Posts Tagged ‘writing’
Author Laura Chapman on why she reads, writes, and needs chick lit!
I’m thrilled to welcome author Laura Chapman to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour! Like my heroine Kim Long, Laura was a book blogger before she published her own novels ,and she helped inspire my Blogger Girl series. Thanks, Laura! Oh, and her second novel, The Marrying Type was one of my favorite chick lit…
Read MoreWhy author Isabelle Andover loves chick lit – Celebration of Chick Lit Tour
Comparing chick lit to therapy: welcome Isabelle Andover to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour! When I sat down to write this blog post about why I love and write chick lit, it was just after the Paris terror attacks. For two days, I had read nothing but the news. It was the middle…
Read MoreAuthor Tracy Krimmer defends chick lit on the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour
Today I have author Tracy Krimmer on my blog defending our beloved chick lit genre. She’s one tough cookie and I’m glad we’re on the same side of this issue :). You may want to cover your eyes. You’re about to see a dirty word. Chick Lit. Whew. I feel so much better having…
Read MoreAmy Gettinger spills about why she writes chick lit on the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour!
I love why author Amy Gettinger writes chick lit and think you will, too! (And, Amy, I don’t have violet eyes either 🙁 ) Why I Write Chick Lit By Amy Gettinger My father read John D. MacDonald and Mickey Spillane—hardboiled detective fiction—until late in life, when he started reading bodice rippers. (Might have…
Read MoreCat Lavoie celebrates chick lit!
I’m so excited to welcome Cat Lavoie, one of my favorite “new-school” chick lit authors, to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour. I say “new-school” because there are so many emerging authors on the chick lit scene who I wish got more attention and Cat, my fellow readers, is one of them. She’s fabulous. Please…
Read MoreConfessions of a Chick-Lit-Aholic. Erin Brady is my first guest author!
I’m so pleased to have author Erin Brady participate in my Celebration of Chick Lit tour as my inaugural guest author. Erin’s novel The Shopping Swap is one of my favorites and I love her writing so much that I asked her to be one of the first readers of Novelista Girl. Find out why she loves…
Read Moredon’t sweat the small stuff (or at least try)
When really bad, like tragic things happen, I often feel petty and more than a little guilty when I complain (even to myself) about what could be seen as minutiae in comparison. I remember when my late best friend was in the midst of chemotherapy and waiting every day for news on whether his blood…
Read Morecelebration of chick lit tour
I’ve been a very bad blogger. Someone should spank me—please? JUST KIDDING! That’s a shout-out to a private joke between me and my late boss/BFF, who would have turned 58 today. Anyway, I’ve been extremely busy gearing up to release my fifth novel, Novelista Girl. We have a blurb and cover (both to be…
Read Morethoughts on public speaking
I love to write—a good thing considering I’ve devoted a large portion of my life and my time to it. I also love to read, and despite not having a commute and preferring tv watching before bed to reading, I still manage to read approximately one and a half books a week. So, yes, I…
Read MoreIn My Next Life
At the outset, I want to enter a disclaimer that even though this blog post is entitled “In My Next Life,” I don’t really believe in reincarnation. Based on my own experiences with deceased loved ones, while I do believe our souls don’t die with our bodies, I don’t think they take on an entirely…
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