I love to blast music when I’m writing. (I’m sure my neighbours really appreciate that!) Anyway, here’s a list of songs I play over and over while I’m writing – I find they really cast a spell, inspire me and make me more creative. (I hope they work for you too.)
“Turn Your Love Around” George Benson
“Witchcraft” Frank Sinatra
“Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” A Flock Of
Seagulls
“Gypsy” Fleetwood Mac
“Twilight Zone” Golden Earring
“American Boy” Estelle (Featuring Kanye West)
“Every Day I Write The Book” Elvis Costello
“Kryptonite” 3 Doors Down
“Situation” Yaz
“Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
“You’re The One” The Vogues
“Where The Streets Have No Name” U2
“They Don’t Know” Tracey Ullman
“Jenny/ 867-5309” Tommy Tutone
“That’s Not My Name” The Ting Tings
“A Night Like This” Tomi Swick
“Not My Girl” Tokyo Police Club
“All I Want” Toad The Wet Sprocket
“Better Be Good To Me” Tina Tuner
“Semi-Charmed Life” Third Eye Blind
“Lovergirl” Tina Marie
“A Man Of Great Promise” The Style Council
“While You See A Chance” Steve Winwood
“Moonraker” Shirley Bassey
“The Glamorous Life” Sheila E.
“Adia” Sarah McLachlan
“Paradise” Sade
“Dolce Vita” Ryan Paris
“Come And Get Your Love” Redbone
“Go All The Way” Raspberries
“Love My Way” The Psychedelic Furs
“Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In
My Hand”
Primitive Radio
Gods
“I couldn’t Live Without Your Love” Petula Clark
“Murray” Pete Yorn
“Saddest Quo” Pernice Brothers
“Ain’t Got Me” Paul Westerberg
“From New York To L.A.” Patsy Gallant
“Forget Me Nots” Patrice Rushen
“Hopelessly Devoted To You” Olivia Newton John
“You’re so Damn Hot” Ok Go
“My Baby Just Cares For Me” Nina Simone
“You Get What You Give” New Radicals
“I’m Like A Bird” Nelly Furtado
“Ride Wit Me” Nelly
“Madness” Muse
“I Melt With You” Modern English
“Party In The U.S.A.” Miley Cyrus
“Sick Of Myself” Matthew Sweet
“Yeh Yeh” Matt Bianco
“Sunday Morning” Maroon 5
“Always Be My Baby” Mariah Carey
“I Saw Her Again” The Mamas & The Papas
“Crazy For You” Madonna
“Soul Drifter” Lindsey Buckingham
“Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” Lesley Gore
“Walk Away Renee” The Left Banke
“Blue” LeAnne Rimes
“Fallen” Lauren Wood
“Suddenly I See” KT Tunstall
“It’s Alright, Baby” Komeda
“That’s What I Like” Kelsi Luck
“So In Love” k.d. lang
“Not A Bad Thing” Justin Timberlake
“Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart” Judy Garland
“Chico And The Man (Main Theme)” Jose Feliciano
“(Wait Til You See My) Gidget” Johnny Tillotson
“Ain’t Even Done With The Night” John Mellencamp
“Your Body Is A Wonderland” John Mayer
“Theme From “Greatest American Hero” (Believe It Or
Not) Joey Scarbury
“Steppin’ Out” Joe Jackson
“Calling You (Bagdad Café)” Jevetta Steele
“Want To Want Me” Jason Derulo
“When I Think Of You” Janet Jackson
“I Want You Back” Jackson 5
“Elegantly Wasted” INXS
“I Love It” Icona Pop
“New Song” Howard Jones
“Let Me Go” Heaven 17
“Everybody’s Talkin’ (From “Midnight Cowboy”) Harry
Nilsson
“MMMBop” Hanson
“Hollaback Girl” Gwen Stefani
“Shakin’ All Over” The Guess Who
“Star Baby” The Guess Who
“Temptation Eyes” The Grass Roots
“Airstream Driver” Gomez
“We Got The Beat” Go-Go’s
“I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor
“Absolutely Right” Five Man Electrical Band
“Labels Or Love” Fergie
“Do You Love Me?” The Explorers Club
“Harmony” Elton John
“Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse
“September” Earth, Wind & Fire
“Peaceful Easy Feeling” Eagles
“Suspicious Minds” Dwight Yoakam
“You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” Dusty Springfield
“Anything, Anything” Dramarama
“On The Radio” Donna Summer
“Not Enough Love In The World” Don Henley
