Hi, my name is Tania Penn. I'm a wife, mom, avid snowboarder, kayaker and hiker who is constantly adding pages to my ever expanding bucket book. Oh, and I just wrote my first YA book, The Morning Star, which is available on Kindle Direct!
Not the official cover, still trying to navigate Photoshop.
Even though I need to start working on book 2 of The Morning Star, titled "Equinox" (now that I figured out the direction I want it to go), I'm having a blast writing "Catching Frogs".
It's a chick-lit, rom-com, mildly sleazy but endearing story of Marnie Cummings. At 25 years old, she has a successful career in marketing, a bad-ass flat in downtown L.A. overlooking the Staples Center, a rich and hot Swede banker boyfriend who loves her, and a best friend who is getting married. But something is missing. It's that old adage, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, but with a twist. Because after Marnie meets Lauren, Kendra's future sister in law, feelings stir inside Marnie that she can't explain and tries to come to terms with. Lauren is a little bit older, successful, sophisticated, beautiful and a lesbian. And Marnie learns, that maybe, she hasn't been searching for her prince this whole time...
Even though I need to start working on book 2 of The Morning Star, titled "Equinox" (now that I figured out the direction I want it to go), I'm having a blast writing "Catching Frogs".
It's a chick-lit, rom-com, mildly sleazy but endearing story of Marnie Cummings. At 25 years old, she has a successful career in marketing, a bad-ass flat in downtown L.A. overlooking the Staples Center, a rich and hot Swede banker boyfriend who loves her, and a best friend who is getting married. But something is missing. It's that old adage, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, but with a twist. Because after Marnie meets Lauren, Kendra's future sister in law, feelings stir inside Marnie that she can't explain and tries to come to terms with. Lauren is a little bit older, successful, sophisticated, beautiful and a lesbian. And Marnie learns, that maybe, she hasn't been searching for her prince this whole time...
Working on my next story at the moment, a chick-lit rom-com/slightly mildly funny and sleazy book titled, "Catching Frogs." And as usual, I love putting together the music to inspire me, so far here is the set list for this story:
1. Babe, I'm gonna leave you Led Zeppelin
2. That's when your heartaches begin Elvis Presley
3. Going to California Led Zeppelin
4. Come unto me The Mavericks
5. Howlin' for you The Black Keys
6. Mama's broken heart Miranda Lambert
7. Right hand man Joan Osborne
8. Your'e in my heart Rod Stewart
9. Kissing a fool (theme song of Catching Frogs) George Michael
10. Sweet disposition The Temper Trap
11. We found love Rihanna
12. Feelin the same way Norah Jones
13. Don't think twice Susan Tedeschi
14. Ho Hey The Lumineers
15. I touch myself The Divinyls
My debut young adult novel, The Morning Star, is now available on Kindle! Props to my husband, Michael Hernandez, a Production Designer at Dreamworks Animation, for designing the cover!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Morning-Star-ebook/dp/B00B09J0S8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358009750&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Morning+Star+Tania+Penn
http://www.amazon.com/The-Morning-Star-ebook/dp/B00B09J0S8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358009750&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Morning+Star+Tania+Penn
Music is always inspirational, especially when writing. This is the playlist that inspired the chapters for The Morning Star:
1. Sail AWOL Nation
2. Sinister Kid The Black Keys
3. Tighten Up The Black Keys
4. Devil Inside INXS
5. Free Fallin' John Mayer
6. Mad World (feat. Michael Andrews) Gary Jules
7. Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones
8. I'll Follow You Into the Dark (Theme love song for Dawn and Gabriel) Death Cab for Cutie
9. Angel Eyes Love and Theft
10. No One's Gonna Love You Band of Horses
11. Set Fire to the Rain Adele
12. Oh, What a Thrill The Mavericks
13. Poison and Wine The Civil Wars
14. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson
I'm currently putting together the playlist for the sequel to TMS, called "Equinox" some of the above artists make another appearance :)
