Goodreads asked Janie Conway-Herron:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Janie Conway-Herron I had this story in mind for some time before I turned it into a novel. I wanted to write a fictional account of what life was like for a young woman musician trying to make it in the 1980s when women were usually singers and not necessarily players, particularly in rock bands and particularly players of electric guitars. I took inspiration from things I experienced as a musician in the burgeoning rock music scene in Carlton, an inner city suburb of Melbourne Australia, and the social context of the times.

I also wanted to write about the psychological make up of a performer. In particular women performers. And explore what makes them want to perform and what can bring them undone at the same time. I didn't want to write another star is torn story but rather explore and describe the life and times of the main character Lillie Bloom. Hence the title Another Song About Love which is also the title of one of 15 songs in a collection that goes with the novel. The songs share their titles with the chapters in the novel. The music will be available on Amazon by the end of September but you can also listen to them on my website.

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