When we didn’t hit the big time, we packed it up and started “adulting.” Life went on…Įnter the bully. I’m a mom and a wife who happily writes books in my basement with the occasional spider.īut, when I was a teenager, I was in an all-girl, R&B singing group. Guest Post from Tami Charles, Author of Muted!Ĭonfession: When I wrote Muted, I never intended to actually do anything with the lyrics in the book. Why? Because I don’t sing anymore. An amazing and diverse cast of characters, some dark drama, and incredible writing.Guest Post: Tami Charles on Recording the Muted Audiobook This is inspired by true events and shines a light on the dark side of the music industry. It’s about starry eyed young girls desperate for opportunity, and predatory men ready to exploit that blind trust with the promise of superstardom. They are on the verge of living their dream, but what are they being asked to give up? Their families, their freedom, their lives? Is it worth it? This book gave me vibes of Elizabeth Acevedo with the lyrical writing, and the story had vibes of Tiffany D Jackson’s book Grown. Soon they are discovered and pulled into the orbit of hit maker Sean Mercury Ellis, aka Merc.
They have ambition baby, they want to make it big and they have the talent. Denver is a part of singing trio with her friends Dali and Shak. It was read like poetry, and even included a few songs, and I was blown away. The audiobook performance was top freaking notch. This book was written in verse, and you know I love a book written in verse. this book! I listened to the audiobook of this one, which was read by the author. This audio edition features four brand-new original songs all written, composed, and performed by author and narrator Tami Charles!
Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl's dreams can be used against her - and what it takes to fight back. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.ĭenver begins to realize that she's trapped in Merc's world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights - plus hours and hours in the recording studio. So, Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean "Mercury" Ellis. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very White hometown.
For 17-year-old Denver, music is everything.
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