This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Fellow Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday! We hope it’s been a good week. Here are a few of the chick lit / writing industry related stories floating around the Internet this week: There was the “Is the Chick Lit Train Running Out of Steam” article in the Irish Independent that explored […]
Giving and Receiving Critiques
~ By Melina Kantor You can’t get very far in the writing world without learning, and quickly, that writers need to develop a thick skin. Our work is always out there for critique partners, reviewers, agents, editors, and readers to read and pick apart. As scary as this may be, it’s actually for the best. […]
[Repost] Can You Really Make a Living Doing What You Love?
~ By Angela Kay Austin Have you ever scrolled through the Amazon Bestsellers’ list and wondered, “Will my book ever be listed?” Well, I have. I walk through bookstores picturing what my books would look like placed on display throughout various points in the stores, or imagine picking up USA Today to find to my […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! Happy Friday. We hope you had a great week. This week has been unusually newsy for our favorite genre. First, there was this article in U-T San Diego about the decline of chick lit. According to the article: Then chick lit disappeared faster than Mr. Wrong the […]
Let’s Hear It for Love After 50
~ By Nan Reinhardt I’m bugged. It seems that romance novels are the bailiwick of characters who are younger than 50. If 40 is the new 30 and 50 is the new 40, then how come romance after 50 isn’t sexy anymore? Well, folks, I’ve got big news–sexy is timeless. Excuse me, but two words, […]
REVIEW: Murder at Midnight . . . On a Sailboat
~ By Toni Linenberger My friend Frank Calcagno wrote a book. Actually he wrote three, but who’s counting? (Apparently he’s up to four, darn him.) The fact he wrote them while working full-time, raising a family, and generally being an all-around nice guy means we will try not to hate him. Did I mention his […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans, Happy Friday! And Happy almost Valentine’s Day! This week, there’s been a lot of talk about The Harlequin Romance Report. 1500 women were interviewed about their thoughts on romance and dating. The findings are fascinating, and could even become inspiration for your WIP or a future novel. […]
Interview With Toni Plummer
~ Interview By Alana Albertson I was first introduced Toni Plummer in 2006 at Alisa Valdes Rodriguez’s Chica Lit Conference in Miami. We bonded over Mojitos and salsa dancing and have over the year met up for dessert and country line dancing. Not only is she a brilliant editor at St. Martins (she edited one […]
Interview With Lucy March
~ Interview By Deborah Blake I first found the amazing Lucy March through another favorite author, Jennifer Crusie. At the time, Lucy was writing humorous romance (what some might call Chick Lit) under the name Lani Diane Rich. I quickly became hooked on both the books and the woman—following her over to her blog where […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans. Happy Friday! How about a movie to kick off the weekend? Yesterday, thanks to the wonderful Pamela Cayne, I discovered The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. According to this article in the Huffington Post: Directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, the 15-minute film draws […]
Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
~ By Elle Filz Lately, I’m noticing an exciting trend in women’s fiction: historical tales framed within the context of a second, contemporary story. There’s Juliet by Anne Fortier, of course, and this fantastic novel about a Dutch painter living in England around 1500 that I would love to read again, if only I remembered […]
Interview With Kate Rockland
~ Interview by Alana Albertson Our Chick Lit blog has some wonderful news! Publicists at St. Martin’s Press contacted us because they love our blog and wanted to know if we would like to interview their authors and review their new books. Please welcome author Kate Rockland to our blog! Her beautiful new book, 150 […]
