On April 15, I was lucky enough to see Duran Duran for the first time in 32 years. I traveled to Atlanta to see them perform at the Philips theater. What an amazing show. I enjoyed them more now than I did back when I was 19. Back in 1984, we were a bunch of screaming teens just there to see those gorgeous guys and we yelled so loud, no one could even hear the songs they were playing. The crowd was crushing one another and several times, Simon had to stop and say "Everyo

Some people may read "A Melody for Adrian" and think to themselves, "Where are the drugs? These guys are in a punk rock band, they should be doing drugs?" I made a decision to not have drugs in the first book (although there will be some issues in book 2) for a simple reason. I've never done any illegal drugs and have zero experience with them. Therefore, I didn't want my band to have anything to do with them either. The problem of course is making that believable since d

It's obvious to many, especially those who know me, who inspired the character of Adrian "Bolt" Hall. Since 1983, I have been a Billy Idol fan! As a young fan of eighteen, the story came to me in a dream and I immediately began writing it down. Being that young, I was inexperienced in sex as well as in writing. So, over the years, the story of Adrian and Melody evolved. The HEAT ramped up, and the writing became more polished and professional. Being a female writer, I