This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Happy Friday, chick lit fans. Hope it’s been a good week! Here are a few chick lit / book related stories I came across this week: First, there was this interview with Jennifer Weiner in the New York Times about book reviewers ignoring female authors. Then, there was this episode of […]
The Emotion of Sex
~ By Kimberly Llewellyn Ah, yes, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. The time when couples profess their love with tokens of chocolates, flowers, and romantic dinners. It’s also a time when hearts turn hopeful to the promise of love. The realm of romantic possibility in one’s life can be achingly thrilling. It can […]
The Chick Lit Voice
~ By Lois Winston Having recently judged the Louboutin Award for the Stiletto contest, I was asked by Chris Bailey if I’d blog about “voice.” Chris posed the following three questions. 1. What constitutes a chick lit voice? For me, a chick lit voice is about attitude. The chick lit voice is when an author […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Happy Friday, chick lit fans! Hope you’re all staying warm. Looking for something to read this weekend? Here are some wonderful blog posts I came across this week. Enjoy! Romance at Random had this post on reading goals for 2012. What are your reading goals? Heroes and Heartbreakers had this post […]
Review: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees
~ By Elle Filz The year: 1855. The place: Walpole, New Hampshire. The woman: Louisa May Alcott, the author of the classic, Little Women. When Louisa’s father, Bronson, experiences yet another epic business failure, the family is compelled to accept the charity of a generous relative and relocates to Walpole. Almost immediately, Louisa starts plotting […]
Interview With Carole Matthews
~ Interview by Melina Kantor It’s truly an honor to have one of my favorite authors, Carole Matthews, visiting the blog today. Her books are full of humor, romance, and exotic travel. Read on to hear about her books, her experiences as an author, and some fabulous advice. Welcome Carole! Q: What inspired you to […]
This Week in Chick Lit
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Fellow Chick Lit Fans, How’s your week been? Any writing successes or book recommendations to share? If so, leave us a comment. Chick Lit News: Vintage chick lit? Hmm. Blog Posts of Interest: Eileen Rendahl wrote this wonderful post about what NOT to say to a writer. Amen! Then there […]
Wednesday Writing Prompt
~ By Jeff Salter Attention writers! It’s a new year, and what better way to flex those writing muscles than with a writing prompt. Good luck, 🙂 Melina TV News Before Coffee You’re a 27-year-old female who, six months ago, moved to a new city for a job you really like. You haven’t even had […]
Balance Isn’t Easy
~ By Jennifer Fusco I wanted to take the opportunity to thank Melina Kantor for asking me to guest blog on the RWA Chick Lit Chapter Blog. How cool! Thanks for having me. Usually when I guest blog, people want me to talk marketing, either they’ve read my series, Market or Die: Marketing Advice for […]
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? […]
Happy New Year from Chick Lit Writers of the World!
~ By Deborah Bassett Happy New Year from Chick Lit Writers of the World! As the newly-elected president of the chapter, I am delighted to welcome you to our blog, where you will find top-notch articles on craft, interviews with published authors, editors, and agents, and original reviews of the latest chick-lit novels. I begin […]
Happy Holidays!
~ By Melina Kantor Hello Chick Lit Fans! We here at the blog wanted to take a moment to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season. We hope your year has been filled with wonderful books (both read and written), and that 2012 will bring great things. We’ll be back on 1/4/12 with […]
