I like various genres of music and sometimes it influences my writing. It’s the reason I mentioned different songs my characters heard throughout my novels A Rose to the Fallen and The Howling Heart. The latest artwork in my deviantART gallery were inspired by songs. I used them to tell stories with my characters and show their emotions.

For Micah & Sybil in A Dark Scandal, I used the haunting love song “Be My Light” from the Camelot soundtrack. Sybil is protecting Micah from the sun. She is his light because he cannot face it or else he’d burn to death, and he is her light because he allowed her to be true to herself. I used Lily Cole as Sybil and Paddy Mitchell as Micah.

For Riley & Paige in The Howling Heart, I used Sia’s melodic and dramatic song “Moon”. Paige is conflicted because she wants to be with Riley, but their lives are too different. She wants to advance her career in the city, and he can’t leave his wolf pack in the mountains. I used Alexandra Daddario as Paige and Alex Pettyfer as Riley.

I’m on a poster high…more specifically a movie poster high. Hey, that’s what some writers who are graphic artists and dream of their work being adapted for film do. This latest mock movie poster is for my free unpublished short story A Dark Scandal. Once again, I had to include British model Paddy Mitchell in the cast credits because he inspired the story. He’s not an actor, but he would make his debut if my imaginary film came true. I used British model/actress Lily Cole on the poster as Sybil.

Sometimes I surprise myself. I really didn’t think I’d start writing or creating artwork for my stories again. I hadn’t created new artwork in a long time, aside from little custom things for my website. Since designing the cover for my free unpublished short story A Dark Scandal, I made character posters of Micah & Sybil using models Paddy Mitchell and Lily Cole. I also made a mock movie poster for Alex Pettyfer’s upcoming film Magic Mike. If you have a dA account, you can leave comments on my work or favorite it if you like it.

My free short story A Dark Scandal is now in my Featured gallery on deviantART. If you have a dA account, you can leave a comment. The story was edited, and after a couple grueling hours, I finished a short to-the-point summary. I always struggle with them because I’m not good at summarizing an entire story in a few sentences or paragraphs. I designed the cover myself. I bet some of you thought I’d make a cover with Paddy Mitchell or some other guy on the front. I’m not as predictable as some people think I am. One thing I want to mention about this story is it’s a vampire paranormal romance, but there’s no cliche “first bite scene”. There’s no rule that says all vampire romances have to include one.

Lord Micah Angelus is a thousand-year-old vampire who is used to getting what he wants. But when he sets his sights on a nobleman’s new bride, he knows it will be a challenge to make her his own. Loyal to her husband, Sybil Warrington rejects Micah’s advances, but her secret desire for him proves stronger than her refusal.

Update 12/7 – I changed the title to A Dark Scandal. I’m currently working on designing a cover. Still no summary yet. I suck at writing those, so it’s going to take some time.

I can’t believe I did it. I wrote a new paranormal romance simply titled Micah in my deviantART scrapbook. The title is a WIP because I don’t particularly like one-word titles. It’s a short story and it’s not perfect which is why it’s in my scrapbook. I don’t even have a summary yet. I’ll probably tweak the story, add a summary, and design a cover later. It’s a quick read inspired by another British beauty, model Patrick “Paddy” Mitchell. My friend Vera introduced me to him. The story is different from what I’ve written before because it takes place in the 18th century and it’s not written in first-person. Also, there’s no sex scene! I know that’s a shocker, isn’t it? Well, I do like to challenge and restrain myself sometimes.