~ By Kim Sanders I love to read romance. So when my husband took a new job in another state a couple of years ago, I suddenly found myself with the time to pursue the career I’d always wanted—writing Chick Lit. I’d been working on a novel for a while so I pulled it out […]
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Hello All! Can you believe it? The Get Your Stiletto in the Door Contest is almost upon us. Stay tuned for posts and interviews that highlight personal experiences with the contest, and general contest information. In the meantime, click here for past Stiletto related posts, and here for more details. And no, you don’t have to
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Alana Albertson, Chick Lit chapter president, first became involved with the special interest chapter through the Stiletto contest. A finalist in 2008, she’s an advocate for the chapter and the contest. “The Stiletto contest was an amazing experience. We train our judges and take great care to ensure that it is a fair contest. This
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Today the Chick Lit Writers blog welcomes former Stiletto finalist Mina Khan. She’s graciously given us an update on her writing career, as well as answering questions about her Stiletto experience. Her first book, The Djinn’s Dilemma, will be published this November by Harlequin Nocturne. Q. Mina Khan? Or Rashda Khan? A. On writing loops
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The Journey of a Contest Winner: Triple Stiletto finalist Deborah Blake The author of five non-fiction books and multiple articles, Deborah Blake visits the Chick Lit blog today with wise and realistic advice about writing contests and her road to publication. Q. In 2009, you earned two Stiletto finals: WITCH EVER WAY YOU CAN in
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Please welcome Suzanne Lazear to the Chick Lit blog today. Suzanne is a former Stiletto finalist and soon-to-be-published author of Innocent Darkness, first in a young adult steampunk series called The Aether Chronicles. Hope you enjoy Suzanne’s story about her publication journey. In 2009, your manuscript INTERFLUIT earned a full request from Agent Tamar Rydzinski
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Hi Everyone! The biggest news in chick lit this week is our chapter’s much anticipated Get Your Stiletto in the Door Contest! As you may have noticed, our recent posts have all been encouraging personal stories about the contest. We’ll continue to post these pieces through next week and possibly longer. If you have any
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From Flip Flops to Stilettos and Beyond Wendy Toliver, author of YA novels Lifted, Miss Match, and The Secret Life of a Teenage Siren, visits the Chick Lit blog today to reveal the role the Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest played in her road-to-publication success story. When I first joined RWA and wrote
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Author Maureen McGowan visits the Chick Lit blog today to reveal the role the Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest played in her publication success story. The Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest is directly or indirectly responsible for a few of my milestones. I love this chapter’s contest. I’ve acted as entrant,
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