Songs of Our
Breakup (Playlist Book 1)
Published on August 22nd 2015
by Jay E. Tria
by Jay E. Tria
Genre:
New Adult Romance/Chicklit
Every breakup has its playlist.
How do you get over a seven-year relationship? 21-year-old Jill is trying to find out. But moving on is a harder job when Kim, her ex-boyfriend, is the lead guitarist of the band, and Jill is the vocalist. Every song they play together feels like slicing open a barely healed tattoo.
Jill’s best friend Miki says she will be out of this gloom soon. Breakups have a probation period, he says. Jill is on the last month of hers and Miki is patiently keeping her company.
But the real silver lining is Shinta. Having a hot Japanese actor friend in times like these is a welcome distraction. This gorgeous celebrity has been defying time zones and distance through the years to be there for Jill. Now he is here, physically present, and together he and Jill go through old lyrics, vivid memories, walks in the rain, and bottles of beer. Together they try to answer the question: what do you do when forever ends?
How do you get over a seven-year relationship? 21-year-old Jill is trying to find out. But moving on is a harder job when Kim, her ex-boyfriend, is the lead guitarist of the band, and Jill is the vocalist. Every song they play together feels like slicing open a barely healed tattoo.
Jill’s best friend Miki says she will be out of this gloom soon. Breakups have a probation period, he says. Jill is on the last month of hers and Miki is patiently keeping her company.
But the real silver lining is Shinta. Having a hot Japanese actor friend in times like these is a welcome distraction. This gorgeous celebrity has been defying time zones and distance through the years to be there for Jill. Now he is here, physically present, and together he and Jill go through old lyrics, vivid memories, walks in the rain, and bottles of beer. Together they try to answer the question: what do you do when forever ends?
PLAYLIST:
My second baby Songs of Our Breakup
is out! *jumpshot* I’ve been hearing lovely things from the handful of
people who’ve read it, and one common comment is that the book needs a
soundtrack. Well, it kind of does have a soundtrack. Unofficially, that
is.
Writing for me usually requires a vacuum. But sometimes, writing requires a playlist.
It made sense that I needed music to write a story about an indie rock band, taking on the task of penning lyrics for the first time ever. I was ambitious, I know. But it was super fun. The words came to me at the oddest moments. The lyrics to Slipstream for one, got into my head while I was waiting for the train at Ayala Station. By the time I got off at Quezon Avenue, the song’s first draft was complete.
The point is sometimes we need noise. A pounding drumbeat, a metallic guitar riff, or just some good old rock and roll.
Below are some (vintage) songs that accompanied me while I was deep inside my writer’s hole for Songs of Our Breakup.
Click, shuffle, and repeat.
The Script. Man on the Wire.
The Strokes. You Only Live Once
Sandwich. Masilungan
Sandwich. In Case of Fire
Eraserheads. Kailan
Ed Sheeran. The A Team
John Mayer. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
The Killers. Shot At The Night
Maroon 5. Beautiful Goodbye
Arctic Monkeys. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts.
Muse. Starlight
Writing for me usually requires a vacuum. But sometimes, writing requires a playlist.
It made sense that I needed music to write a story about an indie rock band, taking on the task of penning lyrics for the first time ever. I was ambitious, I know. But it was super fun. The words came to me at the oddest moments. The lyrics to Slipstream for one, got into my head while I was waiting for the train at Ayala Station. By the time I got off at Quezon Avenue, the song’s first draft was complete.
The point is sometimes we need noise. A pounding drumbeat, a metallic guitar riff, or just some good old rock and roll.
Below are some (vintage) songs that accompanied me while I was deep inside my writer’s hole for Songs of Our Breakup.
Click, shuffle, and repeat.
The Script. Man on the Wire.
The Strokes. You Only Live Once
Sandwich. Masilungan
Sandwich. In Case of Fire
Eraserheads. Kailan
Ed Sheeran. The A Team
John Mayer. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
The Killers. Shot At The Night
Maroon 5. Beautiful Goodbye
Arctic Monkeys. Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts.
Hi! I'm a writer of contemporary Young Adult and New Adult romance. These days I'm writing paranormal/fantasy too, and it's a fun exercise. I'm often inspired by daydreams, celebrity crushes, a childhood fascination of Japanese drama and manga, and an incessant itch to travel.
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