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Rasputina- The New Zero: featuring Karloff and Lugosi
Rasputina is one of my fave bands. Victorian garbed- rock cellists with irreverent humor
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Wuthering Heights-song by Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is my favorite novel. Emily’s novel and her fierce poetry have been a huge influence on me. Although my own writing style is more down-to-earth (despite the dark...
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Puccini: A Birthday Celebration
The Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, was born on December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Tuscany. In 1876, he was inspired to write opera after hearing Verdi’s, Aida. Four years later, he enrolled at the...
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Writing Meme: Day 7: Writing and Music
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters? Not so long ago, the answer would have been, “no”. I worked in utter silence or...
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Danse Macabre
Come All Hallows Eve, Death calls the dead to rise from their graves. While he plays his fiddle, the awakened spirits dance until the rooster crows at dawn. French composer, Camille Saint-Saens,...
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Isle of the Dead
Artists in all fields are inspired by each other. One of the most famous examples of creativity enriching creativity involves, The Isle of the Dead. Arnold Böcklin (Swiss Symbolist painter, 1827-1901)...
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Happy Birthday to the most Famous Unknown Songstress
Dr. Patty Smith Hill (1868-1946) Many probably don’t recognize the name. But it would be difficult to find someone who did not know a certain song she wrote. Yes, today is the birthday of the woman...
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Horror Novel Soundtrack
While writing, my internet is usually turned to the wonderful allclassical.org (thank you DD!) But then there is the specific music I seek out, or discover, that is divinely perfect for the story. The...
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