Now, if you've read the Ten Years Later Epilogue that I did for Take a Bow, you'd know that they never lasted beyond CPA, but hey, it's my world and I can make changes if I want to! So when I was listing the many different artists the DJ was playing during the reception (page 185), in addition to the Beatles ( duh), I threw in Teenage Kicks, Emme, Ethan, Jack, and Ben's band. Not only do readers get to meet Penny Lane's oldest sister Lucy in the book, they get to experience the wedding. Then he couldn't believe I had Penny saying that she was weary of prom and suggested what's now in the book, "I became a little prejudiced against prom." () I'm actually disappointed in myself for not thinking of this first! He was cracking up at all my self-referential items in the manuscript. There's a second shoutout, which credit goes to my editor David Levithan. I may have a heart made out of coal, but even I can't deny Jane Austen." In the real world, most of those relationships would end in a few weeks. Because if you show what happens after the first date, it will be filled with disappointments. ".all I'm saying is there's a reason why all those romance books end with the guy and girl getting together. On page 124, Tracy tells Penny that she doesn't see the point in dating in high school because most couples don't last. Okay, I will mark this one as a potential SPOILER. When Penny tells Tracy that a guy is interested in her (page 123), Tracy's deadpanned reaction is, "Well, I do have a great personality." Subtle, but it's there! This is the hardest one to spot, so I didn't do a trivia question for this. REVENGE OF THE GIRL WITH THE GREAT PERSONALITY (And don't worry, Macallan is only there to support Danielle, she and Levi are doing fine!)
Then Danielle and Macallan show up at the Lonely Hearts Club Valentine's Day party, pages 92-93.
So, yes, that is Danielle e-mailing Penny on page 34. A very exciting thought hit me: I could have characters from Better Off Friends pop up since Milwaukee isn't that far away from Chicago. The idea to do little shout-outs/references to my past book came when I started working on branching the Lonely Hearts Club beyond Parkview, IL. (Please note, the page numbers are from the US hardcover edition.) Now I don't think any of these references giveaway anything that happens in the book, but if you haven't read We Can Work it Out yet, proceed with caution.
I promised that after the contest, I would write a blog with all of the references. Hello, dear readers! This past Saturday, I did a contest on all references to my past books in We Can Work it Out.
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