New Adult Book Club discussion

Hey everyone! I'm excited to announce our amazing Q&A over the next two weeks with authors Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton! Their book, Roman Crazy releases on September 13th, so be sure to one-click this adorably hilarious book! Ask Nina and Alice your questions below!

Ohmyyyygoooooddd. Ms. Clayton will be posting here? :))) I am such a big fan; I have all of her books lol.
Having said that, I am also excited about her collaboration with Ms. Bocci. :)

My question is: What is the genesis of the collaboration? Whose idea was it for them to collaborate, and how did the writing process come about? :)

Hi both,
I was wondering what was the most difficult and most emnoyable thing about writing this book for you both ?

★ Question For Alice Clayton
Do you read reviews? Why/why not? If yes, how do you handle negative ones?

★ Question For Nina Bocci
Have you always wanted to be an author, or is it something that came up later in life?

Would you consider writing a book where the action takes place in France?

Hi Ms. Alice & Ms. Nina!
- After Roman Crazy, are you going to collaborate again for another romance novel in the future?

My question for Ms. Alice Clayton
- Out of all the books you've written, what's your favorite or the one closest to your heart and why?

My question for Ms. Nina Bocci
- If you are going to write a book in a different genre, what will it be and why?

Hello to both the authors!

Ms. Clayton, I want to ask when the next book in the Hudson Valley Series will be announced?
Ms. Bocci, when there was a difference of opinion while writing this book, how did you resolve it?
Thank you.

Hi Alice and Nina!!

Ms. Clayton, if you weren't an author what would your profession be?

Ms. Bocci, what inspired you to start writing?

Hello Alice and Nina! How was it writing a book together? How did you split the writing or come together with the story? Since the story is based in Rome, Italy, what kind of research did you do about Italy? Have either of you ever been there? Thank you!

★ Question For Alice Clayton★
Do you like to wite with music of do you prefer the silence? If you like music which type of music do you prefer to listen to?

★ Question For Nina Bocci★
Was your dream job always to be a writer or did you wanted to do something different?

Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions. :)

Hi,
please, tell us where all those sexy male characters of yours live, so we could all move to this place :D
Do we need a passeport????????

What was your favorite things about writing Roman Crazy?

Hello,

I have a bit of a contrary question - doesn't it get exhausting writing only about perfect looking people? :)

And the second one, what was the most difficult part of your collaboration?

Thank you in advance for your answers.

Hi, Alice and Nina! I'm a huge fan of you guys and I cannot tell you how freaking excited I am for Roman Crazy! <3

My question is: How do you guys make it work to write a novel together? How do you know who writes what and is there something about writing together that you find difficult as opposed to writing your own book?

Do you have a favourite character?

Do you ladies have a favorite place that you like to write your books? Do you get your inspiration from real life situations or do you twist things that have happen to you personal?

Alice Clapton- I loved Wallbanger and the cat was my favorite and funniest but what made you come up with such a funny moment?

I'm wondering, how do you come up with your book ideas? Also, how do you stick with it till the end? I can't tell you how many times I've attempted to write, even a short story, and I can't even finish it! It's so hard! That being said, you guys are amazing! I don't know if I could ever do what you guys do!

Hey Alice and Nina!

Oh my god, it's so great to have authors come by and answer questions. And I would ask you something more book based, but I'm having more technical based troubles and I wondered what you'd do in your cases. Both or either can answer, it's all good.

Alice Clayton I was wondering if you have any writing hard limits? (Maybe HEA only, or you steer clear of a certain genre or certain types of scenes etc.?) If so, why? And I loved Wallbanger, it was hilarious! I do have to say I've been a bit afraid to read anything else from you because I enjoyed Wallbanger so much but your Hudson Valley series has been catching my eye lately.

Nina Bocci I see that you're also a publicist how has that effected your burgeoning author career? Do you think it's more of a help or a hindrance?

I read the first couple of chapters that came in the bookworm box last month and loved it!! Are you two planning on writing any additional books together?

Hello Ms. Clayton & Ms. Bocci! Thank you for taking our questions!

My question for both of you is how did you first meet and how did the collaboration materialize?

I am familiar with Alice's work, but not Nina's. Is this the first book you co-wrote together?

