tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78390530320663402812024-03-17T01:52:54.475-04:00Brenda's BlogUm, well, I guess all there is to say is that this is Brenda's Blog.Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-6342009974201494822015-03-24T09:00:00.002-04:002015-03-24T09:08:15.778-04:00Out in paperback today: THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB!<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I'm so pleased to announce that my fourth novel, <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Hearts-Club-Brenda-Janowitz/dp/1940610354/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1425824687&sr=8-4" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Hearts-Club-Brenda-Janowitz/dp/1940610354/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1425824687&sr=8-4">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, is out in paperback</a> today!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">It's the story of a woman who inadvertently becomes the symbol for all things anti-love in Manhattan. Still not sold? </span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">by Brenda Janowitz <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chapter One: Money for Nothing</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“Jo,
you’re fired,” he says. Just like that.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Fired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">And I’m utterly shocked. I know, no one
ever expects to be fired, but I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i>
didn’t see this coming. My mouth is wide open as I stare back at him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Fired?” is all I
can choke out. The room begins to spin. That may be because I was out until
sunrise last night drinking vodka tonics at an underground club in
Williamsburg, but I’m pretty sure that it’s the news that’s doing it to me, not
the hangover.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Yes. I’m sorry,
Jo, but it’s not working out here,” he says. His skin is gleaming when he says
it. His skin always gleams. He’s a dermatologist, so it has to gleam in order
for him to stay in business. My skin doesn’t ever gleam. At the very most, it
shines and turns red when I get hot or embarrassed. I feel it beginning to
shine and my hand immediately flies to my cheek, which, of course, only makes
it get hotter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">We are in his office when he tells me
and he is sitting at his desk, his head framed by his many diplomas and awards
that are hung on the wall behind him. They are, as they are always, shining brightly
as if they’d been dusted and cleaned that very morning. I look at the picture
he keeps framed at the edge of his desk—a photograph of his family taken at a
New Year’s Eve party, framed in a sterling-silver picture frame that his wife
lovingly picked out for their thirtieth wedding anniversary—and then look back
up at him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You can’t fire
me,” I say, which I wholeheartedly believe. I really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">didn’t</i> think that he ever would or could fire me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I can,” he says,
“and I am.” He begins to toy with one of the pens sitting on his desk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m your best
employee!” I plead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You wore a ‘Save
CBGBs’ T-shirt to work,” he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“CBGBs was a New
York institution,” I say. He gives me a blank stare. I shrug in response. Is it
my fault that this man has no sense of culture? Of history? “What does it
matter what I wear under my assistant’s coat anyway?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You know the
dress code—scrubs or business casual,” he says. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Jeans and a
concert tee <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> business casual!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“People can see
the prints on your T-shirts right through the fabric,” he says. “And sometimes
you wear ones with dirty words on them,” he continues, whispering the ”dirty
words” part as if his grandmother is somehow listening from up above and would
be appalled by this particular bit of information. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Like what?” I
ask. Watching him squirm is kind of fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You know which
one,” he says. And then, in barely a whisper, “Free Pussy Riot.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“That’s a band,”
I say, “not a dirty word.” You’d think a doctor would have no problem saying
the word “pussy” out loud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“Jo, it’s not just the T-shirts. You’ve
called in the wrong prescriptions for my patients more times than I’d like to
admit.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Some of those
drugs have very complicated names,” I say in my own defense. And for the
record, they do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“That doesn’t
mean you can give a patient a more pronounceable drug without consulting me
first.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Then maybe you
