Hello readers, welcome to The Georgia Corbins Blog Tour! Please enjoy this fun guest post from author Kara Leigh Miller and an exciting giveaway at the end.
The Music Behind The Georgia Corbins
by Kara Leigh Miller
You know when you're watching a movie and there's the perfect song playing in the background that sets the entire mood for the scene? Yeah, I often hear those perfect songs in my head as I'm writing. The right song can take a scene from mediocre to stellar. And when I find that song, I'll put it on repeat and listen to it as often as necessary until the scene is as great as I can make it.
Today, I'm counting down the top 5 songs that influenced me during the writing of The Georgia Corbins. I'll even tell you what scene they came from!
5. Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd – The group dance at prom. This is just a really fun, upbeat song that got me in the mood to dance. When writing this scene, I was actually torn between this song and Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks and Dunn. Either one was perfect in my mind. So, I solved the problem the old fashioned way. I told my daughter to pick one of these songs, and then we played Rock-Paper-Scissors.
4. 5-1-5-0 by Dierks Bentley – The field parties. Every time I would picture my characters at the field, getting drunk, partying, acting like teenagers, I'd hear this song.
**FUN FACT** 5-0 is slang for police and 5-1 is a penal code number for a mentally unstable person on the loose.
3. Georgia Peaches by Lauren Alaina – This was my theme song for the entire book and for Ali. If you haven't heard this song, I highly recommend you go to YouTube and look it up. It really captured the personality of all my characters, and the south in general.
2. The One That Got Away by Jake Owen – When Ali finally makes her choice and the brother she didn't choose (sorry, I'm not giving that away) was forced to watch her with the one she did choose. I'll admit, I cried a lot during the writing of those scenes.
1. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This by Toby Keith – Ali and Levi's slow dance at prom. I still swoon when I think of this scene. It's my all-time favorite. This song was absolutely perfect. It's like every lyric was written specifically for Ali and Levi during this scene.
I should add that country music as a whole played a large part in this novel. I was obsessed with Country Music Television and it was always on while I was writing.
So, what's your favorite type of music? Is there a particular song that makes you think of your favorite scene in a book?
5. Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd – The group dance at prom. This is just a really fun, upbeat song that got me in the mood to dance. When writing this scene, I was actually torn between this song and Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks and Dunn. Either one was perfect in my mind. So, I solved the problem the old fashioned way. I told my daughter to pick one of these songs, and then we played Rock-Paper-Scissors.
4. 5-1-5-0 by Dierks Bentley – The field parties. Every time I would picture my characters at the field, getting drunk, partying, acting like teenagers, I'd hear this song.
**FUN FACT** 5-0 is slang for police and 5-1 is a penal code number for a mentally unstable person on the loose.
3. Georgia Peaches by Lauren Alaina – This was my theme song for the entire book and for Ali. If you haven't heard this song, I highly recommend you go to YouTube and look it up. It really captured the personality of all my characters, and the south in general.
2. The One That Got Away by Jake Owen – When Ali finally makes her choice and the brother she didn't choose (sorry, I'm not giving that away) was forced to watch her with the one she did choose. I'll admit, I cried a lot during the writing of those scenes.
1. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This by Toby Keith – Ali and Levi's slow dance at prom. I still swoon when I think of this scene. It's my all-time favorite. This song was absolutely perfect. It's like every lyric was written specifically for Ali and Levi during this scene.
I should add that country music as a whole played a large part in this novel. I was obsessed with Country Music Television and it was always on while I was writing.
So, what's your favorite type of music? Is there a particular song that makes you think of your favorite scene in a book?
Born and raised in the small town of Mexico, New York, Kara was an only child who was forced to find ways to entertain herself. Playing make believe with her Barbie dolls and stuffed animals was her first real taste of storytelling before she became old enough to develop a love affair with the written word. In early 2010, Kara picked up her very first erotic romance novel, and she was instantly hooked. She loves to write contemporary romance, erotica, and young adult romance. Currently she has several full-length novels in the works, a series of novellas, and a handful of short stories. Kara is an active member of the CNY Creative Writers Café and the CNY Romance Writers. Today, Kara resides in New Haven, New York with her husband, five kids, and three cats. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s thinking about reading and writing. And when she’s not doing that, she’s spending time with her family and friends.
To celebrate the release of The Georgia Corbins, Kara Leigh Miller is giving away exciting prizes. The Grand Prize, which is open to US residents only, includes a signed copy of The Georgia Corbins, The Georgia Corbins hardcover journal and postcards, The Georgia Corbins tote bag, Kara Leigh Miller pens and notebooks, and Legasea bookmarks.
Second and third prizes are an ebook copy of The Georgia Corbins, and one lucky person will win a first chapter critique. International entries are welcome. Good luck! Winners will be announced July 1st.
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Thanks for being part of the tour, Tina! Good luck to all who enter the giveaway =)
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