The thing that happened while I was writing this book was that I actually started using Instagram.
I mean, I had an account, because someone told me I had to. So I signed up, and looked around, and I was like, What the hell is this thing even for?
I mean, don’t mock me. I know I’m a late adopter. What can I say? I’m a recluse weirdo writer. I consider my cats my co-workers.
But I had started to spend a little more time on the platform around Christmas. And then, I happened to hear about this TV show streaming on Netflix called You. Well, I found out that You was based on a book, and I’m the type of person who always likes to read the book first if I possibly can. So I grabbed a copy of You off Amazon and devoured it in a single day. (If you haven’t read or seen this thing, it’s creepy, y’all. But really good, too.)
The female main character in the book is called Guinevere Beck — but everyone just calls her Beck. In the book, especially, she’s on Twitter and Instagram kind of all the time — she wants to be an “influencer.” And so I was reading this book at the same time that I was exploring Instagram more as a platform and finally starting to learn what it was about. Sometimes, weird little coincidences happen like that in an author’s life, and often, they end up making it into a book in some way.
So, that’s how, when I “discovered” while writing this book that Laney has a little sister, I also discovered that she’s a young socialite and a social media influencer. And that is how, for the first time ever in a book, I actually use a hashtag.
#authorlearningnewthings
Oh, and one more thing: Follow me on Instagram! LOL
https://www.instagram.com/daphneloveling/
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About Daphne Loveling
Daphne Loveling is a small-town girl who moved to the big city as a young adult in search of adventure. She lives in the American Midwest with her fabulous husband and the two cats who own them.
Someday, she hopes to retire to a sandy beach and continue writing with sand between her toes.
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Books by Daphne Loveling
Motorcycle Club Romance
Los Perdidos MC
Fugitives MC
Throttle: A Stepbrother Romance
Rush: A Stone Kings Motorcycle Club Romance
Crash: A Stone Kings Motorcycle Club Romance
Ride: A Stone Kings Motorcycle Club Romance
Stand: A Stone Kings Motorcycle Club Romance
STONE KINGS MOTORCYCLE CLUB: The Complete Collection
GHOST: Lords of Carnage MC
HAWK: Lords of Carnage MC
BRICK: Lords of Carnage MC
GUNNER: Lords of Carnage MC
THORN: Lords of Carnage MC
BEAST: Lords of Carnage MC
ANGEL: Lords of Carnage MC
HALE: Lords of Carnage MC
Lords of Carnage: Ironwood MC
DIRTY SANTA (novella)
IRON WILL
Sports Romance
Getting the Down
Snap Count
Zone Blitz
Players: The Springville Rockets Collection
Paranormal Romance
Untamed Moon
Iron Will: Lords of Carnage: Ironwood MC Page 21