Balloons de Feline | Fiction, Music, Chaos & Catharsis

Every time I sit down to write a new blog post for my website, I always come back to the same thing: Backline wasn’t just a rockstar romance novel I wrote—it’s a piece of me I finally let breathe. This author journey has been far more personal than I ever imagined.

When people read the story, they see the band life, the grit, the chaos, the romance, and the emotional punch that comes with loving someone whose world is louder than yours. But what a lot of people don’t realize is that so much of this book came from personal moments I never planned on sharing. The late-night thoughts. The patterns I had to break. The parts of myself I had to face to even finish writing it.

And somehow, writing it helped me grow into the next version of myself. This emotional growth is woven into every chapter.

How My Personal Story Shaped the Backline Book

I didn’t plan for Backline to be this raw. I didn’t set out to tell a story that exposed the pieces of my past I usually keep locked up. But the characters demanded it. Their love demanded it. And honestly…I needed it.

Writing this contemporary romance forced me to look at:

• What I accept and what I don’t anymore
• The difference between chemistry and compatibility
• Why I always give more than I receive
• And how the past never actually leaves—you just learn how to carry it better

I didn’t write professionally. I wrote personally. And that’s exactly why people feel the personal story in the book. You can’t fake that kind of honesty.

How It Ties Into My Second Book and My Writing Process

Now that I’m deep into the next book in the series, I can feel myself stepping into another layer—one that’s sharper, wiser, and a little more fearless. The writing process for this one feels different.

The second book continues the emotional journey but from a place of growth. It still has the heat, the edge, and the rock-and-roll energy you expect from new adult fiction, but it also carries something else: clarity.

If Backline was written from the middle of the storm, this next one is written from the moment you finally understand why the storm mattered.

Why I Keep Sharing This Journey of Self-Discovery Out Loud

I’ve learned that writing isn’t just storytelling. It’s self-discovery out loud. And people connect with that, not perfection. This behind the book look is my way of connecting with you.

So, here I am again—showing up, telling the truth, and inviting you into this messy, creative, healing process with me. If my author journey helps someone else feel braver about theirs, then every chapter was worth it.

Thank you for being here, for reading, for supporting, and for letting me be real with you.

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