Hollywood Hits and Misses
~ By Meredith Schorr I would think almost all of us have read books that were made into movies and just as many of us have probably seen movies that were adapted from books. When I devour a book and find out it’s being turned into a movie, I literally count the days until I […]
Writing Goals for 2012
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! Happy Friday. And more importantly, Happy 2012! We here at the blog hope you got some rest over the holidays and have started off the year with lots of energy to read and write. Speaking of energy to write. . . Any of you have writing goals? […]
Unusual Sources of Inspiration
~ By Meredith Schorr To date, I’ve written two novels, one published, one in revisions, both fiction. While both stories are make-believe, some of the characters, events, conversations etc. were inspired by true life events. For instance, my relationship with my mother, the dynamic between two or more friends, my own dating experiences and those of […]
Kindle – First Impressions
~ By Meredith Schorr My dear friend Alan bought me a Kindle for my birthday. My birthday was in December and, so far, the only book I’ve downloaded is my own. (Don’t roll your eyes and make like you wouldn’t download your book first too!) Of course, I haven’t read my book on the Kindle […]
Review of Adena Halpern’s “29”
~ By Meredith Schorr I love my mom more than all the sushi in Japan (a lot), but I have to give significant credit to her mother, my Nanny Tessie, for helping to raise me. While my mother worked full time to support three children as a single parent, my Nanny Tessie was there to […]
The Final Chapter – Promotion
The Hardest Part ~ By Meredith Schorr So you’ve written a book and found someone who wants to publish it. Now what? You sell three billion copies in the first week and the book gets made into a movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, right? Oh yeah, that’s Pretty Woman and in real life, hookers […]
Chick Lit Fans “Meetup”
~ By Meredith Schorr Long before I ever thought about writing a chick-lit book, I was addicted to reading them. The first chick-lit book I read, and the one I hold responsible for my subsequent insatiable appetite for more, was Watermelon, by Marian Keyes. During the scene where Claire exercised on the stair climber while drunk off her ‘arse’, I laughed […]
