Authorpreneur Dashboard – BJ Knapp
Beside the Music
Humor & Entertainment
Can mailing a fan letter change a life? Brenda Dunkirk didn’t think so. She also didn’t think 80s metal star Keith Kutter would have actually read her letter. Brenda thinks she’s the luckiest woman in the world when Keith’s band, Hydra, and their entourage declares her home as their base camp while recording their comeback album. She fantasizes about late night lyric writing sessions at her kitchen table and being the first one to hear all the new songs. She is confident that with her help the band will get back on top where they belong. Swept up in the glamour of being the rock and roll muse, Brenda risks her already faltering marriage. Tim, her husband, walks out on her and Hydra’s chaos, and to make matters worse her boss is threatening to fire her if she doesn’t her act together at work. The band will not leave until the album is done--it could be another month or it could be another year. Ultimately Brenda must choose between the secure contentment of her marriage or the allure of rock and roll. She must decide: is it possible to be one man’s wife and another man’s muse?
Book Bubbles from Beside the Music
When Rock and Upper Society Collide
Portia is Brenda's snooty, meddling mother in law. Portia has taken it upon herself to constantly redecorate Brenda and Tim's house--and shows up at inopportune times to do that. She is a pain in Brenda's butt precisely when she needs it the least.
How Would You React to Screaming Fans on your Fron
In this scene Brenda gets home from work to find a crowd of screaming fans on her front lawn. Somehow they have found out that Hydra is staying at her house. Now, how will she get rid of them?
Beside The Music
Humor & Entertainment
What happens to a marriage when an 80s metal band moves in? Winner of the 2016 Human Relations Indie Book Award, Beside the Music answers the question: can you be one man's wife and another man's muse? Throw in a run for public office, threat of getting fired at work, a snooty meddling mother in law, and screaming fans on the front lawn. Will Brenda and Tim's marriage survive?
Book Bubbles from Beside The Music
What's It Like to Have Dinner with a Rock Star?
Brenda and her husband Tim meet Keith at a fancy restaurant for dinner. Keith has forgotten what it's like to have dinner with normal people. He completely freaks out over not being able to get the wine he wanted, and relents and accepts a lesser bottle that only costs two grand. He's tedious and crass. And then the bubble of awkwardness pops.
The Kiss: Brenda and Keith
In this scene, Brenda--though married--makes her first step toward groupie-hood and kisses Keith. The conversation starts out with him asking her for her opinion of him. Then the scene gets deeper as they explore his how his aloof stage persona interferes with his real life interactions. The conversation grows more and more intimate.... ...until Brenda's husband Tim walks in.
