“Bright”
After days of gloom,
the first rays of yellow light
make the room glow.
Steve D
Author: Steven D'Adamo
I'm a fantasy author and blogger. I like to write about the creative process, music, movies, books, and my weekly haiku series, "Haiku Sunday"
Friday Publishing-Day: Rainy Days
Can I confess something to you guys?
I’m officially Concerned about publishing my book, and it is due to something that is out of my control.
Which I think makes this worse… Continue reading “Friday Publishing-Day: Rainy Days”
Quick Rip: New Dead Sara = My New Favorite Music
Welp, this summer should be awesome. Dead Sara dropped this single in early May with the announcement that they’ll be releasing a new EP, Temporary Things Taking Up Space, on June 8.
There’s been a bit of a lull in Dead Sara’s music releases ever since bassist Chris Null left the band in 2017. I had assumed that their next single would feature a new bassist with largely the same overall sound.
Wrong and wrong.
“Unamerican” comes as a three-piece where the lack of a bass guitar is never felt.
Emily Armstrong’s wailing combined with Siouxsie Medley’s distortion-laden riff achieves the same overwhelming feeling as their older songs.
Sean Friday continues his run as my favorite drummer with his energetic playing.
I don’t know if Temporary Things Taking Up Space will include any bassist, even as a studio performer. I hope not. I want to see what they do with the pieces they have.
Judging from “Unamerican” and “Heaven’s Got a Back Door”, Dead Sara will get on just fine.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Ambient
“Ambient”
Every molecule
trembles as the air itself
layers and dances.
Another haiku inspired by a song that I simply cannot get enough of.
Steve D
Friday Publishing-Day: The Deep Breath
This has been a pretty good week. I had started to review my book designer’s sample manuscript over the weekend, but didn’t get too far. Continue reading “Friday Publishing-Day: The Deep Breath”
How to Outline through Character Arcs
On Friday I touched on how I started outlining The Warden of Everfeld: Legacy to help me lay out the general narrative.
I’m pretty sure this style of outline is sort of an amalgam of various outlining techniques I’ve read about, so I’d like to share it with you all. Continue reading “How to Outline through Character Arcs”
Haiku Sunday – Boom
“Boom”
Booming resonance,
like the rumble of thunder
across the night sky.
This song inspired me to explore the tones of music through this series. I don’t really know where this is going, but I hope you enjoy.
Steve D
Friday Publishing-Day: Coming Together
This has certainly been an interesting week, not least because I drove halfway across the country.
With my manuscript for WoEM in the hands of my book designer, I have been able to focus on other pieces of this larger puzzle. Continue reading “Friday Publishing-Day: Coming Together”
A Short but Sweet Overnight Stay in Lexington, KY
As you may or may not have been aware, Jessie and I just concluded a road trip to move her from Denver back to Baltimore — where she belongs!
We drove a small moving truck filled with her crap precious belongings 1,800 miles over three days. Among long days of driving and stops in multiple cities, one place snuck up on us to steal our hearts: Lexington, Kentucky. Continue reading “A Short but Sweet Overnight Stay in Lexington, KY”
Traveler’s Haiku – Appalachia
“Appalachia”
Smooth hilltops dusted
violet and amber – do they
know of our presence?
Jessie and I are passing through the beautiful Appalachians today after a fun night in Lexington, KY. To Baltimore!
Steve D
