Music always drives the direction of my stories. So Much More was no exception. These talented musicians were my inspiration:
Caroline by Kill It Kid
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer
Heartless by The Fray
Lies by Sunset Sons
Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys
Unsteady by X Ambassadors
The Sickness by Future Husbands
Leave It Alone by Manchester Orchestra
Low Life by X Ambassadors (featuring Jamie N. Commons)
Win Some, Lose Some by You Me At Six
Never Ending Circles by Chrvches
A Home Without a Heart by Future Husbands
Trip Switch by Nothing But Thieves
Incomplete by James Bay
Brave the Day by Like Thieves
Down to the Cellar by Dredg
Let It Go by James Bay
From Above by The Beach
Out of the Blue by Prides
Love, Love, Love by As Tall As Lions
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Bright Side playlist
(Potential Spoiler Warning)
I cannot write without music—physically, psychologically, emotionally impossible. The writing process for this book started late 2012 and wrapped up early 2014. These are the songs that I fell in love with for the first time, or the hundredth time, while writing Bright Side. They inspired the overall vibe of the story and its characters, or in some cases they inspired very specific situations or even entire chapters. Kate’s passion for music is my own, though I can’t play an instrument and I’m completely tone deaf when it comes to singing. Like Kate, I LOVE me some strings, especially in unexpected places—they make any song sexy. And I’ve got a HUGE thing for California bands. I’m lucky to say I’ve seen most of these bands perform live (many of them while I was writing this book)—the rest are on my bucket list.