Cornelia’s Playlist, and a giveaway

Today, I officially release How Shall We Love? In celebration, I’m sharing a bit about my writing process. At the end of this list you’ll see how you can be entered to win a paperback copy of this novel.

I make a playlist for every main character that I write, and Cornelia’s character demanded an eclectic list. Here’s the scope of music this character needed:

[Many of these songs are easy to find on the web, but for those that are not, I’ve linked the artist’s name to the website where the music is available.]

Coldplay [from the album X&Y]:

Fix You

Speed of Sound

Swallowed in the Sea

Til Kingdom Come

FrouFrou [from the album Details]:

Let Go

U2:

Original of the Species [How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]

Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own [How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]

A Man and a Woman [How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]

Magnificent [No Line on the Horizon]

Moment of Surrender [No Line on the Horizon]

I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight [No Line on the Horizon]

Breathe [No Line on the Horizon]

Fleetwood Mac:

Landslide [live version]

Jonny Rodgers

[all from The Aviary, except the last song, which is a single]:

The Ice Storm

Jerusalem

Bowl of Blackberries (see below for video)

The Bluefly and the Bee

Wine Glasses

Darling, Losing You

All Wrapped in White

Little Foxes

Balulalow

Aviary (I love this song!!!!)

Lovelay

O Love, Let’s Renew Our Vows

Jon Thurlow

[IHOPKC]:

Sons of Men

Julie Meyer

[IHOPKC]:

Alabaster Box

Lab Partners

(All from the album DayStar):

Still Shine On (a song that’s on my top ten list of best songs EVER)

After Hours

Those Things

Sensations

Magnify

Luke Wood

[IHOPKC]:

Hosea

Merchant Band

[IHOPKC]:

You Love Me Forever

Muse

[From the album The Resistance]:

I Belong to You [+Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix]

Glen Hansard

[From the movie soundtrack of Once]:

Falling Slowly

If You Want Me

Audra Lynn

[IHOPKC]:

Without You

Zero7

[from the album When It Falls]:

Somersault

Misty Edwards:

Resting Place [Fling Wide]

Fling Wide [Fling Wide]

Point of Life [Point of Life]

i24 [Point of Life]

Psalm 150 [Point of Life]

Light of Your Face [IHOPKC Best Of]

Arms Wide Open [Fling Wide]

link to the e-book

Leave a comment below about any of these musicians, or about the book, and you’ll be entered to win a paperback copy of How Shall We Love?. (Winner will be picked by a name drawn from a hat at 10pm CST, March 6, 2013.) If there are more than 15 comments, two winners will be selected!

Here’s some Jonny Rodgers for you! Can you see why it would inspire someone’s writing?