When I approached him about it, he was very enthusiastic about the idea. The only person I could think of who could possibly help was Griffin. At the time, I was devastated because I knew there was no way I would be able to find a musician who had lyrics I could use and turn around and rewrite the book to fit those lyrics. Unfortunately, this was in early September, so this left me with no music and less than two weeks to turn everything in. Things were going well until I hit a legal roadblock with the music I had planned to use. 30th, So I had nine months from start to completion.

Vilma: How long did the project take from concept to completion?Ĭolleen: I began plotting the book back in January, 2013. Luckily, it turns out that Colleen and I had the same vision for this project and eerily similar work ethics, so it couldn't have made for a better experience. Writing music for myself is one thing, but writing music to portray feelings and circumstances of two fictional characters was definitely something I had never done before. Of course I had doubts because Colleen and I didn't know each other very well at the time and this kind of collaboration takes a lot of trust and cooperation. For those with paperbacks, readers can scan a QR code with their phone, allowing them to listen to the song directly, or they can visit the Maybe Someday website to access the soundtrack. Readers will be able to click on the song that accompanies the scene, opening up the browser on their e-readers to listen to the music simultaneously as they read. The album, aptly titled Maybe Someday, features eight complete tracks. Months later when Colleen began writing Maybe Someday and ran into some trouble with the music she'd planned on using, she approached Griffin about the project and soon after, he began writing songs specifically for the book. That participant was Griffin Peterson, who came to grace the cover of the book upon its release.

When the novel Losing Hope (companion to Hopeless) was coming together, Colleen's fans flooded her with messages that they had found their Holder (the book's main character) in an American Idol participant in season 12. (Mobile users: If you can't see the video here, you can watch it on YouTube.)įate intervened with the way this duo came together in the first place.

Colleen and Griffin discuss this project further in this video: But most of all, it sparked a sense of intimacy and magic as the story and the songs fused together to create a one-of-a-kind interactive experience … each moment made more powerful by the lyrics that flowed across the pages. It's a riveting push-and-pull that had me wondering how it all would end. It's not so easy when you're trying to win a war against the heart.' Especially when the only weapon desire possesses is attraction. 'Despite how hard we tried to fight it, all of those things happened between us because our feelings for each other are becoming so much stronger than our desire.

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