“Here You Come Again” Dolly Parton
“I’m The One” Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper
& Lil Wayne
“I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” Dionne Warwick
“Come Go With Me” The Del-Vikings
“Groove Is In The Heart” Deee-Lite
“Good Morning” Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Gene
Kelly
“Lost In Your Eyes” Debbie Gibson
“Young Americans” David Bowie
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” Dave Mason
“Rich Girl” Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Darlene Love
“Bohemian Like You” The Dandy Warhols
“Close To Me” The Cure
“Butterfly” Crazy Town
“Mr. Jones” Counting Crows
“Put Your Records On” Corrinne Bailey Rae
“Third Of June” Corey Hart
“Joey” Concrete Blonde”
“Five Long Years” Colin James
“Viva la Vida” Coldplay
“With You” Chris Brown
“Got To Be Real” Cheryl Lynn
“The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) Cher
“I Want You To Want Me” Cheap Trick
“A Summer Song” Chad & Jeremy
“Goodbye To Love” Carpenters
“Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” Carpenters
“(A Place To) Hide Away” Carpenters
“Doctor’s Orders” Carol Douglas
“Nobody Does It Better” Carly Simon
“Everlasting Love” Carl Carlton
“Do That To Me One More Time” Captain & Tennille
“Slave To Love” Bryan Ferry
“Georgia” Boz Scaggs
“Green Onions” Booker T. & The M.G.’s
“Beyond the Sea” Bobby Darrin
“What You Won’t Do For Love” Bobby Caldwell
“Sentimental Lady” Bob Welch
“Things Have Changed” Bob Dylan
“Chinese Graffiti” Blue Peter
“Digging Your Scene” The Blow Monkeys
“Maria” Blondie
“Call Me” Blondie
“I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With
You”
Partie Traumatic
“Dancing With Myself” Billy Idol
“Do You Want To Dance?” Bette Midler
“Gee Whiz! (Look At His Eyes) Bernadette Peters
“Catch My Disease” Ben Lee
“Rock The Show” Ben Gidsjoy
“Paperback Writer” The Beatles
“She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” The Beatles
“Baby, You’re A Rich Man” The Beatles
“Penny Lane” The Beatles
“A Day In The Life” The Beatles
“I Can Hear Music” The Beach Boys
“Ready To Take A Chance Again” Barry Manilow
“On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)” Barbra
Streisand
“Eternal Flame” The Bangles
“If She Knew What She Wants” The Bangles
“Robert de Niro’s Waiting” Bananarama
“Tarzan Boy” Baltimora
“As Long As You Love Me” Backstreet Boys
“Nothin’ On You” Bruno Mars
“Hooked On A Feeling” B.J. Thomas
“Roam” The B-52’s
“I Wouldn’t Want to Lose Your Love” April Wine
“No More “I Love You’s” ” Annie Lennox
“Obsession” Animotion
“Big In Japan” Alphaville
“Take On Me” a-ha
Salem Burning
Daniel Sugar
Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Daniel Sugar
Date of Publication: February 20th, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-7752675-0-8
ASIN: BO79YZL9L
Number of pages: 151
Word Count: 34,289
Cover Artist: ebooklaunch.com
Tagline: If Only They’d Known…You Can’t Burn A Witch.
Book Description:
Salem Burning, a magical re-telling of the Salem witch trials, is now available exclusively on Amazon.
In 1692, disreputable Kyle Edwards breaks his engagement by accusing his fiancee, Lilly Parris, of witchcraft.
Kyle is a liar - he does not really believe in witchcraft, he is simply trying to get rid of Lilly. But Kyle is in for a shock because, as it turns out, Lilly really is a witch.
“Salem Burning is a fast-paced, brand-new take on the Salem witch trials.
Excerpt:
PROLOGUE
ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND. 1550
The late-afternoon sun was slipping away
and storm clouds and darkness were rapidly approaching as the happy
eight-year-old girl carrying a straw basket filled with freshly-cut roses ran
towards Delaney Castle.
