pachelbel – Moriah Densley

No, Really – DON’T Play it Again, Sam: Five Classical Listening Alternatives

April 2, 2012 by Moriah Densley 7 Comments

You tell your friends about an obscure band you discovered, and they admire how hip you are, right? Unfortunately for classical musicians, the more obscure pieces you know, the bigger geek you are. But it’s a happy sort of nerdiness. Archives (paper and digital) are filled with glorious, delightfully innovative music, and “discovering” a less-known piece feels like finding a rare […]

Filed Under: Get Your Geek On, Miscellany Tagged With: art, classical music, inspiration, listening, music, pachelbel

FAIL! Avoid Three Common Mistakes in Writing Musician Characters

March 5, 2012 by Moriah Densley 4 Comments

Musicians are a sensual, moody and brilliant bunch. Often eccentric or intense types, they make great characters in fiction. Music as a topic provides a rich sensory palette. I get excited about musician characters. Sometimes. At my day job I’m a violinist–master’s degree, eighteen years experience teaching and “gigging”–so I usually notice when musician characters in a novel screw […]

Filed Under: Get Your Geek On, Writing: Nuts & Bolts Tagged With: character, classical music, crazy, historical, how to write, inspiration, music, pachelbel, writing

Moriah Densley loves writing about Victorians, assassins, and nerds. Once upon a time she was a violin teacher, then a 911 EMT, and now she’s an ER nurse, proving she has career ADHD. On days off you’ll find her somewhere on a mountain, trying to keep up with her four grown children and Belgian Malinois, or deep in a pile of rubble you might generously call a DIY project. Published in historical and paranormal romance, Moriah has a Master’s degree in music, is a 2012 RWA Golden Heart finalist, 2012 National Reader’s Choice Award winner in Historical Romance, and 2012 NRCA Best First Book finalist.