New Adult Book Club discussion

This week we are super excited to welcome back with us the very lovely and talented L.A. Cotton. L.A is the author of The Trouble with You, Loyalty and Lies, Wicked Beginnings, Lucky Penny, Rush: The Beginning and many more!

Leave your Questions for this fab lady below!

I'm new to your work so I would like to get to know you a little bit better.what was your version first book you ever wrote but never published and why?😁

If you could spend a week with any character, who would it be and why?

Have you ever had feelings for a sibling’s best friend, like the character in the Rixon series?

Do you have any kind of ritual for writing?

Since its Thanksgiving this week, what are you most thankful for?

What is your favorite trope?

What was your inspitration for the new series? Is there a story behind it that you'd like to share? 😁

Which of your characters inspires you the most or you find him/ her fascinating?

I've never read one of your books. Which book of yours would be a good starting point?

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?

Jamilynn wrote: "I'm new to your work so I would like to get to know you a little bit better.what was your version first book you ever wrote but never published and why?😁"

Hi Jamilynn,

The first book I ever wrote was called Fate’s Love in 2014, and I did go on to publish it (under the same title)

Latifa wrote: "If you could spend a week with any character, who would it be and why?"

Hi Latifa,

Oooh, this is a tricky one. Out of all my characters, it would probably be Molly from my upcoming series: Black Hearts Still Beat. She’s just such a confident girl who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. I think we could get into all kinds of trouble together.

Kara wrote: "Have you ever had feelings for a sibling’s best friend, like the character in the Rixon series?"

Hi Kara,

No, I haven’t. That would be awkward, wouldn’t it? But I have like my best friend’s brothers before - does that count? Lol!

MiDouradoP wrote: "Do you have any kind of ritual for writing?"

Hi Mi,

I don’t have a ritual as such but I do like to write to music. I have playlists for every project I work on to help me get in the mood. Music plays a huge part in my creative process.

Katrina wrote: "Since its Thanksgiving this week, what are you most thankful for?"

Hi Katrina,

Happy Thanksgiving.

I’m most thankful for my family. We’re a small family
but incredibly close. I couldn’t imagine not having them in my life.

Zsuzsa wrote: "What is your favorite trope?"

Hi Zsuzsa,

I love a good enemies-to-lovers story - especially if it’s high angst.

Lena wrote: "What was your inspitration for the new series? Is there a story behind it that you'd like to share? 😁"

Hi Lena,

There isn’t really a story behind it. I wanted to write something a bit outside my usuals high school / college sports romances, and I’d been on a rockstar romance reading kick.

But Rush actually turned out to be a very special story to me, and probably one of my favourite to write.

Amy McNeece wrote: "I've never read one of your books. Which book of yours would be a good starting point?"

Hi Amy,

If you like YA/NA sports romance you should definitely
Check out my Rixon Raider series - the first book is called The Trouble With You

But if you prefer your characters to be a little older, my college series Chastity Falls, might be a good place to start.

Antonella wrote: "Which of your characters inspires you the most or you find him/ her fascinating?"

Hi Antonella,

I don’t have a favourite character - it’s like picking a favourite child. But I do probably enjoy writing my flawed characters the most - Braiden from Chasity Falls, Jason from Rixon Raiders, Maverick Prince from Wicked Bay.

Do you have a specific writing process or just go with a flow? Does music inspire any of your scenes?

What is your "must have" when you get into the writing mode?

Hello!

Was there a certain thing that made you decide to write about the lives of younger people? Tbh, I love reading novels about young people in my age group because I can more so relate to where they are in their lives but I always wonder what makes an author decide to either write about college age or mid 30s age.

Hello!

How do you get past overanalyzing your writing? I know this is a bit of a cliche question, but I am an aspiring writer myself and I find that I am continually getting stuck by picking apart what I write. I am constantly going back and proofreading for grammar, spelling, etc. and that keeps me from finishing my books. Any tips or suggestions on how you overcome this would be much appreciated! :)

Hello!
What is your current WIP?

Which character of yours was the most fun to write about?

Do you listen to music while writing?

What book or character was the easiest or most difficult for you to write?

Who are what? Inspired you to write romance novels for a living?