Suddenly out of breath, Sarah Delaney
stopped, sat down on the soft green grass and looked at her home. Delaney
Castle was truly beautiful. Its stone walls and turrets so white they almost
shimmered in the rapidly setting sun. It was hard to believe that a magnificent
castle perched on top of a hill was actually her home. Hers! How lucky she was to live there and how
blessed she was to have such wonderful parents. Parents who loved her so much
they were making a magnificent birthday party for her that very evening.
Overcome with happiness, Sarah could not help herself and as she stood up and
ran into the castle she started to sing. “The birth day is the loveliest day.
The birth day is filled with charm.”
Sarah’s beautiful, dark-haired mother,
Evelyn Delaney, was clad in a breathtaking saffron gown and she was waiting for
her daughter as Sarah ran into the castle.
Evelyn smiled, lifted a rose from Sarah’s
straw basket and inhaled the flower’s scent. “Come along, Sarah. Everyone wants
to see the birthday girl.”
Sarah kissed her mother on the cheek and
said, “I am ready, mother.”
Sarah took her mother’s hand and together
they walked into an enormous dining hall which was filled with relatives and
friends who began to clap and cheer the moment Sarah entered the room.
Sarah scanned the room. The crowd was
thick. There were so many people, too many people - but she only wanted one of
them. Yet she could not find him. It was so frustrating. Where was he? Where
was he? Suddenly she spotted him – her
tall, handsome, blond father, Patrick Delaney, (clad in his finest tartan kilt
and a velvet jacket). Sarah rushed into her father’s arms and he laughed and
tossed her playfully into the air as Sarah squealed with delight. “Now we eat!”
Patrick yelled. “Now we sing and dance as we let it be known to all that eight
years ago, on the first of June, fifteen hundred and forty-two, my daughter,
this young beauty named Sarah Delaney, was born in Scotland!”
The assembled guests cheered and, as if by
magic, servants suddenly appeared in the vast dining hall, some carrying trays
of food, some holding musical instruments which they began to play.
Delighted, the guests began to eat and
sing and dance to the lively music which was almost drowned out by the sound of
approaching thunder.
Sarah took her parents’ hands and the
three of them sang along with their guests; raising their voices as the sounds
of distant thunder grew closer and louder.
Suddenly, thunder exploded overhead, cold,
impenetrable sheets of rain dropped from the black sky and long branches of
lightning illuminated the castle as soldiers rushed into the dining hall with
swords drawn.
Sarah Delaney screamed as a soldier cut
off her father’s head.
Evelyn Delaney grabbed her terrified
daughter and ran to the large portrait of Patrick Delaney that hung on one of
the dining hall’s stone walls.
Soldiers ignored all cries for mercy and
massacred the party guests, savagely, brutally, sparing no one.
Trembling, Evelyn pushed the portrait and
the stone wall moved, revealing a secret passageway.
Evelyn quickly kissed her daughter. “Hurry
now, Sarah. Save yourself.”
Suddenly, a soldier drove his sword into
Evelyn’s chest and Sarah, still clutching the basket of roses rushed down the
dark stone passageway.
“Run, Sarah!”
The soldier pulled the sword from Evelyn’s
chest and then plunged it into her throat.
The moment Evelyn Delaney fell to the
ground, dead, the soldier turned his attention to Sarah and rushed into the
stone passageway.
As Sarah ran, she turned and looked behind
her. The soldier was too fast. She was running with all her might but the
soldier was getting closer.
A bright white flash of lightning
illuminated the end of the passageway; illuminated freedom.
Sarah, exhausted, managed to
squeeze through the passageway’s narrow opening just as the soldier lunged and
tried to grab her.
The soldier was able to grab Sarah’s left
shoe and tear if off her foot but Sarah was suddenly free.
The soldier was unable to fit through the
passageway’s narrow opening and he screamed and swore and waved the child’s raw
leather shoe as Sarah Delaney ran and ran and disappeared into the wet Scottish
night.
About the Author:
Daniel Sugar has written for a number of celebrities and for several TV shows, including “The Tonight Show, With Jay Leno”. He has always been fascinated by witches, witchcraft, the Salem witch trials, and the French Revolution. “Salem Burning” is his first novel. He is currently working on the sequel, “The Witch And The Guillotine”.
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2 comments:
Great playlist.
Hi Everyone,
I'm happy to answer any questions you might have about "Salem Burning".
Best From,
Daniel
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