This quote struck a chord with me from the moment I first heard it. I think probably because it was food related! And, looking back, I think this quote had more impact on me than I’d realized.
All my stories have a lot of references to mouth-watering food. My first story, The Strawberry Farm, was all about burgers and tasty strawberries, with one of the main characters being a chef. With my second story, Writer’s Lock, the references were more subtle, but frequent all the same. In that story I included as many of the delicious foods I’d eaten on my last trip to Paris as possible—such as fresh baguettes and creamy, rich crème brûlée—but this story also had references to music with Laurent being a composer.
Purple Method is mostly about music and love, but it also has a healthy (or perhaps not so healthy!) helping of food, too.
Max Diaz, the lead singer of Purple Method, loves to cook. In fact, in the very first chapter we see him making pancakes for his friend Pete, and Max cooking for his friends is not a rare occurrence.
Deciding which dishes he was going to cook or eat was a lot of fun, and often resulted in making me very hungry while I was doing my research. There are so many yummy recipes out there!
With Max deciding to cook a whole hog at the Elfinbrook jamboree, it gave me the chance to combine music, food, and love in a very obvious way. And this scene really embodies the quote more than any other in the book. Purple Method play their gig out in the open on a hot summer’s day, the food trucks in the distance grilling meat and frying onions smell divine, and, best of all, we get to see Max and Rick spending quality time together.
I think food is definitely my favorite type of research for books! How about you? What type of research do you enjoy the most?
Meet Max and Rick in a fun and entertaining summer read about a bunch of crazy-ass heavy metal musicians, a martial arts expert, and loads and loads of really delicious food. Purple Method is out on 9th July!
Are you ready to join the party?
An up-and-coming heavy metal singer and a martial artist desperate to join a top MMA gym must decide how hard they’re willing to fight—for their dreams and each other.
Max Diaz is firmly in the closet, and as unbearable as that’s becoming, he can’t risk his only remaining family—his brother, Tony—or his band Purple Method’s chance to make it big.
Rick Bernstein dreams of rising in the ranks of the MMA circuit and securing a training career at a top gym, but with rejections coming thick and fast and his financial future in dire jeopardy, starting a relationship is the last thing on his mind—especially with someone who isn’t out.
But when Purple Method returns to Elfinbrook after a six-month tour, one kiss changes everything. Now Max and Rick face decisions that will change both of their lives forever.
Victoria Milne discovered fiction writing relatively late in life, back in 2012, and has loved every second of the journey. Her belief that life is one big adventure to be experienced to the max has stood her in good stead, but it has resulted in rather a lot of plot bunnies that don’t give her a minute’s peace!
A firm believer that consensual love should come without labels and without prejudice, these themes often appear in her stories, as do Victoria’s passions for martial arts, cooking, yoga, and loud music. It was no surprise when these subjects began to resonate in her writing, frequently taking center stage, and rather than fighting it she’s learned to accept and enjoy that these will always be indispensable elements in her work.
Although Victoria appreciates that stories don’t always have to have happy endings, hers always do—because everybody deserves to find their true love(s).
In 2016, Love Unlocked—the anthology in which her story “Writer’s Lock” was published—was a Rainbow Award finalist. The experience fueled her desire to learn as much about the mechanics of writing as she could. In 2017 Victoria completed her training with the Society for Editors and Proofreaders and became a full-time freelance editor. Victoria has always loved reading, and still can’t quite believe she’s been lucky enough to not only create books of her own but also help other writers perfect theirs too!
Website: www.purplemethod.net
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Twitter: @victoria_milne_
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