![]() The forced proximity aspect of the roommates trope helped by giving Margot and Olivia plenty of time to be alone and focus on their budding relationship, while the fact that Olivia’s the wedding planner for Margot’s friends’ wedding allowed me to sprinkle in details about the other couples without distracting from the primary romance arc. It definitely presented a challenge in that I didn’t want to overwhelm new readers with details about characters they weren’t as familiar with while still wanting to give readers of WRITTEN IN THE STARS and HANG THE MOON meaningful updates about the characters they’ve-hopefully-grown to love. Did you find it difficult to balance the main storyline with these fun updates for readers? I love that we get to check in with characters from your first two books in this series, WRITTEN IN THE STARS and HANG THE MOON. I think whether readers can relate to those exact struggles, the fear of change and the unknown is universal. I think it’s even normal to fear losing friends and maybe no longer be the most important person in a friend’s life, that they’re still your person but maybe you are their person anymore. I think anyone who’s experienced being the last single friend in a group can identify with the concern that those friendships might change and not know what that change is going to look like. How do you think readers will relate to Margot and her internal struggles? Many of her friends are in relationships and starting to turn their attention to weddings and other long-term life goals. Picking the perfect venue for Annie and Brendon’s wedding was by far my favorite part of the wedding industry research I did. I spent a bit of time on local Seattle event planner sites to get an understanding of the services they offer and the most popular wedding venues in the Seattle area. ![]() They have only a few short weeks to plan their entire wedding. Mostly, I needed to familiarize myself with the differences between wedding planners and wedding coordinators so I would know what Olivia’s role and responsibilities would look like throughout the abbreviated wedding planning process since Annie and Brendon (the bride and groom) had an emergency venue change and had to start over from scratch. I spent a lot of time on The Knot wedding website. Olivia is a wedding planner-what a wonderful occupation for a romance novel character! What kind of research did you do to get acclimated with the wedding industry? That combination of tension and stakes was a lot of fun to play around with. They know how devastating it can be if it doesn’t work. I love the tension that’s inherent to the second-chance trope-Margot and Olivia have chemistry, they think it might be mutual but they second-guess the situation since it didn’t work out between them the first time around. What were some of the challenges of writing this romance trope? What were your favorite parts of the process?Īlexandria Bellefleur: Striking the right balance between informing the reader of Margot and Olivia’s past while not overwhelming them with backstory details proved a bit of a challenge! I didn’t want to rely on flashbacks so I tried to incorporate small memories into conversations to show how close they once were while also giving them opportunities to get to know the people they’ve become after ten years. Danielle Jackson: Welcome to Fresh Fiction, Alexandria! COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS is a second chance romance (one of my favorite tropes).
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