This instrumental piece is one of my personal favorites, and one that I think really works well for Elise's mood in these chapters as she's returning to her familiar world, but with some things weighing heavily on her mind, things that she wish would have gone differently.Īnd what do I get for my pain? / Betrayed desires and a piece of the game This scene takes place upon a vast ocean, and the music mirror's the point-of-view character's own rise from melancholy and despair to determination and action.

She waits for me there / With seashell hissing lullabyes / And whispers fathomed deep inside my own / Hidden thoughts and alibis / My secret thoughts come alive Time is never time at all / You can never ever leave / Without leaving a piece of youthįans of this song will probably remember the turn-of-the-century, George Méliès-inspired music video that went along with it, which makes it the perfect inspiration for Elise's trip into 1912. So grab your copy of THE CONTINUUM, turn up the speakers, and join me as I walk through the songs that inspired the scenes! For THE CONTINUUM, that band of choice was one of my personal favorites, The Smashing Pumpkins. And to keep the tone throughout the story consistent, I often chose one favorite band for the whole novel. Recently, while I was looking through the five years' worth of documents I've kept on THE CONTINUUM prior to its publication, I stumbled across the playlist I made while I was working on it.Īlthough nowadays, I've gotten used to writing anywhere, regardless of what else is going on, when I first started writing, it was helpful to me to find a song to help me get into the tone and mood I wanted to convey in certain scenes. He Sees You When He's Creepin': Tales of Krampus

The Continuum by Wendy Nikel