So, for #WIPWednesday, I wanted to talk about something I've actually been working on for years.
Many years ago, I went to the Elm Grove Cemetery in Mystic, CT with Danny. I saw this memorial from the 1800s, dedicated to a Captain Thomas Wolfe who was killed while aboard his ship, and it stuck with me. I never forgot this spot or this stone or the man it was for, and somewhere around four or five years ago, River Canyon, CT was born in my head. Based entirely around this spot.
I then wrote a story called Sleeping to Dream, about a woman named Drew McAdams and a certain William Fuller. I wrote the history of River Canyon and a love story far more epic than Patrick and Kinsey's. But, it's a weird book. It's got a bit of everything - mystery, romance, humor, history, paranormal, tragedy... Truly - and I'm not just saying this - it's unlike anything I've ever seen before. I don't even know what genre to put this fucker into, and so I put it aside and finished Holly Freakin' Hughes. I put it aside again and wrote One Night to Fall, deciding that would be the first introduction into my town. Then, of course, that turned into a series and there came To Fall for Winter and Last Chance to Fall (where a Mr. Sean Kinney is afraid of a statue of Mr. William Fuller). We know Daisies & Devin came next, which is also in River Canyon, but D&D fucked Sleeping to Dream up a bit, because Drew was actually a coffee shop owner. It suited Kylie more though, so I have to make some changes. Next, we'll have Hope to Fall, and then The Life We Wanted (which, I'm sorry to say, does not take place in good ol' RC). What I will be writing, and finishing, after The Life We Wanted, is Sleeping to Dream. Because I freakin' love that story. I don't know if anybody else will. I don't know if it'll be the best thing I ever write, or if it'll be the biggest flop I'll ever see, but it needs to happen.
William deserves his story. I deserve to tell it. #amwriting #amwritingromance #romancenovel #romanceauthor #igreads #amreading #writerslife #authorslife
@johnmayer, it is your birthday, and I thought it would be appropriate to take this moment and thank you for all the things you've brought to me by being alive. You make me laugh. You give me inspiration. You are responsible for several of my story ideas. You make me feel. You also made me try these doughnuts while I was in Boston this past weekend, and I think, of everything, I thank you for that most of all. Happy birthday, sir. You are a treasure. #johnmayer #happybirthday #birthdayboy #wishiknewyou @blackbirddoughnuts
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So, I've been working on this story, The Life We Wanted. I think I mentioned to you guys that Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters played a big part in inspiring Sebastian, but actually, a few other guys have helped too.
Sebastian is basically the love child of Chris Hemsworth, Tribble Reese, and Taylor Hawkins. In my mind, he has physical features from the three, with Taylor's drumming skills, Tribble's ridiculous personality and sense of humor, and Chris's... Sweetness? I guess that's the word for it.
I've been editing Kinney 4 for days and I miss Sebastian so much at this point, I can't stand it. He's such an odd little ray of sunshine. #bibliophile #romancenovels #bookworm #romanticcomedy #bookblog #readersofinstagram #booklife #romantic #romancereads #romancebooks #bookboyfriends #authorsofinstagram #amwritingromance #romancenovel #quotes #teaser #love #lovequote #firstlove #author #authorsofinstagram #kindleunlimited #contemporaryromance
#rockstarromance #enemiestolovers #igreads
