{"id":615,"date":"2012-04-29T03:05:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T10:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harperkingsley.wordpress.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2023-10-20T05:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:24:51","slug":"teaser-01-idlewile-musician-drama-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/teaser-01-idlewile-musician-drama-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaser 01: “Idlewile” [musician, drama, novel]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so “Idlewile” is the band story I’ve been working on. Though to be honest I don’t really know if I would call it a “band” story, since Idlewile is a solo singer. It’s just that “song story” seems like an awkward description for it.<\/p>\n

Anyway, “Idlewile” is my latest passion and I’m fairly racing through getting it done. It’s like I’ve been struck by a mad case of the prolifics. Hopefully it’s easily transmitted.<\/p>\n

I came up with the idea for “Idlewile” after watching a bunch of kdramas and catching up on some celebrity news. I just suddenly decided that I wanted to do a story based on the life of a pop idol. And from there, my brain created Idlewile – whose real name is George Idleston – a young man with a rather bleak past. He was raised in an orphanage until he was recruited into the boy band Anathema at 14.<\/p>\n

And right there is where I run into trouble. “Anathema” is the name of a UK band! So I need a new band name – one that hasn’t already been used.<\/p>\n

That’s where I need help from you<\/em>. I am currently asking if anyone can think up a good name for a boy band that hasn’t already been taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leave suggestions in the comments and I’ll choose. Whichever suggested name gets chosen, the person that came up with it will receive a free copy of “Idlewile” when it comes out and I promise to acknowledge you in the foreword section.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any help is much appreciated, though I’ll probably need to ask for more help in the future.<\/p>\n

The world of Idlewile – pop stars and soap operas – is such an alien world to me that there are many things that leave me questioning. I know what I want to see happen, but there’s just a couple of things I might not be able to work through on my own.<\/p>\n

~Peace, love, joy<\/p>\n

Idlewile hadn’t donned a costume like the other singers and was still wearing his customary jeans and leather jacket, though he had put on a dark purple top hat and a silver and green feathered eye mask. Even from the back, his strut was all arrogant confidence and his hips rolled in an interesting manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever Idlewile was singing, it wasn’t in English. It might have been Swedish or German, though Chris’ tin ear couldn’t be sure. All he knew was that it sounded really catchy and it was probably going to become the next hit song. The kids would totally love it, even though they didn’t understand a single word.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Okay, so “Idlewile” is the band story I’ve been working on. Though to be honest I don’t really know if I would call it a “band” story, since Idlewile is a solo singer. It’s just that “song story” seems like an awkward description for it. 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