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 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 | 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 | Jun 26, 2021 | Fiction, Music, Writing
I’ve always been a little in awe of the power of music. There were periods of time when I could actually track the happenings of my life through music: a soundtrack to my life, you might say. Even now I hear a particular song and it brings me smack back to...