Hi, Lara! We've been friends for years and have toyed with the idea of writing together quite often. I've been kept very busy with publicity and life ;) and Alice clearly has been writing her fingers off with a ton of bestsellers. When this project came to mind, we thought it would be the best chance for us to collaborate :) LeAnn wrote: "

Hey everyone! I'm excited to announce our amazing Q&A over the next two weeks with authors Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton! Their book, Roman Crazy..."

For both of us, I would say it was important for the book to NOT sound like Alice or like Nina. Our goal was having a new, gelled voice that wasn't one-sided :) Danny wrote: "Hi both,
I was wondering what was the most difficult and most emnoyable thing about writing this book for you both ?"

Hi!
I've always wanted to be an author. Life just sends you on different paths sometimes, I'm just glad that I can do it now ;)

warhawke wrote: "★ Question For Alice Clayton
Do you read reviews? Why/why not? If yes, how do you handle negative ones?

★ Question For Nina Bocci
Have you always wanted to be an author, or is it something that c..."

As a matter of fact. . . warhawke wrote: "★ Question For Alice Clayton
Do you read reviews? Why/why not? If yes, how do you handle negative ones?

★ Question For Nina Bocci
Have you always wanted to be an author, or is it something that c..."

Hi!
Yes, we have more Broads Abroad novels planned! We hope to announce the locations and titles soon. Beatrice wrote: "Hi Ms. Alice & Ms. Nina!
- After Roman Crazy, are you going to collaborate again for another romance novel in the future?

My question for Ms. Alice Clayton
- Out of all the books you've written,..."

YES! I am writing a YA novel now ;)
My question for Ms. Nina Bocci
- If you are going to write a book in a different genre, what will it be and why?

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Hi!

We had a very detailed outline that we put together in person so we really hashed out quite a bit that way. If things went a bit astray, we talked it out and if we couldn't agree, we have a friend Jess who settled the score :)
Nishi wrote: "Hello to both the authors!

Ms. Clayton, I want to ask when the next book in the Hudson Valley Series will be announced?
Ms. Bocci, when there was a difference of opinion while writing this book, h..."

Hi!
I've always enjoyed telling stories and watching people react to them. That's a great source of inspiration Latifa wrote: "Hi Alice and Nina!!

Ms. Clayton, if you weren't an author what would your profession be?

Ms. Bocci, what inspired you to start writing?"

Hi! It was a lot of fun and a lot of stress. We wanted it to be the best book we could write together so with the help of our editor, Lauren, we pushed ourselves into thinking differently. Yes, I've been to Italy man times but Alice hasn't. After her researching this book though, she's put it up to number one on the travel wish list. I take a ridiculous amount of photos when I travel so every place mentioned is a real place :) Tanja wrote: "Hello Alice and Nina! How was it writing a book together? How did you split the writing or come together with the story? Since the story is based in Rome, Italy, what kind of research did you do ab..."

HA! For Marcello, yes. You need a passport :) He is based on someone real . . .Isa wrote: "Hi,
please, tell us where all those sexy male characters of yours live, so we could all move to this place :D
Do we need a passeport????????"

Pushing ourselves to thinking outside the box. We had an idea in mind for the book and we really worked hard together to get it there. Learning something new about ourselves was very enjoyable. Verna wrote: "What was your favorite things about writing Roman Crazy?"

You know what, it does. I think that there are people that want to read more realistic fiction. If that makes sense.
The most difficult part was balancing the voice. We didn't want it to sound too much like either one of us but to create a 'new' voice ;) Barbara wrote: "Hello,

I have a bit of a contrary question - doesn't it get exhausting writing only about perfect looking people? :)

And the second one, what was the most difficult part of your collaboration?

T..."

We had an incredibly detailed outline. Since it's all in Avery's voice, we couldn't break it up by chapter boy/girl, so we took scenes and from there we broke them up. After that, we'd read what the other wrote and edit it ;) Morelia (Strandedinbooks) wrote: "Hi, Alice and Nina! I'm a huge fan of you guys and I cannot tell you how freaking excited I am for Roman Crazy! <3

My question is: How do you guys make it work to write a novel together? How do yo..."

For the other question, yes, it's more difficult when writing your own because you don't have to run it by someone else first. Just you and your editor. This added an extra element to it. :) Morelia (Strandedinbooks) wrote: "Hi, Alice and Nina! I'm a huge fan of you guys and I cannot tell you how freaking excited I am for Roman Crazy! <3

My question is: How do you guys make it work to write a novel together? How do yo..."

