Writer of Kidlit & Weird Stuff
Here's my song, "Lost Kitty," from the February 2020 issue of Ladybug. This piece marks both my and illustrator Alexandra Thompson's debut in Ladybug.
If you love the art as much as I do, check out her website and IG page for more--including the full original spread she did for our Ladybug piece without the printed song (my phone pic doesn't do the art justice). She also has a book coming out in June, A FAMILY FOR LOUIS, which you--and I--can preorder. Follow the link on her Twitter page for more. http://alexandraco.com/ https://www.instagram.com/alexandraco_illustration/ https://twitter.com/AlexandracoArt So what can I say about the song? It came together pretty quickly: I wrote the lyrics, worked out the melody and rhythm, and figured out the chords one night, all on a cheap erasable magnetic pad. I kind of built the song around that D minor chord; I like slipping minor chords into children's songs whenever I can to add a little feeling of drama, a little depth of emotion. The turnaround time for this song was insane: it appeared in print only four or five months after I sold it. If you want to purchase the issue of Ladybug in which the song appears, you can find it here: https://shop.cricketmedia.com/LADYBUG-Magazine-February-2020.html
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AboutHi, I'm Brian. I write children's and speculative works. I live in the greater Seattle area with my wife, two kids, and a demon cat named Pharaoh. Archives
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