A long time ago...
...okay, not THAT long ago. But several months ago, I submitted a sample of my work to
Sweet Promise Press
to endeavor to be accepted to write for a sweet, clean romance series.
As you are well aware, that project was a "go" for me, and I enjoyed the research, the Nashville tour, the acquisition of Country Music on my iTunes playlist (go, Florida Georgia Line! Yay, Jo Dee Messina!), and the opportunity to work with authors I hadn't met, before.
We met in a private Facebook group. Hammered out who our characters were, what instruments they played, and the order in which the books would be released. This last was very important, because the series will be dropping in chronological order. And though the books will be released every Friday for six weeks, the timeline of the series covers about a year and a half in "Sweethearts Land" and we each have a certain block of time along the way to make it work.
We had to figure out "our band's" first #1 hit, who the group's lawyer would be, what our band might wear on stage, any rituals the ladies engaged in as a group, and so on. It was a highly interactive process, made even more engrossing by the fact that all the stories were "due" at the same time.
I personally interviewed bass guitarist Gerry Punongbayan, watched tutorials for early violin lessons, watched videos of Suzi Quatro—another bass guitarist—and read up on road tour etiquette for a traveling band. I had SO MUCH FUN. Really. It was great.
And starting next week, we'll all get to share our efforts with you! We hope you enjoy meeting Rissa, Taylor, Cecilia, Katie Lyn, Cinnamon, and of course Mac.
The first book to drop is Rissa's Rebel Heart , by Sydney Logan . It will be available on Sept. 6th!
Rissa Walker dreams of making it big in country music, but after seven years in Music City—and with very little success to show for it—she’s beginning to lose hope. When she’s offered the chance to join an all-girl country band, Rissa finds herself surrounded by five of the most talented musicians in Nashville, a tough-talking manager with a heart of gold, and her manager's son. A son who happens to be a handsome single father whose kiss leaves her weak in the knees.
Jake McCann grew up in the business, so he knows a thing or two about country music. When he hears Rissa perform at a wedding reception, he thinks she’d be the perfect addition to the all-girl country band his mom hopes to bring to Nashville. What he doesn’t know is just how hard he’ll fall for the beautiful songwriter. And he really doesn’t know how he’s going to live without her when she and the band go on tour.
With a hectic tour schedule, and hundreds of miles of highway between them, can Rissa and Jake’s relationship stay in tune? Or, will Rissa have to choose between her music and her heart?
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What? A book tour did you say? Well, in a virtual manner, sorta. Watch this space for days and times next week!
As you are well aware, that project was a "go" for me, and I enjoyed the research, the Nashville tour, the acquisition of Country Music on my iTunes playlist (go, Florida Georgia Line! Yay, Jo Dee Messina!), and the opportunity to work with authors I hadn't met, before.
We met in a private Facebook group. Hammered out who our characters were, what instruments they played, and the order in which the books would be released. This last was very important, because the series will be dropping in chronological order. And though the books will be released every Friday for six weeks, the timeline of the series covers about a year and a half in "Sweethearts Land" and we each have a certain block of time along the way to make it work.
We had to figure out "our band's" first #1 hit, who the group's lawyer would be, what our band might wear on stage, any rituals the ladies engaged in as a group, and so on. It was a highly interactive process, made even more engrossing by the fact that all the stories were "due" at the same time.
I personally interviewed bass guitarist Gerry Punongbayan, watched tutorials for early violin lessons, watched videos of Suzi Quatro—another bass guitarist—and read up on road tour etiquette for a traveling band. I had SO MUCH FUN. Really. It was great.
And starting next week, we'll all get to share our efforts with you! We hope you enjoy meeting Rissa, Taylor, Cecilia, Katie Lyn, Cinnamon, and of course Mac.
The first book to drop is Rissa's Rebel Heart , by Sydney Logan . It will be available on Sept. 6th!
Rissa Walker dreams of making it big in country music, but after seven years in Music City—and with very little success to show for it—she’s beginning to lose hope. When she’s offered the chance to join an all-girl country band, Rissa finds herself surrounded by five of the most talented musicians in Nashville, a tough-talking manager with a heart of gold, and her manager's son. A son who happens to be a handsome single father whose kiss leaves her weak in the knees.
Jake McCann grew up in the business, so he knows a thing or two about country music. When he hears Rissa perform at a wedding reception, he thinks she’d be the perfect addition to the all-girl country band his mom hopes to bring to Nashville. What he doesn’t know is just how hard he’ll fall for the beautiful songwriter. And he really doesn’t know how he’s going to live without her when she and the band go on tour.
With a hectic tour schedule, and hundreds of miles of highway between them, can Rissa and Jake’s relationship stay in tune? Or, will Rissa have to choose between her music and her heart?
⬇⬇⬇
What? A book tour did you say? Well, in a virtual manner, sorta. Watch this space for days and times next week!
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