and your colleagues should start <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prescribing</i>
more pronounceable drugs,” I argue. He furrows his brow in response. “But I’m
your favorite employee!” I plead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You balanced the
company checkbook wrong the last three out of four quarters.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“You know that I’m not an accountant.” When
he hired me for the job two years ago, I knew that there would be some
accounting involved. What I hadn’t realized at the time was that I would have
to be quite so specific with the numbers. Which is a challenge for me, seeing
as I’m really more of a right-brain kind of person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“But you know how to balance your own
checkbook, don’t you?” he says. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">For the record, I don’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“Of course I know how to balance my own
checkbook,” I say and laugh, as if to say, “Doesn’t everybody?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“A business checkbook is much, much
different than a personal checkbook,” I explain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">For the record, it’s not. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“I’m your most loyal employee,” I say. My
last resort. I find myself alternating between staring into his solid gold,
monogrammed Tiffany belt buckle and his shellacked black hair, because I can’t
meet his eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“This is
difficult for me, too, you know,” he says, even though I know that it’s not. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“Do you realize how embarrassing this
is going to be for me?” I say. Manipulative, I know, but it’s not exactly like
I have anything left in my arsenal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“I thought you don’t get embarrassed,”
he replies, looking into my eyes, challenging me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">“I don’t,” I say, frowning like a
little girl who hasn’t gotten the piece of candy that she wanted.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Don’t take this
personally, Pumpkin.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'm over on the New York Times Motherlode today talking about the fire that made me too scared to cook and how my son helped me to learn again. One grilled cheese at a time. </div>
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When I first started writing, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/writersdigest"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Writer's Digest</span></a> was
my bible. I gobbled every issue up. I couldn't get enough. The tips were always
so insightful. The articles were so encouraging. I think I learned as much from
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thrill for me today because I've got an essay up on WritersDigest.com. If
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Well, my Sunday morning just got a little more exciting. I'm so, so happy to report my HUGE news: Amazon has selected my first two novels, <a data-mce-href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=658823&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FScot-Rocks-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IC8WE1K" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=658823&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FScot-Rocks-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IC8WE1K" target="_blank">SCOT ON THE ROCKS</a> and <a data-mce-href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=658823&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJack-Twist-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IC8WEC4" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=658823&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJack-Twist-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IC8WEC4" target="_blank">JACK WITH A TWIST</a>, as their Kindle daily deal today! Both books are on sale for 99 cents-- TODAY ONLY!</div>
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If you haven't read them, today is a great day to buy. For 99 cents, you can't go wrong! And if you've already read them, today is a great day to give a book as a gift to a friend.</div>
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I'd love your help in spreading the word today. Anyone who forwards this post to 5 friends gets a free digital copy of my short story, <a data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Punch-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook/dp/B00MMK8FJO" href="http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Punch-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook/dp/B00MMK8FJO" target="_blank">HOLLYWOOD PUNCH</a>. (Just don't forget to cc me on the email!)</div>
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As always, thank you for reading! I first published SCOT back in 2007, and I'm just as grateful now for the love and support you've all shown me as I was then.</div>
