VAMPS : Come On, we're ready!

While I was in Paris, i went to a concert with a great friend of a japanese band called: VAMPS. it's Hideto Takarai's ( hyde, pronounced "haido" by the fans) solo project. He is known to be the singer of japanese band "Laruku" ( Tetsuya's the leader).

I waited seven years to finally see Hyde live on stage. Due to my schedule, I was unable to attend Laruku's concert last year, so I wasn't going to miss this chance.

Après midi à Paris

" An afternoon in Paris" based on a song from one of my favourite japanese bands. I had this song in mind as i walked in the streets of Paris, gazing at the Eiffel tour, and its beauty, despite the grey weather.
Even though we're in September, there were still so many tourists from all over the world discovering the city.
Paris has a special vibe whenever I set foot in it.

"Palais de l'Opéra"

Edit & Let go ( yes do it! )

 Hello everyone, how is it going?

As i had posted previously, I'm still on sabbatical regarding blog posting, but i wanted to share with you something I'm experiencing with editing.
In my previous post, I had explained that editing was one of the most important parts of writing your novel, but i should add now that it can be a frustrating experience.

Here are some tips I gathered from personal experience to get through it:

First steps in France

The reason why i hadn't posted anything lately was because i was  far from the city and actually, being away from it was a great idea. I spent an amazing week in France in Salernes, surrounded by forests, lakes, and all of natures beauty ( including the frightening spiders).

i felt so inspired there, it was difficult to resist the urge of writing for hours, considering that even without being inspired i kept writing on my little notepad.

i did a lot of walking, climbing, exploring, learning. The few drawbacks were mostly the heath and the rudeness of some youth when they talk to each other. i find french to be a great language, especially old French from the aristocrats.

i also went to Toulon to see a great friend. She is like a sister to me, so you can imagine my joy when we finally met after writing to each other for years, i wasn't dissapointed and i'm looking forward to see her next time again.

As we walked down the streets, i saw a theatre and kept looking at it. Such a shame there wasn't any play to see.
it's really beautiful, i wish i could have entered there to see the stage.
But many places inspired me there, whether it was the forest or the architecture of some buildings, i found most of these places absolutely beautiful. If you have the opportunity, go and see!



During my walks in the forest, i saw some caves, some were frightening, i actually named one : Voldemort's cave. i tried to approach but felt a cold breeze, and decided that it was better to leave the mystery. i wasn't ready to greet a bear or a wolf or what could live there..
Still, learning about their culture, discovering the beauty of those cities and climbing to the top of the forest was very exciting, i felt like an adventurer, which only increased the inspiration. I hope to travel back there when i can, and spent more time.

The Rock'N'Roll Diaries

I just finished reading  the "Rock'n'Roll Diaries".
Once i started, it was difficult for me to stop because it reminded me a lot of my adolescence.
The story is brilliant, or as the characters would say: "bloody brilliant"!

When you read the book, you sympathize with the characters, if your older than them, you'll probably see little you while reading.

The RockAteers is a band of four young teenagers, with different life styles, different education, different personalities, who decide to become the best rock band in the history. It looks like a mission impossible at first thought but it's like the magic of music can bring them together.
Not only is it about music but also about the daily life of teenagers who have to fight through the unpleasant period between childhood and adults, i believe each of us will recognize themselves in these four characters.

I find the writing quite realistic, either from the band or from the record label; which is a bit obvious considering the fact that Jamie Scallion is a performer and has toured in a band; he wrote the story while he was on the road. There are funny parts that will make you laugh, some sad parts and basically, we get to know the feelings of each characters because they hold a private diary.
The language is close to what i would describe as: teenage street language. There is some swearing but i believe it's part of a teen's life.

But to be clear, it's a great story! and I do enjoy rock bands and concerts, so this universe isn't very blurry to me.

Either they will succeed and make this a dream come true, or they will kill each other on the road.
It's a great gift for youngsters from 15 to higher!

If you want to know more and jump in the adventure of the Rock'n'Roll Diaries:

Find the book's page : http://www.therocknrolldiaries.com/

You can order the book, listen to music samples, an extract of the audiobook and more.

You can order the book here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DE9NTDE