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My fantasy romance novel is
available for purchase at:
Amazon | B & N | Smashwords
Print version: Coming soon!
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And the three winners of the random* drawing for free e-book copies of my debut fantasy romance novel, That Fatal Kiss, are:
T. Drecker
Gill Fraser Lee
Jackie
Gill Fraser Lee
Jackie
Congratulations! Please e-mail me to let me know the preferred format for your free e-copy. (If you're not in possession of an e-reader, I can provide a PDF instead; just let me know.)
Tuneage
As I worked on That Fatal Kiss, I noticed that the styles of music to which I seat-boogied depended upon whose point of view concerned me at the moment. When I wrote from Persephone's point of view, I felt like a laughter-loving gal who tears up a dance floor whenever the opportunity presents itself. So for the goddess, it was all about the New Wave and Post-Punk. But when I wrote from Hades' point of view, I found myself feeling dark and broody, like I imagine the Lord of the Underworld felt until he'd secured Persephone for his bride. Invariably, this meant I tuned into Goth-type Rock. In both cases, there were tunes which came to mind that fit certain bits of the story. And in Persephone's playlist, particularly, there were some songs I listened to repeatedly as I wrote, so now I always think of the book (and the actor I envisioned in the role of Hades in the as-yet-not-optioned-for-film movie) when I think of those tunes. Anyway, I hied myself over to Grooveshark and made up a playlist for each Immortal, which I share with you here:
Persephone's Dance & Laughter-Lovin' Playlist
Hades' Dark & Broody Goth Rock Playlist
*The drawing was conducted via random.org.
Cogratulations to your winners!!! :D
ReplyDeleteTotally cool idea! Surely you've already cast the movie version...I have a guess as to who would play Hades...
ReplyDeleteTina @ Life is Good
I won?! YAY!!! I'm so excited to read this, Mina!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on That Fatal Kiss!
@JoJo - hope to have the print version ready by the end of the week! :-)
ReplyDelete@Tina - Ooooh, Hades speculation! Maybe that should be a blog post next month! ;-)
@Jackie - e-mail me at aoorooo at gmail dot com with your preferred e-book format! :-)
Congrats to the winners! :)
ReplyDeleteI also make WIP playlists, and assign songs for different characters. Sometimes it ends up helping me procrastinate rather than write, but I do find it really helpful in the long run. It's neat how you characterized those two with songs. :)
LOL, I'm with you on the procrastination concerns, but then I reckon it's all part of the creative process, right? :-D
DeleteGOSH, I cannot wait to read this book!! UGH.
ReplyDeleteI always feel awkward when I have a playlist for my books because I listen to rock...and that's what I write my books to mostly because there's a lot of action and adventure...but mostly, I always imagine people think instrumental would be better. I love how your choice of music goes perfectly with which ever character you're writing from!
Thanks, Ashley! Working in the music's tricky, as folks' tastes vary so widely. But, you know, you put it out there and some peeps will dig it while others don't. But I admit to thinking, like you, that some folks would prefer to read by instrumental music. For me, music with lyrics will fade from consciousness if I'm engrossed in a tale (but I still like to have that pounding beat...uh...pounding). :-)
DeleteGood music for dark fantasy! And congrats to the winners. I often create playlists for my fiction.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Catherine! I always think it's fun to learn what music has inspired authors' books.
DeleteHey! I have been AWOL from blogging for like, forever, but wanted to say Congratulations to you on the debut novel!!!! That's so freakin' awesome!!!! I hope it sells a gazillion copies!!!!
ReplyDeleteMe too! ;-)
DeleteGreat to see you pop up again in the blogosphere, Chris!
Congrats to the winners! That's some good music.
ReplyDeleteThank ye! :-)
DeleteGreat lists! I love music but I can't write with music in the background--unless it's instrumental. I just can't help myself and as soon as my fave song comes up, I start singing... so no. No music for this writer chick. =)
ReplyDeleteOK, I will admit that, now and again, I'll pause to croon along with a tune, but mostly I do OK w/songs playing, even loudly, in the back ground. :-)
DeleteOh, I love the playlists, what a great idea. Just read about your novel over at Yolanda's and I just love the cover. The book sounds fantastic. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteJulie, you're so kind; thank you!
DeleteIt's been way too long since I dropped by! CONGRATULATIONS on the book. Just picked up my copy. I am looking forward to reading it. I love making playlists for my stories. Just finished doing mine up for this year's NaNo novel.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks so much, Ms. Twist! And Lord, woman, I'm waaaaay behind on my blog visits due to all the travel I've had to do for the day job this month. I definitely owe you a visit as well! Good for you, doing NaNo - I haven't the requisite fortitude!
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