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-30745759522076357002014-05-11T06:00:00.000-04:002014-05-11T06:00:02.088-04:00A Mother's Day treat! A sneak peek of RUIN ME by Jamie Brenner!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m8Mb0fFxo1vxpLHUqumYov-aPFHTsBTuZwEHkpBOBKqQbtWhJl6e9K74p2KLHayb5qqR72WVN15iEKCZov9pgGGUOM62E4-wyViZvNHple9yZzgNJ34oPKCBStfHBQyYBhDzkJHoHKC0/s1600/RuinMe-224x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m8Mb0fFxo1vxpLHUqumYov-aPFHTsBTuZwEHkpBOBKqQbtWhJl6e9K74p2KLHayb5qqR72WVN15iEKCZov9pgGGUOM62E4-wyViZvNHple9yZzgNJ34oPKCBStfHBQyYBhDzkJHoHKC0/s1600/RuinMe-224x300.jpg" height="320" width="236" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Mother's Day! I'm so thrilled today because we've got one of my favorite authors here, the fabulous <a href="http://jamiebrenner.com/">Jamie Brenner</a>. She's giving us a sneak peek of her latest novel, <a href="https://ganxy.com/i/93144/jamie-brenner/ruin-me">RUIN ME</a>. I'm a huge fan of Jamie's work-- I talked about her fabulous novel, <a href="http://girlfriendbooks.blogspot.com/2014/02/sexy-socialites-wily-widows-and-lonely.html">THE GIN LOVERS</a>, this past February, and now with RUIN ME, she's got another smart, sexy page turner on her hands.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that the second you read this excerpt, you are going to hop online and order your copy of RUIN ME-- I'm about 1/3 of the way through and it's beyond fabulous-- but, before you do that, let's hear from Jamie first!</span><br />
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I’m thinking maybe they should – because a lot of us have been there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a perfect world, mothers are wise creatures who guide us by love and example. And in this perfect world, daughters only emulate their and make them proud. But in reality, we often have to distance ourselves from our mothers to define ourselves, even if just temporarily. Who hasn’t pushed back against a curfew, a dress code, disapproval over a boyfriend? Ideally, these are temporary hiccups. But in some cases, mothers and daughters are so opposite, the divide defines their entire relationship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In RUIN ME, my heroine needs to step out of the long shadow of her famous mother. Anna Sterling is a powerful art dealer who expects her daughter to follow in her footsteps, and Lulu, a senior at NYU, has her own ideas about art – and life. When Lulu finds her passion and ideas embodied in a mysterious, bad-boy street artist known as GoST, things get dicey. (See above-mentioned Hallmark card).</div>
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As I celebrate Mother’s Day, I think about my own bumps in the road – the ones that are behind me, and the ones that are ahead now that I’m on the other side of the fence. Judging from my teenage daughter, I expect I’ll have fodder for at least another book or two on this subject. Maybe more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s a thing that happens at these art gallery parties filled with the beautiful people. Everyone orbits the room pretending not to look at the one person they all want to notice them. They pretend that her glance isn’t the ultimate prize.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’m going to get some fresh air,” I whisper to him, uncomfortable with the attention. It’s late, close to midnight by now. He looks at me, his blue eyes shiny, his cheeks flushed from excitement and wine. He is talking to the showing artist, Dustin McBride, whom my mother just poached from Vito Schnabel’s gallery.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jamie Brenner is the author of THE GIN LOVERS, chosen by Fresh Fiction as one of their Top 13 Books to Read in 2013. Jamie also writes erotic fiction under the name Logan Belle. Her debut novel, BLUE ANGEL, was the first in an erotic trilogy published by Kensington, followed by the erotic romances NOW OR NEVER, THE LIBRARIAN and MISS CHATTERLEY. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages. She lives in Manhattan, blogs for Romance at Random and Heroes & Heartbreakers, and is busy raising two daughters who aren't allowed to read her books. To read more or contact her, visit jamiebrenner.com or follow her @jamieLbrenner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-91192866357033278302014-05-06T06:05:00.000-04:002014-05-06T06:05:38.009-04:00THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB is out today!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's here! It's finally here!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My fourth novel, THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, is out today! This novel is the product of years and years of work. I really hope you'll check it out. It's available on all your favorite e-readers:</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Amazon: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mofug2l" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/mofug2l</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Kobo: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mo72n9b" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/mo72n9b</a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">iBooks: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/moavbt3" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/moavbt3</a>Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-34067366664716847712014-04-24T11:27:00.000-04:002014-04-24T11:27:09.241-04:00Pre-order my fourth novel, THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, and get a free copy of SCOT ON THE ROCKS, my first novel!
