Zoey's Playlist

Alright Ladies and Gents,

Here is a list of the music that has inspired me to write, while writing and well in everyday life. Many of these songs have played throughout the writing process of my first book and some of them make an appearance somewhere in the book, so here goes.. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

But be forewarned, it is far from your typical playlist. I am sure some music buffs out there will wonder..What in the hell is she thinking putting that song with those songs. Its all good, my taste is eclectic. 

"Come Over" by Kenny Chesney

"Porn Star Dancing" By My Darkest Days

"Amazing Grace" as sung by Aaron Neville

Snow Patrol - the Entire 100 Million Suns album. 

     Especially "Disaster Button"

"Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones

"Fireflies" by Owl City

"Run" by Matt Nathanson ft. Sugarland

"Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line

"Hard to Love" by Lee Brice

"Somebody's Heartbreak" and "Wanted" by Hunter Hayes

"Heaven Knows" by Taylor Hicks

"So What", "Sober", "Bad Influence", and "Glitter in the Air" by Pink

"Lying in the Hands of God" by Dave Matthews Band

Adele - the Entire "21" album + "To Make You Feel My Love" from "19"
"Angel Eyes" by Love and Theft
"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon

There is so much more to this playlist so stay tuned for more great music that I love. 

(Watch out cause there is some serious old school coming up in the next installment.)

Warmest Regards until we meet again, 

*HugS*

Zoey

But First...

     I cannot make my announcement without first thanking some wonderful people that have given me some very heart warming and humbling support.

     First of all, though he is way to young to read this, to my Pint Sized Peanut. Without your encouragement and million "Mom, what are you doing?" Questions turning to "Mommy are you writing again?" I would not be able to be making this announcement.

The big announcement: As of today, the final unedited word of my first draft has been typed and the road to editing begins tomorrow. But tonight I celebrate with some much needed Thank You's to be said. 

     I need to send shout out style thanks to some wonderful people who have continuously given me encouragement without fail these last couple of months.

    First off is the wonderfully talented Shoshanna Evers. Her *writing dust* and witch style Muse hunts have kept me writing far longer than I ever thought I was capable of.

    To Jennifer Probst, girl without all our conversations and your words of encouragement to follow my dreams and my heart this would not becoming to fruition so quickly. So thank you!!

    I also have to, without a doubt, thank Barb and Jolene, two beautiful lovely ladies that through their enjoyment of what they have read so far and their tireless butt kickings to keep me on track, my story would be incomplete without their fictional alter egos and I would probably still be laboring over the first sentence. I hope that your characters do you guys great justice.

     There are many more that need thanking and even more than that have had an indirect impact on my book and those indirectly influencing my desire to write are all the wonderful authors that I have had the pleasure of reading over the last several months.

Some of the following have more than just a readers influence on my writing. 

Including but not limited to: Sylvain Reynard, Jamie McGuire, Tina Reber, Marata Eros, Delilah Fawkes, Cherrie Lynn, Sydney Landon, Sara Fawkes, J. R. Ward, Sylvia Day, and last but not least E. L. James*

     Now, for my wonderful Twitter people who have shown me even more encouragement by your support and expressed desire to read what I have written, Thank you for your continued patience while I labor through my heart and soul for you to read.

Be sure to follow my blog for all the latest and greatest in Zoey's editing world.

All my heart to you,
Zoey


"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." Harriet Tubman 


 *Despite our recent indifference, I cannot help but thank E. L. James for creating Fifty Shades of Grey, because without those three books, I would have never found all the beautiful authors listed above.*

Fifty Shades of Steele?

Edited Oct. 8, 2012 with a very heavy heart. 

I wrote this blog post to kick start some conversation as to why I think E.L. James should continue the Fifty Shades Trilogy with Christian's point of view, and also the flip side to what writing from his perspective would mean to me. Once the blog was posted and I went to share it with my faithful Twitter followers and tag Ms. James so she could see a diehard fans perspective I discovered that I was no longer following Ms. James and when I went to re-follow her I was informed that I was blocked by the user from re-following her. 
I am a sensible girl and would like to think that Ms. James blocked me in error, however, this was the second time I needed to click follow in order to follow her and now I am unable to at all. 
This breaks my heart because I am a HUGE lover of the Fifty Shades Trilogy and what Ms. James has accomplished with this wonderful story. So much so that I personally own the eBook edition, 2 paperback copies of all three books, the audible versions and have purchased and gifted more than 7 copies of the series to my friends in Paperback and have gifted more than 10 copies of Fifty Shades of Grey in eBook format. 
Beyond that, I own the entire playlist listed on her website and the classical music inspired by Fifty Shades. 
Beyond this, I do what I can, where I can to support all of my favorite self published Authors via my blog as well as Twitter and my Facebook page. 
Not to mention that what she has done with Fifty and where this story originated is what has inspired me to follow my dream and complete my own book. 
So please forgive me if my being upset is unnecessary, but nothing like being shunned by what you have fought to support. 

