A few days ago I was sifting through files on my clunky super-slow desktop computer, deciding what needed to be saved to DVD, and discovered some mysterious stuff in the folder for The Lighter Side of Life and Death. I create a folder for every book I write and save different drafts of the manuscript to it along with various research files and photos. For instance, in The Lighter Side of Life and Death folder there are a bunch of files on the Arthur Miller play, All My Sons, which main character Mason stars in as Chris Keller for his school's production.
I don't want to give too much away by saying what else is in there but...I did find a couple of things that have me scratching my head because they have nothing to do with novel.
1). Articles explaining how to break into a car.
I don't want to give too much away by saying what else is in there but...I did find a couple of things that have me scratching my head because they have nothing to do with novel.
1). Articles explaining how to break into a car.
2. Four separate files on counterculture figure Abbie Hoffman.
Now while it's conceivable (though I have absolutely no recollection of this) that at one point I could've thought someone would have to break into a car during the course of the book I can't for the life of me work out what role Abbie Hoffman could play in the novel.
???
Anyway, I can confidently say The Lighter Side of Life and Death doesn't feature any car break-ins. Also, Abbie Hoffman does not appear (nor is he referenced) during the pages of this book. I hope this news doesn't disappoint anyone.
Here are some other things that don't appear in the novel:
* zombies
* Elizabeth Bennet (of Pride and Prejudice fame)
* Time Lords, talking apes and evil aliens
* alternative rocker and political activist Billy Bragg (although I really should work him into a book)
* chocolate bunnies (however, there is one reference to chocolate and two references to rabbits)
But here's what I consider to be some Lighter Side of Life and Death related music (song #16 on my Lighter Side playlist) to end this blog entry on:
???
Anyway, I can confidently say The Lighter Side of Life and Death doesn't feature any car break-ins. Also, Abbie Hoffman does not appear (nor is he referenced) during the pages of this book. I hope this news doesn't disappoint anyone.
Here are some other things that don't appear in the novel:
* zombies
* Elizabeth Bennet (of Pride and Prejudice fame)
* Time Lords, talking apes and evil aliens
* alternative rocker and political activist Billy Bragg (although I really should work him into a book)
* chocolate bunnies (however, there is one reference to chocolate and two references to rabbits)
But here's what I consider to be some Lighter Side of Life and Death related music (song #16 on my Lighter Side playlist) to end this blog entry on:
