Master of my own universe

These days, I’ve been actively trying to take control of my own happiness rather than relying on others, circumstance, luck, or fate to bring it to me. This post outlines two recent instances where I took action to be the master of my own universe. In this blog post, I am publicly giving myself a pat…

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! I originally wrote this post for Hey Said Renee, but she said she wouldn’t mind if I posted it on my own blog as well. Check out her review of Novelista Girl here. My big plans to celebrate the holiday of love are simple: I’ll be watching the mid-season premiere of The…

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Musings of a forty-something

Until recently, I was loath to confess I was a “forty-something.” I preferred that people make their own assumptions of how old I was based on how old I looked which, I’ve been told enough to believe, is probably a decade younger than I am. Perhaps this email is an example of that “go-with-the-flow” and…

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California Dreamin’

In case you’ve been under a rock, trapped beneath a dresser, or in a coma, those of us on the east coast are in the midst of Blizzard Jonah, Blizzard 2016, Snowzilla—whatever you want to call it—it’s snowing out there. My Saturday morning spin class was canceled, as were my lunch plans with a friend,…

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Release days, free days, sale days: Oh My!

Today is a big day. Huge. COLOSSAL. It’s the release day of my fifth novel, Novelista Girl. The standalone sequel to my fan favorite third novel, Blogger Girl. Readers first met sassy Kimberly Long in Blogger Girl, and now the feisty New Yorker is back in a sequel packed with quick wit, friendship, heartache, and…

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Why Chick Lit is author Lucie Simone’s happy place

Familiar and comfortable, yet foreign and new at the same time – why chick lit is Author Lucie Simone’s happy place. Welcome, Lucie, to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour. I’m so happy to have you on my blog!   Why I Love Chick Lit By Lucie Simone Chick Lit is my happy place. With a demanding day job,…

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Chick lit was calling Kathryn Biel’s name!

Welcome author Kathryn Biel to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour – I’m so glad to read that we’ve swayed another women’s fiction author to the “light side” and am eager to read her first chick lit offering!   Chick Lit Was Calling My Name!   Thank you, Meredith, for letting me crash your blog today…

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