Marie asked K.L. Cottrell:

What music inspires your writing?

K.L. Cottrell Hi, Marie! This is kind of a hard question to answer! I know it sounds vague, but different kinds of music inspire me in different ways.

Sometimes it's an entire song that gets me and sometimes it's just a line or two. Other times, just the music gives me a certain feeling that I think should be written about. One example is the instrumental aspect of "What If This Storm Ends?" by Snow Patrol. That music never fails to give me chills because I think it's expressive in so many ways; the lyrics are special to me, too, and altogether I always felt like the song matched my trilogy really well.

A few other songs feel that way with other romances I've published, like "Mercury" by Sleeping At Last and "Piece Of Your Heart" by Mayday Parade.

It's not like this all the time, but if a song is about opening up or loving someone, it usually moves me to write. There are so many stories to be told (and so many I witness every day with people I know) that revolve around those themes, and sometimes songs just don't feel big enough to tell them.

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