For the curious, this was the piece that inspired the last scene of the adult-oriented Watching Him, which is still one of my favorite Agency stories.
In fact, the entirety of The Tempest (another of my favorites; I've always been proud of how that one turned out) was inspired by another work involving Joshua Bell--The Red Violin, a film that is sort of a biography of a musical instrument, tracing its life through the hands that play it.
I mention this because every piece of fiction I've ever written has had music in it somewhere; every story has a soundtrack, even if nobody ever knows it but me. Much of Jason's character arose from the violin CDs I was listening to at the time.
I've been listening to a lot of bluesy, sumptuous female artists lately, like Lizz Wright and Me'shell Ndegeocello. What that means for the next story...well, stick around and find out. >;)
Yes, I'm a dirty tease.
In fact, the entirety of The Tempest (another of my favorites; I've always been proud of how that one turned out) was inspired by another work involving Joshua Bell--The Red Violin, a film that is sort of a biography of a musical instrument, tracing its life through the hands that play it.
I mention this because every piece of fiction I've ever written has had music in it somewhere; every story has a soundtrack, even if nobody ever knows it but me. Much of Jason's character arose from the violin CDs I was listening to at the time.
I've been listening to a lot of bluesy, sumptuous female artists lately, like Lizz Wright and Me'shell Ndegeocello. What that means for the next story...well, stick around and find out. >;)
Yes, I'm a dirty tease.