I'm double --nay, triple!-- pleased to welcome one half of my fave writing duo to my blog, Piper Vaughn! *woot woot* *confetti*
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Tush's Ten
Questions – Piper Vaughn
1. Who are you, and
where do you come from?
They call me Piper, and I hail from Illinois, USA. I live
about half an hour outside of Chicago. :)
2. What inspires you?
Really, just about anything. Movies, books, music, news
articles, something I might see on the street or the subway or in the airport.
I think inspiration comes from all things.
3. Describe your
writing style in three words:
Simple, sweet, sexy (I hope :P)
4. What's next in store
for you?
Currently working on a few ideas, and can’t wait to share!
5. Read any good
book(s) lately?
I have, in fact. The last book I read and loved was an M/M
fantasy by Kim Fielding called “Brute.”
'Moonstruck'
(#3 in ‘Lucky Moon’ series)
1. ‘Moonstruck’ is
the third installment in your band series, ‘Lucky Moon’. What inspired the idea
for this particular story?
The idea for writing about Em and Surya started in the first
book, “Moonlight Becomes You,” sort of as a fluke. MJ put in one of her
chapters that Em was crushing on Surya and we kind of just rolled with it.
Eventually, once both Shane and Nick had stories, we decided to revisit Em and
Surya to tie it all together.
2. The story involves
mainly musicians, and those in the music industry. How important is music to
you? Could you live without it?
Vital! I listen to music for hours at a time almost every
day. It would be really hard to survive without it. As the Nietzsche quote
goes, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” I already have a tattoo that
represents one of my favorite musicians, Ed Sheeran, and I have plans on
getting another soon that signifies my love of music in general. :)
3. You write as a
team, as well as solo projects. How long have you been writing together, and
how did your writing relationship begin?
I believe we started writing together in February of 2011,
so this coming February will make 2 years. MJ and I met in the M/M Romance
Group over on Goodreads and got closer when we both became part of the same
critique group as its founding members, along with a few other people. I
brought up the idea of co-authoring and MJ seemed amenable to the idea. We were
in the midst of planning a spy series when I was struck with the idea for
“Moonlight Becomes You” (the inspiration for the story was actually an episode
of “South Park”). I told MJ about the idea, she liked it, and the rest is
history.
4. As a story comes
in three parts, and this is a music story, pick me three music videos that
reflect how you feel the story goes.
Hmmm. This is hard. LOL. And of course, these are all me.
I’m sure MJ’s would be totally different. :P
“One More Night” – Maroon 5 – Surya and Em don’t have a
volatile relationship as depicted in this song, but it’s more the idea of the
song—having this person who you can’t resist and wishing you could rid yourself
of the desire for them by giving in to the idea of “just one more time.” And
obviously, that tends to backfire.
“One Thing” – One Direction – I know you’re probably laughing,
Tush, but I’ve been on a 1D kick for months and I listened to them a lot while
writing “Moonstruck.” This song is cutesy and pretty far from hardcore rocker,
but it reminds me of Surya’s feelings about Em. :)
“Look After You” – The Fray – This one is kind of
self-explanatory, but it applies to both Em and Surya.
(And this might be the most random list ever, but…well,
that’s me in a nutshell. LOL.)
5. If your book was a
music video, how would it go? Talk me through it ;p
Oh, jeez. You’re trying to kill me. LOL.
Um…okay.
It would start out with a couple of guys in the midst of a
steamy sex session. Then one would sneak off while the other is asleep. They’d
see each other again, and at first they’re shown trying to avoid each other.
Then a confrontation, which leads to a montage of them slowly getting
comfortable with each other and becoming friends, then lovers. Add in some
drama and one having to tuck tail and apologize and end it with a sweet kiss.
That would about sum it up. :)
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Tush's Ten!
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Check back here tomorrow (3rd January) for MJ's post! :)
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