Hi all. A belated Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who has children, be they biological, of the heart, or of the four-legged, furry persuasion ;-). I had a nice weekend aside from a 24-hour lack of service with my phone/cable that turned out to be my husband accidentally knocking the power source from the modem while moving some furniture. Ahem. That accounted for some red-faced moments when the cable guy told us the problem, as you can imagine. My internet still worked, so I made up for the lack of phone and TV by brushing up on my research into Vlad’s historical background. There are lots of accounts, but I tend to favor the Russian and Romanian records. Those paint Vlad not as sadistic or insane, but as a leader whose ruthlessness was comparable to the times, and one who was dedicated to his people and his country. That’s the background I’m drawing from with his character in the spinoff series. As to which historical account is correct, who knows? The fun with writing fiction versus nonfiction is that I can choose which one I like more, heh.
Speaking of Vlad’s book, I’m compiling a playlist of songs. Some writers don’t want any background noise while they write, but I find that having a set selection of songs helps push me past those moments when I hit a mental wall. Or maybe it’s pure Pavlovian response and I’ve trained myself to write when I hear the same musical repetitions over and over. Whatever the reason, it helps, which is all I really care about. With that being said, any suggestions on music? Please don’t be shy. Reader suggestions turned me on to bands like Kings of Leon, White Lies, Dashboard Confessional, Breaking Benjamin, and Shinedown, which turned out to be most of my playlist for Eternal Kiss of Darkness.
And thanks to everyone who offered title suggestions for Vlad’s book. I compiled them in a list and sent them to my editor, along with a few ideas I had. No decision has been made yet, but when a title is chosen, I’ll let everyone know! Maybe it will be something you picked :-).
I’ll suggest you try Stone Sour and Skillet
I can’t wait to read Vlad’s story 🙂
wow exciting history of Vlad, now there IS a huge history world wide and so many accounts of his life, seriously hard to narrow it all down but like You said You pick and choose in fiction, I too prefer the Russian and Romanian accounts and I really do believe it more accurate as back then leaders were rather cruel to be “kind” and there is no comparison with leaders of now as today’s governments did not have the “issues” of revolutions and decent, well on anarchaic levels anyways, so excited for YOU, as for music um KATY PERRY E.T. has VLAD all over it lyrically! 🙂
I would love to read a book about Tate…haha. I always felt bad that he got the shaft from Cat. Although between Bones and Tait I would pick Bones everytime…sorry Tate! haha
Florence and the Machine, Neko Case, Mumford and Sons and The National are all on my top plays for studying so maybe there good for writing too.
Florence and the Machine, Neko Case, Mumford and Sons and The National are all on my top plays for studying so maybe they’re good for writing too.
vlad is my fav! excited to read his story! try Metric or the Yeah,Yeah,Yeah’s.
My current top plays include:
“Sail” by AWOLNATION
“Black River Killer” & “Evening Star” by Blitzen Trapper
“Don’t Sit Down Cause I Moved Your Chair” by Arctic Monkeys
“Howlin For You” by The Black Keys
“Lazy Eye” by Silversun Pickups
“Letters From the Sky” by Civil Twilight
and always Queens of the Stone Age my fav band of all time!
listen to “No One Knows” or “You’ve got a Killer Scene there Man”!!!
These are some bands I love. All there songs are great.
RED
LOSTPROPHETS
10 YEARS
CHEVELLE
SHINEDOWN
EVANS BLUE
SICK PUPPIES
DEFTONES
HURT
Hope you like. 🙂 can’t wait for VLAD!
I have been listening to Florence and the Machine, as well as Mumford and Sons, while I study lately, like someone else mentioned. Although, when I really need to get to work I tend to put on music without lyrics because I get distracted or start to sing along — the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack is actually my favorite for those times. Though honestly, I can listen to so many different things or genres: Blue October, Evanescence, Regina Spektor, Carrie Underwood, and Michael Buble have all been listening favorites lately.
Anyway, can’t wait for Vlad’s story!
Hi Jeaniene!
As for playlist I love listening ti Evanescence if I want a really goth, gloomy, ethereal sound.
You may think it is weird but there are some songs I have hear on the radio that always make me think of Bones.
1. DJ Got Us Fallin in Love by Usher (reminds me of Bones dancing in the S7M club scene).
2.) Tonight I’s Loving You by Enrique Inglesias (another scene with Bones and Cat in one of the clubs dancing)
3.) S & M by Rhianna (reminds me of Mencheres and Kira because of the part in the song when they say “sex in the air”. Always reminds me of that scene between the two of them in EKOD).