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-qzI-2E1s4oFrNoF7DrrW6UEdm5_EEXPfvfTHplymVguthDk8XFuhcabUvMlW-MCOjw1zwr6MQ78GaUlRZ7R0okb1bEe4KkamdpNOWUYv5biIIFifwG8N6G0OC_-8RekUlZXjl6n7DM/s1600/LHC+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-qzI-2E1s4oFrNoF7DrrW6UEdm5_EEXPfvfTHplymVguthDk8XFuhcabUvMlW-MCOjw1zwr6MQ78GaUlRZ7R0okb1bEe4KkamdpNOWUYv5biIIFifwG8N6G0OC_-8RekUlZXjl6n7DM/s1600/LHC+cover.jpg" /></a><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because who doesn't love getting free books?!</span></i></h3>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I'm
absolutely thrilled to announce that Polis Books will be publishing my
fourth novel on May 6th (just two weeks away!): <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=640257&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLonely-Hearts-Club-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00HXY9782"><span style="color: #386eff;">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB</span></a>. <span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">And to celebrate, we're giving away free copies of my first novel, <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=640257&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FScot-Rocks-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook%2Fdp%2FB00IC8WE1K"><span style="color: #386eff;">SCOT ON THE ROCKS</span></a> to everyone who
pre-orders a copy of LONELY HEARTS. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">How do you get
your free copy of SCOT? Just email the receipt of your LONELY HEARTS
pre-order purchase to brendajanowitz[at]gmail[dot]com and we'll send you an
e-book of SCOT!</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB is the story of Jo Waldman, a young
singer/songwriter whose personal and professional life have hit rock
bottom... until a blog post she writes goes viral, making her the poster girl
for an "anti-love" movement that sweeps Manhattan.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Jason Pinter says: "Romantics--and those who've come thisclose
to giving up on love--will gobble this up."</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">And give a listen to THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB playlist, a compilation
of songs that inspired the novel. <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=640257&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.spotify.com%2Fuser%2Fbrendajanowitz%2Fplaylist%2F6gk7iMuE15Mqeh72ZUvTy6%3Fplay%3Dtrue%26utm_source%3Dopen.spotify.com%26utm_medium%3Dopen"><span style="color: #386eff;">Free on Spotify!</span></a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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T<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">he book is available for pre-order at all of your favorite
retailers:</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I hope you'll check it out! And help me spread the word--
mentions on Facebook and Twitter, and even emails to friends, are invaluable
and will earn you my undying love and affection. (You don't need to send me a
receipt for that, you'll just know that I will love you forever and ever.)
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-65016237331089440172014-04-07T05:36:00.000-04:002014-04-07T09:03:04.729-04:00Let's get international!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRqOQT566KmHS5A5XZj6RGUTunXuiRU22Iv2PvODKVohVdm2DqLi2CWXaswJYE0YP61YBhsC-hbbG8-NOEHxCalNUHNq2TenmipGm-mGAoO2qR2zTWwSC6apfQ3vXYd3z-QCmNBvvSI/s1600/18757327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRqOQT566KmHS5A5XZj6RGUTunXuiRU22Iv2PvODKVohVdm2DqLi2CWXaswJYE0YP61YBhsC-hbbG8-NOEHxCalNUHNq2TenmipGm-mGAoO2qR2zTWwSC6apfQ3vXYd3z-QCmNBvvSI/s1600/18757327.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a>Well, this is exciting. I was invited to participate in an international blog hop! I was tagged by the amazing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maggie-Marr/e/B001ITX392" target="_blank">Maggie Marr</a>. <a href="http://maggiemarr.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Check out her blog, too</a>!! <br />
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I've done these blog hops before-- they're always a ton of fun, but this one seems different. International!! I feel like I should be sipping a cappuccino on the Left Bank as I write it. But alas, still plain old me. So, on to the questions! Ahem, the <i>international</i> questions! (Sounds way more chi-chi when you put it that way.)<br />
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<b><u>What am I working on?</u></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R9QdthZFPPfm8ZfWAuvO-uIHaBi0V4Sl934oML1XhI8_8orZPn0_FEBuB-JuMsZtDks8MwU_80EFscGprVyb4IyRepEFOsEQeyFPyhHlliYESpb1zqlivLLinHO5QS1d0SVtRYQKEwM/s1600/LHC+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5R9QdthZFPPfm8ZfWAuvO-uIHaBi0V4Sl934oML1XhI8_8orZPn0_FEBuB-JuMsZtDks8MwU_80EFscGprVyb4IyRepEFOsEQeyFPyhHlliYESpb1zqlivLLinHO5QS1d0SVtRYQKEwM/s1600/LHC+cover.jpg" height="320" width="214" /></a>I just finished a New Adult novel called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Hearts-Club-Brenda-Janowitz-ebook/dp/B00HXY9782" target="_blank">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB</a>. It will be published on May 6th, and it's up for pre-order right now!<br />
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It's the story of Jo Waldman, a young singer-songwriter who inadvertently creates an anti-love movement that sweeps Manhattan.<br />
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<u><b>How does my work differ from others of its genre?</b></u><br />
