Today’s theme is music and as I’ve said more than a few times, I love music. It’s a huge part of my creative process and my every day life. My contemporary series with Berkley Heat (some call it the Brown Family series) is very much inspired by music. This series is heavily influenced by chunky rock like Kings of Leon (I always think of them as Brody’s favorite band), Foo Fighters and Them Crooked Vultures, along with the singer songwriter vibe of Ani Difranco (who is always Erin in my head) and Patty Griffin (who is Ella to me, her voice, the sadness in her voice, the strength).

So in November’s INSIDE OUT – Ella and Cope start to send each other letters and packages back and forth. In the book, Ella makes her own special Cope Playlist and sends it to him in her own version of a mixtape. When I wrote Ella, especially her POV when she thought about Cope, these are the songs that kept coming back to me.

To give you a taste of a few:

Patty Griffin’s When It Don’t Come Easy – this song is wholly Ella to me. Her strength and her commitment to those she loves

Stone Temple Pilots – Still Remains (a personal favorite)

Ani Difranco – Little Plastic Castle

Kate Nash – Birds

Robin Thicke – Lost Without U

Kings of Leon – Manhattan

Be sure to Visit Today’s Other Snippeters!

Mari Carr
McKenna Jeffries
Taige Crenshaw
Vivian Arend
Emma Petersen
Shelley Munro
Eliza Gayle
Ashley Ladd
Lauren Dane