Posts Tagged ‘chick-lit’
Why haven’t I blogged? Mystery solved.
My goal is to write a blog a week. I’m not so strict that I need to post a blog every seven days, but I like to have one blog posted for every Sunday-Saturday week. Although I don’t usually have difficulty sticking to this schedule, when I visited my blog earlier today, I saw that…
Read Morebook birthdays, book trailers, book publishing deals: Oh My!
My blogs for the last two months have been depressing, I know. That’s because I’ve been depressed. Sorry 🙁 Despite continuing to cope with sadness over losing my closest friend, there are some wonderful things happening on the book front. My friend would chastise me if I was too busy missing him to properly celebrate the positive…
Read Moreblogging in darker times – guest blogger at Chick Lit Club
I was asked to do a guest post for Chick Lit Club, a fabulous blog with news and reviews on some of the hottest novels in chick lit and women’s fiction. With the death of my dear friend, I’ve been having trouble writing “light” posts and when I confided this to my fabulous book manager,…
Read MoreBlog Roll – My Writing Process
I’ve been tagged by Samantha Stroh Bailey, author of the fabulously fun novel, Finding Lucas, co-founder of the equally fun and fabulous BookBuzz author/reader mix and mingle, and one of my closest friends and confidants to participate in the Blog Roll – Writing Process. In the post below, I have answered questions regarding my writing…
Read MoreThese television shows would make great chick lit books!
We, and by “we,” I mean my author/blogger friends and I, often discuss what books we could totally see turned into movies. I even cast all of my books as if the screenplay adoption is imminent. But I’ve never heard anyone discuss what movies/television shows they think would make really good books. Since there is…
Read MoreNATIONAL BEST FRIENDS DAY GIVEAWAY – 10 FREE EBOOKS UP FOR GRABS!
Did you know that June 8th is National Best Friends Day? My friends, especially my best friends, make me laugh, lend me an ear when I need to talk, accept me for who I am, trust me with their secrets, and generally make my world a better place to live. So, in honor of best…
Read MoreThe International Chick Lit Month 99 Cent Sale is here!
May is finally here! The weather’s warming up, your cute new bathing suit’s all ready to go, and you’ve got the kitchen stocked with fixins for your favorite fruity cocktails. The only thing missing is the perfect book to read while you’re soaking up some Vitamin D at the beach or pool. Good thing May…
Read MoreAdministrative Professionals Day excerpt and giveaway!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all the lovely Administrative Professionals! I hope your bosses buy you flowers, take you out to lunch, or both because you deserve it! (Unless you do nothing all day except read at your desk, write blog posts, and peruse Facebook and Twitter.) Kim, the main character in my novel, Blogger Girl, is a…
Read MoreFinishing
I’ve always had a bittersweet reaction to finishing something. On the one hand, I am proud of completing a project I started, but on the flip side, I am often sad at the prospect of moving on to something new. I own a Roku device for my television set and with it, I am able…
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Post and Excerpt
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Almost every year since my freshmen year in college, I have adopted an “Irish for One Day” existence. I have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with gusto—from “Kegs and Eggs” parties with the boys from Tau Kappa Epsilon in college, to post-college and way post-college afternoons spent drinking pints of Guinness and doing…
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