Mary Donahue, the 15-year-old protagonist of my novel, WINTER LIGHT, which takes place in 1978-79 Chicago, listens to a lot of hard rock. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink, Floyd, etc.
So when writing the book, I listened to a lot of hard rock to recapture that sketchy, unsettled time in my own high school years during that era.
I even created a Mary Donahue Spotify playlist.
If you havent' read the book, read a FREE chapter!
Do you have a favorite lyric for your teen years?
SCATTERED LIGHT, the sequel will be coming out in Nov. 2025
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SCATTERED LIGHT, a novel, sequel to WINTER LIGHT (Nov. 2025)
THE FALCON, THE WOLF AND THE HUMMINGBIRD a historical novel
BLISS ROAD, a memoir
WINTER LIGHT, a novel
THE WIND THIEF, a novel
GROWING GREAT CHARACTERS, a resource for writers
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