Review: Murder, Mayhem, and Mama by Christie Craig
~ By Toni Linenberger I bought my first Christie Craig book, Don’t Mess with Texas, because of TxDOT (that’s the Texas Department of Transportation for the uninitiated). It seems they had taken offense to her use of the catch phrase “Don’t Mess with Texas” as the title of a romance novel. GASP! Rick Perry on […]
Friday Inspiration
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday! I saw this and I thought it was the perfect thing to kick off a weekend full of reading and writing. Enjoy! Be sure to head over to http://www.kmweiland.com/ for more writer inspiration and resources. Melina writes contemporary women’s fiction with a pinch of oregano and a […]
Interview With Gabi Stevens
~ Interview by Melina Kantor We’re thrilled to have Gabi Stevens, author of the delightful Time of Transition trilogy, visiting the blog today. Her latest book, Wishful Thinking, was released on 4/24. Welcome Gabi! Q. Please tell us a bit about the Time of Transition series and your new book, Wishful Thinking. A. Every seventy years, the magical […]
The Romantic Times (RT) Conference, 2012
~ By Angela Kay Austin At what age did you decide (realize) you were meant to write? It’s always been a part of me in one way or another. When I finally made the decision to jump off that bridge and submit, I think I didn’t sleep for weeks waiting for responses. When the rejections […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! Welcome to yet another Friday. Raise your hand if you really, really need this week to be over. Here are a few items of interest to kick off what will hopefully be a fantastic weekend: News: As you’ve probably heard, there was no 2012 Pulitzer Prize in fiction, […]
Hell Week (+ Giveaway!)
~ Sandy James As a high school teacher, I often find myself picking up slang that’s thrown around by my students. (The first time I saw something I liked and said, “Sweet!” my husband laughed for a solid minute.) After the release of my first Carina Press book, I adopted one of my students’ terms—Hell […]
Friday Inspiration
Hello Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday! This week, I thought I’d share a video from The Moth (“true stories told live”) with a real chick lit feel (not to mention cute firefighters). The story was told by Katherine Russell Rich, a writer who recently passed away. So here it is, a treat for your muses, in Katherine’s […]
Giving Great Blog
~ By Robena Grant I realized I was intimidated by what I imagined the ChickLit Writers blog to be when first invited to be a guest blogger. I visualized a younger set of writers who were into high fashion—and probably high heels—maybe even multi-published. Yikes! All things I am not. I reserve the high heels […]
The Stiletto Opened a Door
~ 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 […]
Friday Chat
~ By Melina Kantor Hi Everyone! I’m talking to you all from JFK. In a few minutes, I’ll be boarding a plane to San Francisco, where I’ll be for the next two and a half weeks (my mother lives in the Bay Area). That’s right. I’ve got a vacation, and really, I better use some […]
Review: Hearts at Stake, by Alyxandra Harvey (2010)
~ By Elle Filz By most accounts, Solange Drake is a normal fifteen year old girl. She’s got loving parents, seven older brothers, and a best friend who accepts her for who she is. A vampire. Well, she will be once she hits sixteen. And since Solange is the first vampire daughter to have actually […]
Ready. Set. Stiletto!
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 […]
