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Carla R - Creating playlists for your books

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Carla R., Author

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publishing Type: Self published

Latest Book: Sweet Ass, Book Two in the Bombshells Series

Upcoming Book: Jackass, Book Three in the Bombshells Series (Release date: August 10, 2021)


I love music and soundtracks in particular. When I discovered that authors created playlists to go with their books, I wanted to be all in. Unfortunately, pairing the right music with anything is not in my skill set (check out my TikTok videos if you don’t believe me).

Author Carla R is one who does create playlists to go with her books. I asked her some questions about how she does it. Read more below.

Jennifer Franz Griffith: How do you think making a playlist enhances the reader's experience?

Carla R: In the beginning I made the playlists for myself, but I had a few readers ask if I had one. I think much like a fantastic score for a movie can really make a scene, it works for a book too.

Click to go to Jackass Playlist

Click to go to Jackass Playlist


JFG: How do you decide what songs to include?

Carla: I try to bring the feel of the book into the Playlist. Sometimes it might be a song I listened to while writing, sometimes its a song I mention in the book.

JFG: Do you make them for each book or each character?

Carla: Just books so far.


JFG: What's the best platform, in your opinion to use for playlists?

Carla: I don't know if its the best, but I use Prime music. Its something I already had and its pretty user friendly.

JFG: What's your favorite kind of music?

Carla: I listen to almost everything.

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Click images to find Carla R’s books on Amazon

Click images to find Carla R’s books on Amazon