Inspiration: Music + Art
Music is life, and I can’t imagine ever being able to write my favorite main characters’ stories without some powerful tunes swirling in my head, heart, and ears to help me create their world and their interactions. In case you want to hear what I listen to in reality (and sometimes just in my head) while I write, check out my suggested playlists for my published books and works-in-progress.
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Playlist for Ship It
“Wave of You” by Surfaces
“Healing” by Fletcher
“Falling” by Trevor Daniel
“Sarah Smiles” by Panic! At The Disco
“Heat Waves” + “Dreamland” by Glass Animals
“Beautiful Mistakes” by Maroon 5
“Alone Time”, “Your Whatever”, “Coachella” and a 1,000 other songs by lovelytheband
“Ribs” + “Green Light” by Lorde
“Sunshine” by OneRepublic
“Slow Hands” by Niall Horan
“Who do you love?” by Chainsmokers
“You broke me first” by Tate McRae
“the other girl” by Kelsea Ballerini (with Halsey)
“Missing Piece”, “Riptide” and literally any other song by Vance Joy
“Stupid Me” by Dylan Dunlap
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Playlist for Pitch It
Pitch It is coming out November 2023! Listen to some of the great music I listened to while writing the next part of Sarah and Nathan’s story.
“Heaven” by Bazzi
“Mood” by 24kGoldn (feat. iann dior)
“Day ‘n’ Nite” by Kid Cudi
“everything i wanted” by Billie Eilish
“Late Night Talking” by Harry Styles
“Look Away” by Stephen Puth
“Enough” by charlieonnafriday
“Hey Stupid, I Love You” by JP Saxe
“Hope” by the Chainsmokers (ft. Winona Oak)
“Better Now” by Post Malone
“Lose Somebody” by Kygo & OneRepublic
“Snap” by Rosa Linn
“Nights Like These” by Benson Boone
“What a Time” by Julia Michaels (ft. Niall Horan)
“I See You” by Kygo (ft. Billy Raffoul)
“Let’s Hurt Tonight” by OneRepublic
“The Bones” by Maren Morris
“Glue Song” by beabadoobee (ft. Clairo)
“I’m with You” + “You” by Vance Joy
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Playlist for Burn It Down
Excited to share another work-in-progress, a spicy Hanukkah-inspired romcom (working title: Burn it Down) that I’m shooting to finish and release by Fall 2024.
If you like brother’s best friend, friends to lovers, and second (and third and fourth and . . .) chance romance, this one is for you!
“Tripping Over Air” by Aidan Bissett
“I Like You (A Happier Song)” by Post Malone (ft. Doja Cat)
“Die Young” (Deconstructed) by Kesha
“i’m yours” by Isabel LaRosa
“Never Be the Same” by Camila Cabello
“Sexual Vibe” by Stephen Puth
“bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo
“uh oh” by Tate McRae
“how deep?” by Tai Verdes
“Bummerland” by AJR
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
by Taylor Swift
“Say Something” by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
“The Night We Met” by Lord Huron
“I’m a Mess” by Avril Lavigne (ft. YUNGBLUD)
“Hope” by the Chainsmokers (ft. Winona Oak)
“Past Life” by Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez
“Need the Sun to Break” by James Bay
“Love Again” by The Kid LAROI
“I Go Back to You” by Josh Kerr
“First Day of My Life” by Bright Eyes
“Stubborn Love” by The Lumineers