fiction, Writing
Many have expressed interest in the sequel to In the Shadows of Freedom and we’re excited to be able to share a bit about it! First of all, you may be wondering what the title will be. Coming Spring 2022 is… A Nation of Tyrants We want to keep most of the plot a...
by Cassandra Spellman | Dec 16, 2021 | Birth, Writing
“This is your fifth baby, so you might go quickly.” I stared at my midwife, nodding at her statement, a thousand thoughts running through my mind, mostly trying to process the fact that I would be delivering my baby—not in four weeks as I had assumed—but rather in...