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My books are funny, smart, and have a ton of heart. But the truth is, I like to think that those are the hallmarks of my genre, women's fiction, too. It's what I write, but it's also what I read.<br />
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<b><u>Why do I write what I do?</u></b><br />
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I've always loved stories that were fun and relatable, the sorts of books that really make you feel something. The best writing advice I ever got was: write the book you want to read.<br />
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<u><b>How does my writing process work?</b></u><br />
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I wish I had some great answer here, about how I sit down on the Left Bank with a cappuccino and the words just flow, but I don't. (Man, I have seriously got to get myself to Paris!) <br />
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I've always been one of those writers who write in the spaces between, whenever there's time. And I still do that now. I just write wherever and whenever there's time. Sometimes I outline, sometimes I just free write. The only thing that's constant is this: that I always sit down and do it.<br />
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Tag, you're it! That's how these things work. I'm tagging some totally fabulous authors who you should check out when they do their posts on April 14th:<br />
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I recently met the wonderful <a href="http://www.caseydoranauthor.com/" target="_blank">Casey Doran</a> at the Polis Books launch party. I read the first chapter of his debut crime novel, <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/jerichos-razor/" target="_blank">Jericho's Razor</a>, and I was hooked. You will be, too.<br />
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I also met the fabulous <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dave-White/e/B001ITTQ0W/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank">Dave White</a> at the Polis Books launch party. (It was a really, really good party.) Dave's the author of the awesome Jackson Donne PI novels. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-One-Dies-Dave-White-ebook/dp/B00H128GGA/ref=la_B001ITTQ0W_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396309585&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Laura Lippman called the first one a "remarkable debut novel," </a>and when you read it, you'll agree!<br />
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The amazing <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonpinter" target="_blank">Jason Pinter,</a> author extraordinaire, and now founder of <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/about/" target="_blank">Polis Books</a>, will also get in on the game. Jason's done it all-- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Pinter/e/B001JRZ15C/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank">he's written bestselling novels</a>, he's edited them, and now he's got his own publishing house. Want to hear all about his latest venture? It's pretty amazing.<br />
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And then, last, but definitely not least, comes the marvelous <a href="http://lauraspinella.net/" target="_blank">Laura Spinella</a>. I loved her last book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Timing-Laura-Spinella-ebook/dp/B00BC254L0/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396309829&sr=1-3&keywords=perfect+timing" target="_blank">PERFECT TIMING</a>, so much that I blurbed it! But you need to read her romantic stories for yourself. One warning: set aside time for them. They are total page-turners that you won't be able to put down.<br />
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<br />Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-53924380069206047452014-02-14T06:00:00.000-05:002014-02-14T06:00:06.649-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!Who doesn't love a little romance on Valentine's Day? I'm a sucker for chocolate, hearts and all things St. Valentine. But by far, my favorite thing for Valentine's Day is a great read. Today I've got three for you: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gin-Lovers-Jamie-Brenner-ebook/dp/B009E7GHGG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391976968&sr=8-1&keywords=gin+lovers" target="_blank">THE GIN LOVERS</a> by <a href="http://jamiebrenner.com/home/" target="_blank">Jamie Brenner</a>, <a href="http://thewidowsguidetosexanddating.com/" target="_blank">THE WIDOW'S GUIDE TO SEX AND DATING</a> by <a href="http://www.caroleradziwill.com/" target="_blank">Carole Radziwill</a>, and a sneak peek of my latest, <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/the-lonely-hearts-club/" target="_blank">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB</a>.<br />
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THE GIN LOVERS by Jamie Brenner</h2>
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Oh, how I loved <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gin-Lovers-Jamie-Brenner-ebook/dp/B009E7GHGG/ref=la_B008SCGZC4_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391969124&sr=1-1" target="_blank">THE GIN LOVERS</a> by Jamie Brenner. And I knew that I would from the killer first sentence—“It’s the party of the year, and it’s a funeral.” The writing is amazing, the story, sexy and fast-paced, and it's filled with drama and smart period details.</div>
