P J WhittleseaP. J. Whittlesea is an author and singer-songwriter. Originally from Australia, he now resides in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Loreless is his first novel. Find out more about him at www.pjwhittlesea.com My foray into serious writing began with a pom. A simple dedication of love. At the time I was also interested in making music and a friend gave me a tip: anything you write, you can sing, you only need a guitar. I taught myself a few basic guitar chords, took my poem and converted it into a song. It became the first song I ever wrote. Since then I have written hundreds of lyrics. Many of them became songs but many didn't. The writing of lyrics became my passion. I found converting them into songs as the best way to express my writing. However the writing, much more than the music, was my focus. Music was just a tool to convey the words. At some stage I decided to go a step further and write a musical. I made several attempts at writing the musical but it never really came together. The story behind the musical, though, has stayed with me ever since. About four years ago I decided to take the plunge and write something more substantial than a poem or a lyric. I decided to write a novel. As I was used to writing very short and concise pieces, usually to depict or describe a single event or emotion, writing an entire book seemed daunting. It required so many words. I started with a few ideas that I had, but in the end the pull of the story behind the musical was the strongest. It wouldn't let me go. It has now become my first novel. Read More Read Less