Question: Why did you include song lyrics in your book?
Answer: I can relate music or a particular song to every part of my life (the good and the bad). In both "Looking for Sweet Love" and "Black Coffee" (which are centered around a radio station), I related current songs, songs we grew up with, and songs with lyrics that have profound meaning in the same way for the characters' life circumstances—the good and the bad. The pivotal songs defining the storylines and characters' lives include:
1. Cause I Love You, Lenny Williams
2. Life Begins With You, DeBarge
3. More Than I Can Bear, Kirk Franklin
4. Wake Up Everybody, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
5. So Good, So Right, Stephanie Mills
and many others. It just breathes more life into the characters' story and journey.
and many others. It just breathes more life into the characters' story and journey.
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