rock revival – A Mad Pursuit

One of the things I’m most excited about regarding 2018 is the release of Rock Revival. The book took shape about 5 years ago, right after the birth of my daughter. No, it’s not a genre book. Yes, I’m usually a genre writer, but to be quite honest I’ve never seen myself as a genre... / READ MORE /

January 18, 2014

editing, music, Rock Revival

editing, fiction, learning from writing, music, natania barron, progress, publication, rock revival

Being as Good as My Word: On Getting Distance from Writing

Writers. We’re a funny bunch. I fully believe that in order to cope with the general stress and chaos of having many worlds and stories and people in our heads, we impose odd deadlines and limitations on ourselves. We don’t always share these with the masses, and some of them are downright personal. But it... / READ MORE /

August 24, 2012

Rock Revival, Uncategorized, writing

excerpt, half way point, keane, life, metrics, music, revival, rock revival

‘Cause I’m Short On Time, I’m Lonely and I’m Too Tired to Talk

The above lyric is from Keane’s “Can’t Stop Now” and it’s apropos for more reasons other than I just like the song. Life, in short, these days, has been nothing short of OMGWTF. I really don’t want to go into the details, ’cause honestly, this blog ain’t that sort of thing. We’re okay. We’re managing.... / READ MORE /

August 3, 2012

blog, fiction, music, social media, television, writing

feminism, rock 'n' roll, rock music, rock revival, women in rock

On Feminism and Women Who Rock

The Spark I was sitting in the bleacher seats in one of the music classrooms at UMass, and sort of staring top-down at the Music 101 professor. She walked around the podium and said, “Now, some of you have been asking why we’re not covering the sections of women composers, the ones listed in the book.... / READ MORE /

June 25, 2012

convention, fiction, music, Rock Revival, social media, writing

fran healy, music, Nashville, neko case, pinterest, rock music, rock revival, spotify, travis

I can’t stay here to hold your hand, I’ve been away for so long

That's a Neko Case lyric, from "The Next Time You Say Forever" from Middle Cyclone. It sums up things nicely for where the book is going right now. / READ MORE /

The Sound of October Revival

Being as Good as My Word: On Getting Distance from Writing

‘Cause I’m Short On Time, I’m Lonely and I’m Too Tired to Talk

On Feminism and Women Who Rock

I can’t stay here to hold your hand, I’ve been away for so long