I’ve been playing guitar since my late 20s when I started taking lessons. Tell us a little bit about your music/songwriting and how that inspired/influenced the story. One of the things I did in Hazel was to have both of them have a secret they were keeping from each other as a further obstacle to them being together. What are your favourite romance tropes and how do you subvert/challenge them in Hazel Fine? It was easier to put this out under a pen name and let the audience draw their own conclusions. I didn’t want to confuse the marketplace. Why did you choose to write romance under a pen name? And after many years of writing darker books, I wanted to write something fun and light. I started out writing similar books at the beginning of my career. This is a big departure from your thrillers! What excites you about romance writing?What drew you here? We spoke with Wicks about the change in genre, pen names, tropes and more. But with her guitar strapped to her shoulder, she’s going to sing her heart out-and maybe open herself up to love at the same time. She’s got the chops, but can she handle the pressure without self-combusting?Īdd in an undeniable attraction to the show’s talented yet brooding musical director, Nick, and the lecherous tactics of one of the judges, Hazel soon finds herself in over her head. And Hazel, who has more to hide than her past. The extraordinarily handsome surfer/influencer, Benji. There’s the beautiful Hollywood golden child, Bella. Soon Hazel finds herself alongside fifteen other contestants who all have the same dream: superstardom. She has the skills, what she needs now is a bit of luck. Her audition for the massive talent show, The Sing Along, could change her life forever. Wicks debut novel, Hazel Fine Sings Along, was released under the W by Wattpad Books banner, is about, “Hazel Fine steps out of her crummy hotel room into the bright LA sunshine, she knows she’s got one, and only one, chance. McKenzie’s books are thrillers, but Katie Wicks is where she writes her romance books. Katie Wicks is the pen name for Catherine Mckenzie, a USA Today best selling author.
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