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What inspired Girl with Guitar? That series is my favorite!
I picked up Leaving Amarillo to read because I love music and rockstar romances. What are some of your favorite musical artists and rockstar romance books?
When are you going to be publishing the next book in the Second Chance series?
What's your favorite thing about rock star romance books?
What or Who inspired you to become a writer?
Out of all your characters, who is your favorite and/or who is the one you had the most fun to write? :)
Which of your books is your favourite?
Do you write any other genres? If not, would you like to?
Which character did you have the most fun writing?
What made you want to write new adult books?
What is your "must-have" when you're in the writing groove?
How do you keep track of what's going on (not to mention the individual voices of the characters) in each series?
Gloria wrote: "What inspired Girl with Guitar? That series is my favorite!"Thank you! It's on of my favorites too! Actually Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton (insert sad panda face) inspired it! I was always interested in their love story and how they fell in love on tour while at such different stages of their career. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Jacqueline wrote: "I picked up Leaving Amarillo to read because I love music and rockstar romances. What are some of your favorite musical artists and rockstar romance books?"I am a country girl at heart but I love all kinds of music (my brother is a musician and I can't carry a tune in a bucket so I'm very jealous of his talent!) Some of my favorite artists at the moment are Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Adele, Alessia Cara, Sia, Lady Gaga, Kiiara, Maroon 5, and always always Luke Bryan. ;) I actually don't read a lot of rockstar/musican books because I would never want to unintentionally replicate someone else's work but I did love S.C. Stephens Thoughtless series! And one by M. Leighton that I can't quite remember the name of but the male lead sings a Stone Stour song to the female and I died! (*goes to look for that book*)
Lindsey wrote: "When are you going to be publishing the next book in the Second Chance series?"That has become very tricky due to my traditionally published title's deadlines and release dates. Publishers like a 6 month window between releases (3 months before and 3 months after where you don't release anything else). I am also writing as Trinity Scott now (look for those books coming soon!) so One Last Ride (Second Chance #3 - Miranda & Jesse's book) is in limbo for a little while. My hope it to put it out in January of 2018 and then release a box set of the entire series. :)
Ashley wrote: "What's your favorite thing about rock star romance books?"I LOVE LOVE LOVE the atmosphere of concerts, rehearsals, and everything else surrounding musicians. I love the self discipline and drive it takes to learn to successfully play an instrument and organize music. The musician is always my favorite part because they're dynamic and complex and usually a hot mess. :)
Debra wrote: "What or Who inspired you to become a writer?"This is such a good question, I wish I had a better answer. I've been writing stories in one way or another since I was in about 3rd grade and I truly have no idea why other than I had little brothers and they liked bedtime stories so I had to be creative and make stuff up a lot!
Debra wrote: "What or Who inspired you to become a writer?"I will say that meeting Jennifer Echols in 2007 changed things for me. When I realized some chick in Alabama could be a published author I became a lot more serious about getting my work published. :) If you haven't checked her out, I highly recommend. Her book GOING TOO FAR is always going to be one of my faves.
RentasticReads wrote: "Out of all your characters, who is your favorite and/or who is the one you had the most fun to write? :)"This is like asking me to pick a favorite child and I just can't! I'm sorry! Every character becomes my favorite as I'm writing them. I will never forget Kylie Ryans though, and I think she is still one of the voices in my head and probably always will be.
Nicole wrote: "Recent 5 star read?"Retreat by Jay Crownover. Y'all. I took this book with me to pee because I couldn't stop reading for five seconds. :0 #truestory
Hi Caisey!Are you a pantser or plotter when it comes to your writing? Do you write from beginning to end, or as scenes come to you?
Nicole wrote: "Who are your favorite authors?"This is tricky because I now have a lot of author friends, so if I leave anyone out I feel like I jerk. But here are the romance ones I've read and loved recently: Candis Terry, Jay Crownover, Elizabeth Lee, Elle Kennedy, Laura Kaye, Heidi McLaughlin, Alessandra Torre, Lauren Layne, Cherrie Lynn, Kylie Scott, A.L. Jackson, M. Leighton, Stacey Shannon, Lora Leigh, Pam Godwin, Callie Hart, Rachel Harris, Rachel Hollis, Monica Murphy, Kristen Callahan, and Lauren Blakely. :)
Taranjit wrote: "Which of your books is your favourite?"I can't pick a favorite baby!! ;) But I do usually recommend Leaving Amarillo to first time readers because it was the first one that was professionally edited and I think my writing was very strong during that time.
Tanja wrote: "Do you write any other genres? If not, would you like to?"I write dark romantic suspense as Trinity Scott that will be available early 2018. I'm super excited for everyone to get to experience that side of me! Nervous too!
Verna Loves Books wrote: "Which character did you have the most fun writing?"It's a tie between Kylie Ryans and Dixie Lark. They are strong and independent and bless their hearts, hot messes when it comes to anything other than music.
Paola wrote: "What made you want to write new adult books?"I think college-age characters are super fun because they get all the freedom and responsibilities of adults without any of the life experience. So "new" adult is the perfect title because they are new at it and it's the time to screw up and make mistakes and learn from them.
Cassie wrote: "What is your "must-have" when you're in the writing groove?"It used to be Peanut M&Ms and some type of caffeine but I've recently changed some life habits so now its caramel rice cakes and bottled water. Most importantly it's my music. I don't always listen to it but I always make a sound track as I go along.
J. wrote: "How do you keep track of what's going on (not to mention the individual voices of the characters) in each series?"This is one of the hardest parts of writing multiple books at once. Usually I dedicate several days in a row at a time to each story so I can stay in the right mindset. Sometimes it's just a matter of re-reading what I have so far before I start writing. Each book gets a pinterest board and a playlist so sometimes I'll work on those to get me in the right mainframe before I focus in on writing.
Latifa wrote: "What genre do you most want to write?"Honestly? Self-help or inspirational chick lit with romantic elements. I recently went through a major divorce, complete with an unplanned pregnancy and struggled with postpartum depression in ways I had never experienced. This has really fueled my desire to reach out to other women dealing with similar issues. Maybe one day...
Caisey wrote: "Ashley wrote: "What's your favorite thing about rock star romance books?"I LOVE LOVE LOVE the atmosphere of concerts, rehearsals, and everything else surrounding musicians. I love the self discip..."
Thanks for replying! I love these aspects too.
Welcome to another NABC Q&A! This week, we have USA Today Best Selling Author Caisey Quinn joining us and answering your questions! Caisey is the author of
Keep Me Still Series ~ https://www.goodreads.com/series/1149...
Kylie Ryans Series ~ https://www.goodreads.com/series/1056...
Neon Dreams Series ~ https://www.goodreads.com/series/1332...
Second Chance Series ~ https://www.goodreads.com/series/1277...
Nashville's Finest ~ https://www.goodreads.com/series/1911...
Leave your questions for her below!