~ By Cynthia D’Alba I love talking with aspiring writers. When I started writing, if only I’d know then what I know now! If you’re reading this, you might be writing romance, but you might be writing mystery, sci-fi, or any of many different genre fiction categories. You know what writing is like. You sit either …
banners broker ~ By Melina Kantor Hello Everyone. I hope you’re all having a somewhat relaxing and enjoyable summer, and that if you’re in one of the many places where it’s really unspeakably hot right now, I hope you’re staying cool. This week, I came across an article on the appeal of chick lit. I’m sure …
~ By Melina Kantor When I was 27, I had to leave New York and move back to California. And back into my mother’s house. Now, I love my mother. And I love her house. And it would be wrong to complain about living in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. But I was 27, …
~ By Melina Kantor Sadly, this week’s biggest chick lit related story is the news about Nora Ephron. Yes, she may have been best known for writing chick flicks, not chick lit, but she was definitely a role model for us chick lit writers. As Jennifer Weiner put it in her Huffington Post article Nora …
~ By Nan Reinhardt Not long ago, Husband and I were driving up to the lake and I was telling him about the event I’d attended the previous day. My chapter of Romance Writers of America sponsored a mini-conference with Bob Mayer, who presented hisWrite It Forward workshop. I still couldn’t find the words to describe …
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday. And happy summer! June is here, which hopefully means a lot of us are on or soon to be on vacation. Which means there’s more time for writing! But we all know it’s impossible to write if we don’t a) take time to relax and …
~ By Elle Filz So, if you haven’t heard, the movie version of Rock of Ages flopped at the box office over Father’s Day Weekend. Apparently, it came as a shock to everyone involved, and I’m guessing some studio execs are currently out of some jobs due to the financial disaster the failure inflicted on …
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~ By Melina Kantor Happy Friday, Chick Lit Fans. We hope you’ve had a good, writing and / or reading filled week! A while back, we mentioned that Esquire Magazine is coming out with a line of ebooks geared towards men. According to this article in The New Zealand Herald, the books are “plot …
~ Interview by Kimberly Farris Today we’re very lucky to have Lindsay and Madeline from Beyond Novel visiting the blog to share their thoughts on the publishing industry. Welcome! 1. What is your opinion on some of the publishing houses telling their clients not to worry about going outside of their comfort zone by utilizing …
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! Happy Friday. This week, the major buzz in the book world is the BookExpo America (BEA) conference. Wish you could have gone? Well, I do too. But here are some highlights: Leave us a comment and let us know what you think about Jennifer Weiner’s thoughts on …
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday! And Happy First Day of June. This week, two chick lit related stories caught my eye. 1. An article in The Economist called, “Chick-Lit Readers Keep Out!” claims that: “Women’s Fiction” may be a familiar term, but it’s usually deployed in the marketing of certain …
~ By Angela Kay Austin When I tell people I’m a published author, they ask “Where can I buy your book?” Proudly, I say “Amazon, All Romance eBooks, my publishers’ websites.” They respond “Can I buy it in a bookstore?” Before my short story, My Son, was released in print, my answer to their last …
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