Hope it gave you a good chuckle. 🙂
hey jeaniene
just some music for your play list….
feeder-tumble and fall
doves-black and white town
idlewild-love steals us from loneliness
the kills-the good ones
the music-freedom fighters
the libertines-what become of the likely lads
supergrass-grace
blur-song2
peter gabriel-games without frontiers
terry reid-brave awakening and seed of memory
yeah yeah yeahs-cheated hearts
the verve-bitter sweet symphony and the drugs dont work
sytem of a down-lonely day
just off the top of my head give them a whirl!!
cant wait to see the title for vlads book.
toodles
becca
uk
xx
The Pierces – Sticks and Stones (The Youtube Vid is pretty awesome)x x x x
Sick Puppies – You’re Going Down
Deaftones – You’ve Seen The Butcher
Deaftones – Change (in the house of flies)
Velvet Revolver – Slither
Guano Apes – You Can’t Stop Me
The Raconteurs – Consoler Of The Lonely
Proceed – Treading Water
Blackbud – You Can Run
Hey Jeanine,
I happen to listen to a band that I think would go well with Vlad for scenes where he is fighting, mostly because they remind me of when Cat And Bones are fighting all kinds of Undead nasties. The band is Demon Hunter. And one of the many songs I would suggest, is Screams of the undead. (No pun intended…Well, maybe a little) It’s a bit more of a positive toned Heavy metal mixed with some rock.
Thanks for reading,
Matthew.
Beauty from Pain- Superchick
( It probably describes how Vlad feels about his love life 😉
I can’t wait fo his book! 😀
I can’t wait for the Vald book!!! Can you tell us about when it will be out?
As far a music goes I think “Nickelback – Burn it to the Ground” will go good with Vald.
Nickelback – Burn it to the Ground
Check out you tube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxgeSv88c2w&ob=av2em
I Totally Heart Vlad. As much as I will mourn for Cat and Bones, I can not wait for Vlad’s books.
When I’m writing I need something with a strong baseline and that is loud. For some reason loud, heavy songs work for me.
I also like a lot of cover songs for their unique interpretations. I think it gets the brain working because it’s something familiar but new.
Hallelujah – k.d. lang
Misguided Ghosts – Paramore
Waves and Both of Us – Charlotte Sometimes
Closer, Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Wake Up Dead Man – Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Creep (Live), Die Alone, Breakable, Morning Lullabies, Turn to Stone – Ingrid Michaelson
Running Up That Hill – Placebo
Run – Snow Patrol
Feeling Good – Muse
My Heroes (SUV) – The Cliks
Le Disko – Tiny Toy Guns
Running Up that Hill – Within Temptation
The Chemicals Between Us – Bush
Eternal Life – Jeff Buckley
Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ – Bob Dylan
Devil in Me – Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat
Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked – Cage the Elephant
I Know What I Am – Band of Skulls
For some comedy relief….
Heaven’s on Fire – KISS
These are a little different than some of the others listed.
A Thousand Years of War – Authority Zero.
Insects Destroy – Pulley
Set Me Free – Pennywise
try listening to all Deftones albums. they are like silk & steel
I know this may not be what most would recomend but I would suggest listening to Dido. For some reason when I think of Vlad her music comes to mind.
Room 2012 – Naughty But Nice(I think is perfect for Vlad in a hot scene)
within temptation – frozen,a dangerous mind,memories
t.A.t.U- fly on the wall,
cheryl cole-parachute
beautiful stranger-rebecca st james
fefe dobson-kiss me fool
lady antebellum -need you now
skillet- the last night
akon- mr right now
Btw I am Romanian and I am happy that you chose to inspire from our records, I can’t wait for Vlad’s story.
Whenever I hear Taylor Swift’s “Back to December”, it makes me think of the ending to HWTTG. Cat left Bones in December, and that’s his birthday month as well. I think of that when Taylor Swift sings “Your birthday passed, and I didn’t call……”. Just a suggestion!
Adele
Mumford and sons
Florence and the machine
Take a different approach and listen to Russell Watson. Start with his first album “the voice”. Track 4, Caruso and Track 15, Nessun Dorma! they will give you goose bumps…
Scifi Crimes: Chevelle
Feeding the Wolves: Ten Years
Diamond Eyes (You’ve see the butcher): Deaftones
Can’t wait for Vlad’s book!
Depeche Mode: “Only When I Lose Myself”
Linkin Park: “In Between”
Prodigy: “Firestarter
Amos Lee: “Street Corner Preacher”
Melody Gardot: “Your Heart Is As Black As Night”
Calexico: “Cruel”
Cold War Kids: “Hang Me Up To Dry”
Dear Reader: “Great White Bear”
The Naked And Famous: “Young Blood”
Vienna Tang: “Watershed”
Apocalyptica: “Faraway”
Bush: “Letting The Cables Sleep”
Skunk Anansie: “Secretly”
Deftones-all their albums r gr8!