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THE GIN LOVERS tells the story of Manhattan socialite Charlotte Delacorte. Living in the height of Prohibition and the rise of the jazz age, she wouldn’t know it, with her controlling husband and high society expectations. When her wild sister in law comes to live with her after the death of her mother in law, Charlotte is introduced to the world of jazz clubs, speakeasies and a sexy, mysterious stranger.<br />
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THE WIDOW'S GUIDE TO SEX AND DATING by Carole Radziwill</h2>
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You may know Carole Radziwill from the Real Housewives of New York City, or you may know her from her moving memoir, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Remains-Memoir-Fate-Friendship-ebook/dp/B000FCKH10/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391969447&sr=1-3&keywords=carole+radziwill" target="_blank">WHAT REMAINS</a>, but now you have a whole new way to love all things Carole: her debut novel!</div>
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I couldn't get enough of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Widows-Guide-Sex-Dating-ebook/dp/B00ANI9FZU/ref=la_B001ITVOF2_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391969467&sr=1-1" target="_blank">THE WIDOW'S GUIDE TO SEX AND DATING</a>. I devoured it in two days. Impossibly sexy, and incredibly stylish, this is the perfect read for Valentine's Day.</div>
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When Claire Byrne's older, very famous husband dies in a freak accident (struck down by a falling Giacometti!), she finds herself in a role she'd never imagined before: widow. Untethered from her secure Manhattan life, Claire must reinvent herself and embark on a new life. One where her own writing ambitions aren't overshadowed by her famous husband's career, one where she can carve out her own place in Manhattan, and one where she may even find something that's always eluded her: true love.</div>
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THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB</h2>
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And while we're on the subject of Valentine's Day, I'm finishing up edits on my latest novel, THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB. It's the story of a woman who, after a few too many lonely vodka tonics on Valentine's Day, inadvertently starts an anti-love movement.</div>
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Some of you may remember this as my <a href="http://girlfriendbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/lonely-manuscript-club-by-brenda.html" target="_blank">"trunk novel," the one that got away. The novel I wrote, but never published.</a> Well, now the fabulous peeps at <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/the-lonely-hearts-club/" target="_blank">Polis Books have decided to correct that grievous wrong</a>, and THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB will be making its e-book debut on your e-readers in just a few months. But since it's Valentine's Day, I thought I'd offer a little treat. A sneak peek at THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB. Enjoy!<br />
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Valentine’s Day. February fourteenth. A day of love and romance and frills and doilies. A day filled with chocolate in heart shaped boxes and all things pink and red.<br />
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Valentine’s Day is the day on which lovers freely express their passion for each other by sending flowers, candies, and insipid love notes. Lots of love notes. According to the Greeting Card Association, approximately one <i>billion</i> valentines are sent every year, making it the biggest card giving holiday besides Christmas.<br />
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“But I get the same thing every time,” I say, pouring my first vodka tonic of the evening. I pour way too much vodka into the glass, making it stronger than I intend it to be, but I’m not exactly drinking it for the taste this evening. “Isn’t it $18 and change?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWPvReW6PP1Fp_OQqcK3DfcOKxHdUCqCH_HD4d2VyRRGKT_v3LIjGgEhkCJfYCLMhCUNGZlzO8-tn9070mBZNGkLtXlK331GSWbJMYQgQB14OFPuUkYdBiwJteU1SsWLmWoqYbk3cfi4/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWPvReW6PP1Fp_OQqcK3DfcOKxHdUCqCH_HD4d2VyRRGKT_v3LIjGgEhkCJfYCLMhCUNGZlzO8-tn9070mBZNGkLtXlK331GSWbJMYQgQB14OFPuUkYdBiwJteU1SsWLmWoqYbk3cfi4/s1600/Image.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I always get so motivated at the
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I've never done before. My fourth novel will be published this winter,
but it won't be on the bookshelves at your local bookstore. No, this time
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">No pretty paperback to display on
my bookshelf. No book parties at my local indie and at Barnes and Noble
where my friends can come hear me read and then buy my book. No actual,
physical books anywhere to be found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">When the fabulous <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonpinter"><span style="color: #be0027; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jason Pinter</span></a> contacted me about his new
independent publishing house, <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/"><span style="color: #be0027; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Polis Books</span></a>,
I jumped at the chance to work with him. Only, I was halfway into my
two-book deal with St. Martin's. I didn't know what I would do-- I was
working on book two for St. Martin's, and that was taking all of my free time.
