T.D. Severin - Award-Winning Medical Thriller Author

  What a thrill, what an honor to be interviewed by Meredith Rankin about my debut novel, Deadly Vision. Meredith has a fantastic Substack where she invests tremendous energy into talking about writing and interviewing authors. I was shocked when she asked me for the interview, and even more shocked when she published it, despite my incoherent rambling. Thank you Meredith. Please check it out, check out her substack and subscribe for more interesting content. https://substack.com/home/post/p-157690153

  I'm over the moon to officially announce that my debut medical/psychological thriller, Deadly Vison is now officially released world-wide. ebook/kindle and large size paperbacks available at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Deadly.../dp/B0DZ3JWVYX/ref=sr_1_1... Todd Severin Or you can pick them up directly from the publisher Penmore Press or Ripple Music at www.ripplemusic.bigcartel.com And if you pick one up via www.ripplemusic.bandcamp.com it comes with a free download of the Deadly Vision - Novel Soundtrack. Books picked up via Ripple will come signed. Thanks to all who have picked one up already and all the amazing kind words I've heard from those who are enjoying it. This story was a multi-year odyssey for me. I can't wait to share it with you.

  Leading up to the release of my debut novel, Deadly Vision . . . let's listen to the book. No, not the audiobook (still to come) but the "Reading Soundtrack" to the book. Not a recommended playlist, but an actual 11-song Novel Soundtrack, that brings together some of the biggest names in the world of underground heavy doom and stoner rock, to create the musical journey of the book, through hope and ambition to madness and fear, ultimately leading to redemption and love. It features newly recorded music from Scott "Wino" Weinrich and Jason Taylor ( The Obsessed ), Borracho , Burnt Sherpa , Shadow Lovers ( Gary Arce and Pia Isaksen of SoftSun), Aceves ( Mark Aceves of ZED) and Luna Sol , as well as rare singles from Fen , Cranieum, Doctor Smoke , Tidal Wave  and Kabbalah .  If y'all like, maybe some vinyl or a CD will come. Let me know. Books available too. Play loud! https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/deadly-vision-the-novel-soundtrack

  One thing I've noticed in a lot of books that "don't work" for me, is that they aren't steadfastly grounded in a realistic, well described setting.  And this is a shame, because a great setting can really be an enhancement to any book, and if done well, can even become a "character" in the novel.  I don't mean endless descriptions of architecture or itemizations of all the furniture in a room like a moving list, but a sense that the book takes place in a real setting, with consistency of the surroundings, and enough telling details in the description to really root the reader.  With that, the buildings, their location, the weather, all become living breathing aspects of the book.  It adds a much needed layer of verisimilitude to the story. So, let's explore setting for a while.  My novel, Deadly Vision, is a Medical Thriller, so naturally I needed to create a University Medical Center.   Our hero lives in San Francisco, so my direction was clea...