Smashing pumpkins
Skin-lost
Blur-trimm trabb
Muse- absolution album
Hi, Jeaniene, I’m very excited about your new Vlad’s story, I’m very fan of Dracula and his brother Mircea who has an important personage in Cassandra Palmer’s books. I expect to read soon the story, but I will have to wait because I’m from Sapain, and books must be translated.
Kisses for you from Spain
The Shins are great, kind of like a modern version of the Beatles. Phantom Limb is one of my favorites if theirs. Gone for good also 🙂
Hi! I’m way excited for this book, as well as half the world. You’re amazing. 🙂
Here are some of my songs that motivate me (sorry there are so many, I still have tons more lol). Take your pick, but they are all good depending on moods, hehe. I’m both a lyrical/beat person. 🙂
The Fray – Look After You
Florence & The Machine – Cosmic Love, Dog Days are Over
The Toadies – Tyler
Thom Yorke – Hearing Damage
This World Fair – Don’t Make Me Wait
Jem – Come on Closer, Falling For You, 24, Missing You
Band of Horses – The Funeral, Ode to LRC, No One’s Gonna Love You, On My Way Back Home, For Annabelle, Life on Earth, The Great Salt Lake
The Kills – Cheap and Cheerful
Katy Perry – ET Futuristic Lover
Cat Power – The Greatest
Muse – Undisclosed Desires
Kelly Clarkson – Already Gone
Theory of a Deadman – By The Way, All or Nothing, Sacrifice, Point to Prove, The Last Song,
Mumford & Sons – The Cave
Anberlin – Impossible
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition, Fader
The Bravery – Ours
Imogen Heap – Come Here Boy, Hide and Seek, Just for Now
Bush – Swallowed, Mouth
Natasha Bedingfield – Strip Me
Cold – Happens All the Time, Ocean, Feel it in Your Heart
One Republic – Everybody Loves Me, Made for You, Tyrant, Trapt Door, Someone to Save You, Say (All I Need)
Seether – Sympathetic, Fade Away, Got it Made, Out of My Way, Rise Above This, Walk Away from the Sun, Tongue, Never Leave
Smashing Pumpkins – Freak
Sunrise Afternoon – Forever Yours
Jets – Where Did You Go
James Blunt – I’ll Be Your Man
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
Bad Day, Daniel Powter
I recommend Rammstein for the action scenes!
i think you would like Skillet they have a couple really good songs awake and alive,monster,hero,and the older i get.
Love your books!!!!
I love the soundtrack to “Queen of the Damned”. Obviously all vampire themed, and ranges from sort of techno to raging metal.
Tool and A Perfect Circle.
Foo Fighters.
And lately, when I hear “The Band Perry”, I can’t help but think of Cat and Bones, they have a song with that goes ….
“All the girls in town look you up and look you down
I know
So come on and pick your kitten
Purr baby purr go ahead and say the word let’s go
Think I’m the one your takin’
Got me feelin lucky…”
I think the title of the song is “Hip To My Heart”. Made me giggle the first time I heard it as I was revisiting HTTG. I’ve read it at least five times, and still find it fresh and fun to read. 🙂
Nickelback – Burn it to the Ground
Nickelback – Rockstar
Avril Lavigne – Everybody hurts
Pink – So What
Pink – Who knew
Spice Girls – Never Give Up on The Good Times
Miranda Lambert – Gunpowder and Lead
All Time Low – Weightless
All Time Low – Dear Maria, Count Me in
Three Days Grace – Never Too Late
Three Days Grace – Animal I have Become
Clay Walker – She Won’t Be Lonely Long
Brad Paisley – I’m Still A Guy
Bullet For My Valentine – Tears Don’t Fall
Simple Plan – I’m Just A Kid
Sugarland – Stay
Sugarland – Stuck like Glue
Lonestar – Mr. Mom
Toby Keith – I wanna Talk About Me
The Danna’s – Take It Off
kelly Clarkson – Already Gone
Walker Hayes – Pants – Thought i think this song is more for Cat and Bones
I’m very agree with you for music !! 😉
I am so excited about Vlad!! I just can’t wait!!! I have found that Cage the Elephant is a good choice of a band for me especially their song Shake Me Down so hopefully it will help inspire you like it does me 🙂
Trust me when i say i know music
music is my life without it id be nothing i know it sounds very cheesy buts its very true
i LOVE rock, metal, and alternative and these genres have the exact meanings and songs youll need for your books
you should look up bands like RED, Disturbed,Seether,Incubus,Apocalyptica
you should check out these songs for some exact matches
Spellbound- Lacuna Coil
Skinny Little Bitch- Hole
Zombie- The Cranberries
Drive- Incubus
Dig- Incubus
Love hurts- Incubus
Black Heart Inertia- Incubus
Broken Pieces- Apocalyptica
Shes a Genius- JET
Are you gonna be my girl- JET
Youre Going Down- Sick Puppies
Odd One- Sick Puppies
I highly recommend “Amen Omen” by Ben Harper. Admitedly, it was used on the show Vampire Daries, but it is because the lyrics fit the theme of long lived vampire being in love. Here is a sample of the lyrics so you see what I mean, but the whole song is full of perfect lines that just fit that subject and the voice and instrumental is wonderful as well.
