I'm between fifty to sixty pages from the end of the second draft of Chaos Season. As you might expect, a Chaos Season (a magical weather storm that mixes up the seasons) will be involved in the climax. I'm not sure if anyone else has written a story with this concept, but the idea has actually (and independently) inspired a couple of songs. Here's Sting comparing his lover's moods to the seasons:
Crowded House, on the other hand, is more melancholy when it comes to changing seasons. After all, have you ever thought that "wherever there is comfort, there is pain"?
I got the original idea for Chaos Season back in the early 90s, long before I heard either of these songs. (Ideas can't be copyrighted, only the expression of an idea.) Have you ever discovered a song that reminded you of a story? If so, what was it?
I wrote a story called Folksingers Blues that was loosely based on songs by Josh Joplin.
ReplyDeleteCool, Pat!
ReplyDeleteA lot of authors write novels using soundtracks to put them in certain moods for particular scenes.
ReplyDeleteThe song "Wrecking Ball" reminds me of the travesty Fifty Shades of Grey.