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Soundtrack for “CUT HERE”.

Music is my bread and butter. Growing up, I'd find any excuse to make a mix tape, whether it was for a friend or crush. Whenever we were assigned book projects in high school, I saw that as a golden opportunity to create soundtracks for those books. In recent years, I've noticed that creating sountracks… Continue reading Soundtrack for “CUT HERE”.

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Behind, “CUT HERE,” Part Five.

During the writing of CUT HERE, there were several songs that I listened to on repeat as a way to create the ideal mood for me to emerge myself into the dark world of Lena and Jonathan. One of these songs is the infamous Smashing Pumpkins song, Today. Appropriately, this song is about suicide (a… Continue reading Behind, “CUT HERE,” Part Five.

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Behind, “CUT HERE,” Part Two.

I began writing “CUT HERE” in January of 2011. Jonathan Russe is the male protagonist of the novel, and many influences went behind the creation of that character. He's originally from New York City, where he lived till his parents divorced at the age of twelve. He lost his brother in Coney Island. Not lost… Continue reading Behind, “CUT HERE,” Part Two.