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Advice for writers & my chick lit inspiration
This interview originally appeared on ChickLitCentralTheBlog.com What was the most challenging part of writing “Cruising Attitude?” Finding time to write. I’ve been talking about writing a book for years. After awhile even close friends and family didn’t take me seriously … Continue reading
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BOOK #2
Big news! I’ve finally decided what I’m going to be working on next. Not Skydoll. Not Stewardeath. Not the cat book. (Yes, a cat book.) Not even the book about my grandpa and his WWII plane, Silver Babe. For … Continue reading
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Cruising Attitude book giveaway! (If this post doesn’t discourage you from writing a book, you’ve got what it takes!)
Chicklitisnotdead.com is giving away FIVE copies of my book, Cruising Attitude! All you have to do is scroll down to the bottom of the interview posted on the Chicklitisnotdead.com website (just click the highlighted link above), leave a comment – any … Continue reading
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BIG NEWS: My book is actually a book!
Galley copies arrived today! “Galley” is term for a pre-publication copy of a book that publishing houses send out to reviewers and people in the press. I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this day. Or how I feel now … Continue reading
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This is why I haven’t been blogging much lately….
It’s my book - all 375 pages of it. I’m in the copyediting phase.
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Chapter 13: Turbulence (& difficult passengers)
An excerpt of Chapter 13 -the FIRST draft! 13. “Welcome aboard!” said the flight attendant greeting passengers at the door. Upon spotting a pair of cat eyed frames, she cooed, “Oh I love your eyeglasses!” “We’re not sitting together and it’s … Continue reading
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TBEX2010: Your questions about travel blogging, branding & self promotion answered
This weekend I’ll be attending the Travel Blog Exchange Conference in New York City. I’m also speaking on a panel about branding, finding a niche, and relevant self promotion with a few of my favorite travel writers; Debbie Dubrow (Delicious Baby - makes … Continue reading
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Finding time to write…
You’re a wife, mother of a young child, and a flight attendant, when do you find time to write? I’m constantly multi-tasking. I take notes at work on the back of catering papers between beverage services. When I go to the gym, I plot out chapters or blog posts … Continue reading
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Just when you think you kinda-sorta know someone, The Bloggess blogs about them…
See that picture, I actually kinda-sorta know the person who took it. But we’ll get to that in a moment. First I have to tell you about this blogger I love, that, basically, everyone loves, and she goes by the name … Continue reading
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