“I listen to a whisper
Slowly drift away
Silence is the loudest
Parting word you never say
I put your world
Into my veins
Now a voiceless sympathy
Is all that remains
Amen Omen
Will i see your face again
Amen Omen
Can i find the place within
To live my life without you”
Hope you get a chance to check it out 🙂
well I just watched some u-tube of how the night huntress series would be cast.i for one think if it were to become a movie or t.v serires then the character of cat should be cast from a actress that has soft feacture,more oval shaped face.for bones i have no clue I would need to see a bunch of pics of actors.for it too be a true success,you need to pick the cast very carfuly,like on how twilight was casted.I’ve seen a poster of both cat and bones and you would need to get very close to the features of the guy in the poster from this sight.You’d think with all the other books becomeing movies that these ones would get some screen time too!It would be soo awsome!!
I’d suggest Jelonek if you want something really different 🙂
– funeral of a provincial vampire
– BaRock
for example, I love the whole album!
besides that:
Skillet – Whispers in the Dark
Skillet – Hero
Three Days Grace – I Hate Everything About You
3 Doors Down – When I’m Gone
Seether / Amy Lee – Broken
Muse – Undisclosed Desire
Muse – Uprising
System of a Down – Chop Suey
System of a Down – Lonely Day
Serj Tankian – Sky Is Over
Serj Tankian – Unthinking Majority
Serj Tankian – Empty Walls
Evanescence – My Immortal
Evanescence – Taking Over Me (generally, the whole Fallen Album)
Linkin Park – Numb Piano Version
Placebo – Every You and Every Me
Placebo – Running Up That Hill
Lacuna Coil – Heaven’s a Lie
Nightwish – Nemo
enjoy~~
Queens of the Stone Ages is an amazing rock act from California! Jeaniene, try listening to their album-
Songs for the Deaf.
Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness
Beautiful lyrics,very poetic.
My suggestions:
Randoms songs:
Make It Good by Fink
The Noose by A Perfect Circle
Blind, Post Blue, and Infa Red by Pacebo
Make Me Bad, Trash, and Coming Undone by KoRn
Artists:
Eyes Set to Kill
Red
Disturbed
Burn Season (Closer is a great song!)
Within Temptation- they have an amazing new album “The Unforgiving”
Just saw another u-tube of how cat & bones should be casted!there is a model in linguera,more rounded face she should be casted as cat and for bones there is another model.I think it should be the 2 unknown models.some one though it should be james from buffy but my gut says it should be the 2 models!I dont know on who jeanine thinks should be bones but,thoughs are my thoughts.
I’ve devoured all of the Night Huntress/Night Huntress World novels twice so far and am on my third read through. Thank you so much for writing them. I cannot wait for a peek at the quirky sense of humor and heart that is Vlad.
As for tunes, my humble opinion is that Vlad himself probably loves listening to John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” album. On vinyl. While draped in a Snuggie. 🙂
I think of Pink with Funhouse, for when Vlad gets a little angry/melancholic and sarcastic.
I recommend Within Temptation or Evanescence.
Evanescence is definitely one of my top favorite bands, and best played, in my opinion, while I’m working.
Nickelback “too bad” and “*How you remind me”
Simple plan “I can wait forever” and “welcome to my life”
Miley Cyrus “7 things”
Avril Lavigne “Together” and “My Happy Ending”
Mc Fly “All about you” , “She left me”, “you’ve got a friend”, “Falling love” and ” that girl”
Destine “Everything in me” and ” Am I so Blind”
all of Pink !! 😉
“Bad reputation” Half Cocked
The Veronicas ” I could get used to this” and “4 ever”
Offspring “Self Esteem”
I can wait vald book !! :DDD and I hope that you will love these music 🙂
And I’ve forgot … “Secret” The pierce !!
Try My Chemical Romance. They’re a band with a really powerful beat, total rock. If you like Breaking Benjamin you’ll probably like them.
My Chemical Romance: Vampires Will Never Hurt you
My Chemical Romance: Thank you for the Venom
My Chemical Romance: Bullet Proof Heart
My Chemical Romance: Vampire Money
And a more comical one, but I still think it’s very Night Huntress Worldish-
Scissor Sisters- I can’t decide
Hello from far away Russia!!!
Here some of my favorite songs,I hope you will love them too!
Negative – End Of The Line / Blood On Blood
Tarja Turunen – Until My Last Breath / Crimson Deep
The Pierces – We Are Stars / Love You More
Within Temptation – In The Middle Of The Night /Stairway To The Skies…in short all last album “The Unforgiving”)))
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