It’s 2:54am. I felt the need to write a quick blog to tell you how much I am getting into the sequel of “Dream Catchers” now! I’ll admit it was a slow start. The thing I hate about sequels and why I don’t usually plan to write them is because of the pressure. Everyone who
Author and journalist SANDY LO had the opportunity to speak with the musical inspiration behind her latest novel, DREAM CATCHERS earlier this month. In an interview for StarShine Magazine, Lo spoke with Shannon Leto, founding member of the popular rock band, 30 SECONDS TO MARS. Upon discussing his latest tour, she was able to inform Leto of the impact his music has had on inspiring TORTURED, Lo’s band in the novel. Leto was grateful and thought it was “very cool”.
“I am so fortunate to be in the position I am in to speak with my musical muse for Dream Catchers”, explains Lo. “30 Seconds to Mars are really amazing.” Mars’ front man and actor, Jared Leto even inspired the main character, Jordan Walsh, a bit. “As a teenager, I was a fan of ‘My So-Called Life’ and fell in love with Jared’s character, Jordan Catalano, which is why I named my main character Jordan,” Lo shares.
Check out the official Tortured MySpace page: www.myspace.com/torturedmusic to hear the official MP3 of “Haley’s Letter”! The song is performed by James Manzello and was written by him and Sandy Lo for “Dream Catchers”. James also produced the track with Frans Mernick, who also served as the engineer. Sandy would love to hear what you