What saddens me the most is that I have a wonderful Kindlegraph from Ms. James that says...
"Hi Zoey, Thank you for your lovely note. I am delighted you enjoyed Fifty and Ana's escapades, and that you have found them so inspiring. Laters baby. E L James

****** WARNING: This Blog post contains spoilers of E. L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. Consider yourself warned and if you have not read the books and want to, do not continue reading this post, plus having not read the books, this post might not make sense ******

     I have had Christian Grey on my mind for days. Okay I won't lie, months would be more accurate, but this morning I started to think about a reverse point of view and reading all Three Fifty books from Christian's head and I have decided that I have mixed feelings about it for a variety of reasons. 

     Now, you can chose to agree or disagree with me, either way, this is my opinion. :-)!

Why do I want to read Christian's POV?

#1. A lot of the unknown. There are specific parts that I want to read to really know what is going through his head.
#2. What causes his possessiveness. Why does he feel the overwhelming need to protect Ana even after she has proven her ability to handle herself?
#3. I personal am curious about the business side of Christian. 
#4. I am truly a sucker for a broken man.

Here are the parts I want to see from Christian Grey's point of view:

****** Fifty Shades of Grey ******

     A. All of Chapters 7, 8, & 9. Including Ana's viewing of the "Red Room of Pain", when Christian discovers her virginity and his verson of taking her virginity.
     B. The Contract Dinner, Graduation and The first night he stays with Ana in her apartment.
     C. Dinner with Mrs. R and his decision to go to Georgia, then seeing Ana and her Mom in the bar.
     D. Thomas Tallis (Don't think I need to explain why, do I?)
     E. The Belt and it's aftermath.

****** Fifty Shades Darker ******

Given that Fifty Shades Darker is by far my favorite book of the three, it's a pretty safe bet that this entire book would be amazing from Christian's POV. However, there are a few parts that would satisfy my cravings for Christian's POV more than others.
     A. The "Break Up" period. How much agony was he really in?
     B. The conversation with Mrs. R in the salon.
     C. The Charity Dinner, especially Ana's bid and the first dance auction.
     D. Tuesday night and Layla in Ana's apartment.
     E. Christian's submission to Ana after Layla is taken care of.
     F. The Elevator. Do I need to explain why?
     G. Charlie Tango and every page to the end of Fifty Shades Darker.

****** Fifty Shades Freed ******

     Freed is not one of my favorites for roughly the first half. Yes, I LoVe that they got married and are on their Honeymoon. However, I feel that the emotional aspect is on a down low and that they both seem pretty open about their feelings for one another. However, this goes back to the overall question of Christian's possessiveness. 
     Beyond the beginning I would LOVE to have Christian's POV from the moment Ana tells him about the baby until the end. It's one of those must know unknowns.

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Now for the flipside. 

Why I don't want a flip POV?

     
     Honestly, I think that though Christian has some pretty dark secrets, everything gets explained pretty clearly by the end. You know more about Christian as a child and you know more about Mrs. R and the history there. Christian's secrets are pretty well revealed during course of the books.
     Sure I want to know his emotional turmoil regarding Ana and at what point he really falls in love with her, however, I have an idea of when in my mind and I personally am okay with that idea.
     What I really want to know is a Christian Prequel to Fifty Shades of Grey and the relationships he had with Layla or any of the "15" for that matter. Get a taste of what Christian Grey was like in the "Red Room of Pain" before Ana. Not to mention the fact that Christian's inner turmoil in my opinion would make for a rather dark story and until he steps into the light and gives into loving Ana, I am not so sure the story gets much lighter.  Christian's light is not found until the very end of Fifty Shades Freed when he becomes truly happy with the path that he and Ana are on with the baby on the way. The Epilogue really completed the story and proved to me that Christian was really capable of coming out of his darkness. 
     I also think a prequel would help explain Christian's emotions towards Ana from the beginning. Christian'z actions with Ana in the "Red Room of Pain" show me that he feels deeper for her from the very beginning because most Dominants do not bed their submissives in the course of a song or two. Play can last for hours and Christian has difficulty controlling himself and his need/desire for Ana and play is quickly escalated. Christian makes every "Red Room" encounter about Ana's pleasure and little to do with his own.
     Now only Christian and E. L. James have the real answers to who Christian really is, but I think that if you open your mind to the fact that things really are different for Christian when it comes to Ana, you will see that pressuring and begging Ms. James into writing Christian's POV might not be necessary.
Next time you want to read Christian and Ana's story, before you start read Christian's Epilogue of the first two Ana encounters, you will see that his emotions are changing before he even steps foot into the hardware store.

