by Liz Lorde
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Here’s a list of some songs that got me through writing this beautiful beast. I listened to these frequently, drew inspiration, and generally just zoned out to them :)
Apocalyptica - Not Strong Enough
Through Glass - Stone Sour
Florence + Machine - You’ve Got The Love
Florence + Machine - Cosmic Love
Florence + Machine - What Kind Of Man
The Rasmus - Black Roses
Shinedown - The Crow and The Butterfly
Hozier - Like Real People Do
Sting - Inside
Sting - A Thousand Years
Sting - Sacred Love
Red Sun Rising - Emotionless
Red Sun Rising - The Otherside
The Fray - Cable Cars (Over My Head)
The Fray - Trust Me
The Fray - How To Save A Life
HIM - Poison Girl
Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole
Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera
To My Readers:
Hey everyone, LL here. Just wanted to drop a line at the back of the book, once again, to thank you all for reading - I know that not all of you will enjoy what I wrote, but I hope the majority of you were pleased. Even if I just touch one kind soul, and bring some smiles, well hell that’s a win in my mind. If you’ve checked out my previous books, you’re a really awesome and cool person. Speaking candidly, I struggled with writing Revved Up Hearts, and I feel like Hell Reapers 1 was a huge improvement for me. I really, truly, had a ton of fun writing this one; which isn’t to say I didn’t with the other two, but that it was much more laborious. Hopefully this shows in the writing, plotting, and characterization.
Initially, and I’ll leave this part in even if the scene is changed in later versions of the ebook, the scene with Hunter/Reyes/Jameson and Jerry was going to be a lot more graphic. It was difficult to try and understand what I should show, and what I shouldn’t. I’m a little concerned that some of my readers will be offended by that scene in particular. Dark as it is though, that was one of my favorite scenes to write. In terms of highest points of inspiration, I really got into writing the story that Hunter confesses to Jessica at Alister’s bar. The one about his friend Timothy. Unsurprisingly, I also enjoyed Jessica breaking down and letting Hunter know about what happened with Jerry and when she was a little girl. Finally, in the original version of this book, there wasn’t going to be an epilogue - let alone two. Was it a good call? I don’t know. But personally? I see the epilogues as a sort of bonus material almost. There to validate the happiness that the characters have achieved, even more so than the final chapters of the book before them. Two scoops of HEA deliciousness, so to speak.
Again, I realize this book was far from perfect, but I personally see it as a step in the right direction. I wanted to give a thank you to the Amazon customers that left reviews on my book(s). Your honest feedback, even the ones below 3 stars, are critical to the reading populace. And for real, thanks to Chugs930 your detailed opinion of my book brought me to tears!
I’ve been reading more lately, and I’d never outright bash another author for their work - not after having been in the trenches three times now, myself. So, although all of the books I’ve been reading I haven’t totally agreed with, there are a couple that spoke to me; and I wanted to recommend them to you, if you haven’t read them already. This isn’t some agreed upon endorsement for favor or for money, this is my legit opinion. Check out Hardcore, Tess Oliver and Clutch, L. Wilder they wrote some amazing romance, IMO.
Unfortunately for me, things have been shit in my personal life. I don’t want to boo-hoo too much, but yeah, family issues are making it hard to write, and living with depression is hell.
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get my happily ever after. You start to write so many of them, you get a little jaded when they don’t live up to the harsh reality that we wake up to. It sucks.
In my effort to be as transparent as I’m comfortable with, my plans for the next writing project are Gabriel: Steel Knights 3 which is a tentative title. I want to challenge myself to write it around 30 or 40K words, so closer to Novella length. After that I might bundle those first three Knight books as one unit and see how they do. Revved Up Hearts didn’t sell well at all, and here I am squirming in my chair pulling my hair out, hoping hard that Hunter brings me in some much needed money. And of course, I need love too :) so if y’all enjoyed the book please let me know somehow. -Liz K. Lorde 8/16