New Adult Book Club discussion

Irma wrote: "Do you listen to music while writing?"

I listen but not while writing, I have SERIOUS ADD, LOL so if I listen while I write, I start to type the lyrics, haha! It doesn't work to well for me, lalala! But I DO get inspired by music.

How do you two know each other?

Vespi wrote: "How do you two know each other?"

We actually met right here on Goodreads! Terri read my first book and we became friends from that.

Why did you decide to have the "twist?" The book could have still been told if we knew what happened to Drew in the beginning. What was behind the decision to keep the reader "in the dark?"

ღSophieღ wrote: "One last question for me as well.

Who thought of the present/past way of writing? I think this was what worked in this book, when it comes to the surprise and the twist, but also what made the rea..."

I guess that was my idea. Hence the hook at the end of the prologue which didn't happen, but I thought added the suspense I wanted to go for in the story. We wanted a HEA and this was a solution to giving one.

Vespi wrote: ""The past/present was Terri's brainchild. I told her about my first marriage and she said I should write the story. I said I could never do it. Then she had this brilliant idea. And C&B was born. T..."

Yes, I think the "feels" really shined in this story. And thanks for your words on the epilogue. Wasn't sure as I planned to end at the wedding, but got the warning that I should continue on and give it all. I'm surprised no one has asked what Cate was having. A.M. bugged me, but I still haven't told her, lol.

Irma wrote: "Do you listen to music while writing?"

Yes, especially when I'm digging for emotions. And when I write party scenes, I like to feel like I'm in a club, party or whatever. Not that you wanted to know all of that, lol.

Vespi wrote: "How do you two know each other?"

Yeah, what A.M. said. However, she didn't know right away that I wrote books as well.

Vespi wrote: "Why did you decide to have the "twist?" The book could have still been told if we knew what happened to Drew in the beginning. What was behind the decision to keep the reader "in the dark?""

Me. It was my brainchild to keep the reader in the dark until the twist. My first love in reading is mystery/suspense. So I tend to have that element in my books. (which I have several just not under this pen name. i've published over a dozen books.)

Terri wrote: "ღSophieღ wrote: "One last question for me as well.

Who thought of the present/past way of writing? I think this was what worked in this book, when it comes to the surprise and the twist, but also ..."

Yeah--The past/present was Terri's idea. It was the only way I would do the book. I wouldn't ever write my story as it was for many reasons but when Terri came up with this idea, I said I would do it.

Terri wrote: "Vespi wrote: "Why did you decide to have the "twist?" The book could have still been told if we knew what happened to Drew in the beginning. What was behind the decision to keep the reader "in the ..."

And I LOVED the idea because I write mainly rom suspense. So this totally appealed to me. It also kind of took my mind off--for a little while anyway-- what was happening in the story. It would divert my attention so to speak.