NOVEL SIMPLE (authors note + soundtrack)
heyhey. it's audrey (っ＾▿＾)っ
a big, big thank you to my promo/intro illustrator who constantly inspired me to write and create more with her really pretty art of my characters
a thank you to all my beta readers who helped me turn this light novel into what it is today
a thank you to my cover and arc intro illustrator. all the new illustrations look great
a thank you to everyone who reads "I'm Popular (or at least i used to be) Vol. 1". it means a lot :)
authors note:
months later i still like "Hero" the short story i released before this but i do feel i didn't step out my comfort zone with it. it was an emotional romantic drama which is the kind of stories i write the most. that's not to say "I'm Popular (or at least i used to be)" won't have emotional drama cause it definitely does have that. with this story being a romantic comedy though it has a different tone to it. it was really hard to write in the beginning because of this change but i think i got the hang of it after a while. drawing the illustrations also took a lot of work as there was a lot more to draw with this ln and i still wanted to improve. i feel like i still could get better but i'm satisfied with what i've drawn so far. genre and art weren't the only things i experimented with since i feel like i did more with character voice, character personalities, and scene sequencing with this story. im excited to experiment more with my writing in the future :D
ipvol1 credits:
story & illustrations by audrey_xo_
cover & arc intro illustrations by arka
promo & intro illustrations by eraofpink
character designs by audrey_xo_
ipvol1 soundtrack:
like "Hero" i created a soundtrack for "I'm Popular (or at least i used to be) Vol. 1" (ipvol1). here's the spotify link. feel free to listen to it if u like to listen to music while reading :)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4MFFgipU6MEuwG01Szbbkp
here's what songs play for the start of each chapter. this can also work as a future table of contents. this and the playlist will be updated as chapters release :0
Arc 1: Jocelyn's Angst & Anguish Filled Intro Chapters (i was still funny while suffering tho)
chapter 1 - Anything But Down ~ Sheryl Crow
chapter 2 - BABY! ~ the peggies
chapter 3 - Glow ~ Nelly Furtado
chapter 4 - Team ~ Krewella
chapter 5 - Be Alright ~ Ariana Grande
chapter 6 - Roc The Life ~ Rita Ora
chapter 7 - Be the One ~ Dua Lipa
Arc 2: The Tsundere who Orbited the Library
chapter 8 - As Good As New ~ ABBA
chapter 9 - BABY! ~ the peggies
chapter 10 - This Feeling's Killing Me ~ The Jones Girls
chapter 11 - Night Owl ~ Carly Simon
chapter 12 - Dark End Of The Street ~ Linda Ronstadt
chapter 13 - Lovers (Live A Little Longer) ~ Abba
chapter 14 - It Doesn't Matter Anymore ~ Linda Ronstadt
Arc 3: A Hot Girl Bought Me Little Caesars
chapter 15 - Silver ~ Waxahatchee
chapter 16 - Walk Alone ~ PVRIS
chapter 17 - BABY! ~ the peggies
chapter 18 - Idle Worship ~ Paramore
chapter 19 - Pool ~ Paramore
Arc 4: I Got Betrayed (but i was ok with it this time)
chapter 20 - New Love ~ Dua Lipa
chapter 21 - BABY! ~ the peggies
chapter 22 - The Life ~ Fifth Harmony
chapter 23 - Scared of Happy ~ Fifth Harmony
chapter 24 - Manhattan ~ Lee Wiley
chapter 25 - So Tired ~ Kay Starr
i hope u enjoy reading "I'm Popular (or at least i used to be) Vol. 1" and laughing with (and maybe sometimes at) Jocelyn as she tells her story :)
