How Did Pretty in Black begin?

Cemetery Inspiration + “My Time’s Up”

The Pretty in Black series may have really began when I was in tenth grade, as a result from a daydream that was on repeat.

But the one moment I won’t forget, is this one.

I was in the Cemetery one night in late March 2011 because I went “ghost hunting” with some friends. I will never forget what happened that night, because it was so real. My attention was immediately pulled toward a guy & a girl who were laying atop two of the graves. I wanted to know two things: Why were they here in the cemetery so late at night, and why did their embrace seem so tragic?

I sat out to find the answer. That image, seeing those two lovers there that night, inspired Pretty in Black. I began writing the story the very next day.

The Answer to my Question: The reason those two lovers were in that cemetery, was because: One was suicidal and the other had just resurrected from the grave. The problem? They were in love, and it wasn’t easy for them.

That launched another question for me. Why wasn’t it easy for them to be together. Why was she suicidal, why had he resurrected.

At first I wasn’t sure why, I had no idea, but then something magical happened. The Raveonettes released their album Raven in the Grave. On that album was this song called “My Time’s Up.” This song inspired everything that would follow. This song became Marcus’s & Ellie’s song.