In this book? I'd say Avery was my favorite. It IS a romance but it's also about finding yourself again too. ;) Sophie wrote: "Do you have a favourite character?"

Hi! Yes, we use our conversations with friends in almost every book. Real life situations always play a part in our books. ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Do you ladies have a favorite place that you like to write your books? Do you get your inspiration from real life situations or do you twist things that have happen to you personal?

Alice Clapton-..."

YOU TOTALLY SHOULD! I'll give you a tip. Write the scenes you're MOST excited about and the ending. Then go back and fill in the rest! For me, ideas come from everywhere and anywhere. It's crazy really. I had an idea for a story after watching a hotel being torn down LOL Cori wrote: "I'm wondering, how do you come up with your book ideas? Also, how do you stick with it till the end? I can't tell you how many times I've attempted to write, even a short story, and I can't even fi..."

We use Google docs and Dropbox so that way if god forbid something happens, we have it backed up. Plus, Alice usually sends it to me immediately and vice versa ;)Heather wrote: "Hey Alice and Nina!

Oh my god, it's so great to have authors come by and answer questions. And I would ask you something more book based, but I'm having more technical based troubles and I wondere..."

Hi! I'm very lucky to be a publicist to a ton of amazing authors. It also means that I'm very busy BUT on the flip side, I have a built in audience who will help me if I need it. A lot of people aren't that lucky and I am SO grateful <3 Mercedes wrote: "Alice Clayton I was wondering if you have any writing hard limits? (Maybe HEA only, or you steer clear of a certain genre or certain types of scenes etc.?) If so, why? And I loved Wallbanger, it wa..."

Mercedes wrote: "Alice Clayton I was wondering if you have any writing hard limits? (Maybe HEA only, or you steer clear of a certain genre or certain types of scenes etc.?) If so, why? And I loved Wallbanger, it wa..."

That's the plan. We don't know exactly when as we're both working on solo books at the moment but we do have MANY more Broads Abroad books in mind :) Heather wrote: "I read the first couple of chapters that came in the bookworm box last month and loved it!! Are you two planning on writing any additional books together?"

Hi! We met waaaaaay back in 2008 in the Twilight fanfiction fandom. We've been BFF ever since :)
The collaboration was just a case of the right time and place and some cosmic intervention. I think. We knew we wanted to write together, we just didn't know what. I had just come back Italy and was talking to Alice about the idea and we decided that this was it! Stephanie wrote: "Hello Ms. Clayton & Ms. Bocci! Thank you for taking our questions!

My question for both of you is how did you first meet and how did the collaboration materialize?"

Hi! Yes, this is the first that we've collaborated on. I was a part of the Domino novel FELONY EVER AFTER that was the creation of Debra Anastasia and Helena Hunting. That was great fun as well! Jenny wrote: "I am familiar with Alice's work, but not Nina's. Is this the first book you co-wrote together?"

What's the hardest part about co-writing a book?

What if one doesn't like the directions it's going and wants to change it? How do you overcome differences of the plot, if there is any. Lol.

Are you two going to write another book together?

Hi Nina & Alice,
How do you guys come up with your titles?

Hi Nina! Hi Alice!

I would love to ask you both, where do you get your inspiration for the stories you write. Is somehow based on real life moments?

Thank you!

Hi! This came up a few times. We had some ideas that we were willing to fall on a sword for and others that we had no issue changing. When the sticking points proved too much for us to work through, we brought in our friend Jess or Lauren our editor. Ultimately the most important thing for us was making the BEST book possible. So,with that in mind, we worked through everything pretty smoothly :) Michelle wrote: "What's the hardest part about co-writing a book?

What if one doesn't like the directions it's going and wants to change it? How do you overcome differences of the plot, if there is any. Lol."

We have more Broads Abroad books that we're hoping to write. Time is a factor as we have solo books to work on first. Hopefully we'll have news soon :)
Nicole wrote: "Are you two going to write another book together?"

OMG well, we discussed this at the RT Convention co-writing panel and how some of them were awful. AWFUL. We knew we wanted to make it different but some were just above and beyond different and into the ridiculous stage LOL. Roman Crazy was one of three that we loved and we put it out to some of our best writer friends to help us decide. Unanimously they chose it. The next few Broads Abroad books are also titles we LOVE Betul wrote: "Hi Nina & Alice,
How do you guys come up with your titles?"