This has, without doubt, been one of my favourite playlists to put together. (Not Quite) Done With Dating has been a long time in the making so it has given me a chance to really think about what songs best fit with the story. I could genuinely see this working as a film soundtrack. I just need a film producer and a few million quid to get it off the ground!
Nora’s story was originally going to be a second thread in another novel until my agent pointed out that the idea was too strong and deserved to be a lead thread plus it was in danger of overshadowing the other part of that story. I slept on it and decided that she was completely right and then after rocking in a corner I proceeded to unpick the thirty thousand words I had already written.
But the thing with writing is that nothing is ever wasted. So when it came to sitting down to plan (Not Quite) Done With Dating I already knew Nora really well and was totally sold on her idea to apply a business rule to her love life in the hope of finding The One. As she starts to go back through her ex boyfriends I immediately had Little Mix, Shout Out To My Ex, playing in my head so that definitely had to feature in the playlist.
There is a lovely scene where Jay encourages Nora to face her fears by humming one of her favourite tunes which is It’s All About You by McFly and that fits with the story in so many ways. I also love that Tom Fletcher wrote this for his then girlfriend, now wife, Giovanna.
When it comes to ear worms it’s fair to say I’ve had a few while I’ve been working on this story but none more so than Belong Together by Mark Ambor. My nineteen-year-old daughter was surprised to hear me playing it and mortified when I sang along. But it’s such a jolly upbeat song that it can’t fail to make you feel a little bit brighter (OK now I do sound old). I don’t care and I can absolute see this playing over the film credits, well an author can dream!
(Not Quite) Done With Dating
Flowers by Miley Cyrus
What is Love by Haddaway
Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
Dakota by Stereophonics
Crush by Jennifer Page
Secret Smile by Semi Sonic
It’s All About You by McFly
Love Me Not by Ravyn Lenae
Changes by Charlie Puth
I’m In Love With You by The 1975
Give Me A Little More Time - Gabrielle
You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
I Love You I’m Sorry by Gracie Abrams
Belong Together by Mark Ambor
And here’s the link to the playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NVUKTMd222lDa7IBdfTGZ?si=wPT0ZRTUSh6KjWMlu-CmjA
Nora’s story was originally going to be a second thread in another novel until my agent pointed out that the idea was too strong and deserved to be a lead thread plus it was in danger of overshadowing the other part of that story. I slept on it and decided that she was completely right and then after rocking in a corner I proceeded to unpick the thirty thousand words I had already written.
But the thing with writing is that nothing is ever wasted. So when it came to sitting down to plan (Not Quite) Done With Dating I already knew Nora really well and was totally sold on her idea to apply a business rule to her love life in the hope of finding The One. As she starts to go back through her ex boyfriends I immediately had Little Mix, Shout Out To My Ex, playing in my head so that definitely had to feature in the playlist.
There is a lovely scene where Jay encourages Nora to face her fears by humming one of her favourite tunes which is It’s All About You by McFly and that fits with the story in so many ways. I also love that Tom Fletcher wrote this for his then girlfriend, now wife, Giovanna.
When it comes to ear worms it’s fair to say I’ve had a few while I’ve been working on this story but none more so than Belong Together by Mark Ambor. My nineteen-year-old daughter was surprised to hear me playing it and mortified when I sang along. But it’s such a jolly upbeat song that it can’t fail to make you feel a little bit brighter (OK now I do sound old). I don’t care and I can absolute see this playing over the film credits, well an author can dream!
(Not Quite) Done With Dating
Flowers by Miley Cyrus
What is Love by Haddaway
Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix
Dakota by Stereophonics
Crush by Jennifer Page
Secret Smile by Semi Sonic
It’s All About You by McFly
Love Me Not by Ravyn Lenae
Changes by Charlie Puth
I’m In Love With You by The 1975
Give Me A Little More Time - Gabrielle
You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
I Love You I’m Sorry by Gracie Abrams
Belong Together by Mark Ambor
And here’s the link to the playlist on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5NVUKTMd222lDa7IBdfTGZ?si=wPT0ZRTUSh6KjWMlu-CmjA
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