The Killing Moon

The one question writers are most often asked is: Where do you get your ideas? The answer, of course, is everywhere--the news, movies, dreams, real life. Back in the eighties when I first began to seriously consider a professional writing career, music was a huge influence on me. My first book was inspired by the Echo and the Bunnymen song, "The Killing Moon." It's still one of my favorite songs, and after twenty-something years, it's held up a helluva lot better than my book.

So without further ado, I present the cheesy eighties cover of my very first book, and the still fabulous video of "The Killing Moon".