    Please feel free to comment with your own opinions. I am very curious as to why you want to read The Fifty Shades Trilogy from Christian's Point of View. 

Until we meet again you can find me on Twitter, Facebook, and GoodReads.

Haven't read The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy? Check out your favorite e-reader website and get to it. :-)! 

*Laters Baby*
Zoey D.

    
    

Zoey's Reading List... The Books I LoVe!!

     If you follow me on Twitter then you have probably seen my #SupportWhatYouLove tags. I was asked why do you use that tag? Well, the answer is simple, I am not a mainstream reader. I love Indie Authors (Self-published) and how they write. I love the free mind of an Author that puts their heart and soul into what they write and the ups and downs they face when publishing their books to be read, reviewed, praised and criticized by the consumer. I respect them for what they do and LoVe them for having the courage to put some of their most intimate parts out their for the world to read.

    So tonight I write for you the list of my top favorites, in no particular order. Now there are several books on here that I am in the process of reading and or on my must read list. I am also in the process of getting my GoodReads profile up to date with all that I have read. So without further adieu here is the list...

(All of these books were read prior to mass market or paperback publishing. All of my favorites can be found on Amazon as this is where I got them all. :-)!)

edited: 10.12.12
"Reason to Breath" & "Barely Breathing" by Rebecca Donovan
Rebecca can be found: Twitter, Amazon, GoodReads, Website/Blog

edited 11.02.12
"Poughkeepsie" by Debra Anastasia
Debra can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, GoodReads, Website/Blog

"The Fade Series" By Kate Dawes
Kate can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, GoodReads, Website/Blog   

"Anything He Wants" 5 book (to date) serial and "Back in the Groove" by Sara Fawkes

            Sara can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

"Gabriel's Inferno" & "Gabriel's Rapture" by Sylvain Reynard

          Sylvain can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

 "For His Pleasure" 10 book (to date) serial by Kelly Favor
Kelly can be found: Amazon (Author Page)

     ***** Please note that the "For His Pleasure" installments are all named differently. I have linked you to her Amazon Author Page and doing an Amazon Search by her name will get you where you would like to be to read her work. *****

"Billionaire's Beck and Call" and "Lush Curves" Series by Delilah Fawkes

          Delilah can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Beautiful Disaster"by Jamie McGuire

          Jamie can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Slammed" & "Point of Retreat" by Colleen Hoover

          Colleen can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Love Unscripted" & "Love Unrehearsed" By Tina Reber

         Tina can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Spanked", "Denied", and "Collared" (Also known as the Dominatrix Fantasy Trilogy)

 By Shoshanna Evers

         Shoshanna can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"The Druid Breeders" 7 book serial by Marata Eros

          "Reapers, Bled, Harvest, Sow, Seed, Plow and Thresher"

          Marata can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"The Tantric Principle", "The Marriage Bargain" & "The Marriage Trap" by Jennifer Probst

          Jennifer can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Weekends Required" (Danver's Book 1) by Sydney Landon (additional books in series)

          Sydney can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

     

"Unleashed" by Cherrie Lynn (additional books in series)

           Cherrie can be found: Twitter, Facebook, Amazon (Author Page), GoodReads, Website/Blog

The following and very well known and were read by me when they were still a dirty little secret.

     "Bared to You" & "Reflected in You" By Sylvia Day

     "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed" By E. L. James

I will also be editing this as I find more great books. Plus there are some wonderful books coming out very soon and no doubt I will have them all as quick as they are available. 

*** Have a book suggestion for me to read? Leave a comment or shoot me an email ZoeyDerrick@gmail.com ***

For more of what I have read stop by my GoodReads Profile. Also, though it is a work in progress, I have reviewed almost all of the books listed above via GoodReads, so please, if you are interested in my heart felt opinions regarding these books, check out GoodReads. 

As always you can find me on Twitter and Facebook.

Until we meet again,

*HugS*

Zoey