But, then it hit me: I had a book proposal that I was completely in
love with, but never sold due to changes in the publishing landscape. I
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Polis Books will be publishing <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/the-lonely-hearts-club/"><span style="color: #be0027; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">THE LONELY HEARTS
CLUB</span></a> this winter. I don't have an exact pub date yet, but
isn't that the fun of e-publishing? Immediacy. The second Jason and
I decide that the book's ready to go out in the world, a few clicks, and you
will be able to find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, or anywhere you buy
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Now, you may recognize this book as
my "drawer" novel, the one book I wrote but never saw the light of
day. Well, light: here it comes!! (You can still read the first
chapter if you'd like by <a href="http://girlfriendbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/lonely-manuscript-club-by-brenda.html"><span style="color: #be0027; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">clicking here</span></a>!)
I'm so very excited about trying something new. It's fun, a bit
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-18911432131745588452014-01-04T09:44:00.000-05:002014-01-04T09:44:33.533-05:00What are you up to this Monday, January 6th?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, if you're in Manhattan, I'd love to see you when I read at <a href="http://ladyjanesalonnyc.com/2013/12/january-6th-lady-janes-salon/" target="_blank">Lady Jane's Salon at 7pm!</a> It's an awesome reading series and I was thrilled to be asked.<br />
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I'll be reading from my upcoming novel for the first time, so come hear all about <a href="http://www.polisbooks.com/books/the-lonely-hearts-club/" target="_blank">THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB</a>!<br />
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New York City, New York</div>
Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-84706496223428149592013-09-24T10:00:00.003-04:002013-09-24T10:01:21.144-04:00Come and see about me<br />
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<em style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">I'd love to see you there!</span></em></div>
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I'm so excited to be reading at my local Barnes and Noble next week. Come hear me read from RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE, and talk about writing and my inspiration for the novel. Here's the info:</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilY3IHjs4MJ_s0JH-T27m0ky6OpyO0pko7K32kbKjQ1QYGxPx-pBIlmokO8t_GT4i4sHgt-eMZK8LohZDQ3Achgt9MLOTpxJ985-Yat8x5m0_TSEcLJkj6KkdGgWNtGbLxA-tRpi3i0M/s1600/Bio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilY3IHjs4MJ_s0JH-T27m0ky6OpyO0pko7K32kbKjQ1QYGxPx-pBIlmokO8t_GT4i4sHgt-eMZK8LohZDQ3Achgt9MLOTpxJ985-Yat8x5m0_TSEcLJkj6KkdGgWNtGbLxA-tRpi3i0M/s200/Bio.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What was your inspiration to write your first novel, OTHER
WORDS FOR LOVE? <span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m a character-driven writer, and the characters were what
came to me first. Ari Mitchell (the main character in <i>Other Words for Love</i>) and her family were in my mind for quite a while
before I fully understood Ari’s story and began to write it. When that story
crystallized, I just wanted to tell it and to share it with readers. Ari was my
inspiration all along. I was also inspired by the concept of “limerence,” which
pertains to the intense emotional highs and lows a person can experience when
involved in a romantic relationship. Limerence plays a crucial role in the
story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE is a YA novel. Your second book, NEW
MONEY, is adult fiction. Was it difficult to transition from writing YA to
adult?</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasn’t! I think this is because when I wrote OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE, I wasn’t
strictly targeting a teen audience. I believed that both YA and adult readers
could relate to the story—and based on the feedback I have received from
readers of many ages, this is true. The adult characters in that book—including
the main character’s mother and twenty-three-year-old sister—play a major role
in the novel and have their own back-stories. Some aspects of OTHER WORDS FOR
LOVE are specific to the teen years, and others aren’t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because
OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE is a mature YA novel, I didn’t find writing adult fiction
to be particularly different; however, the major difference between the two
novels is that OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE unfolds slowly and is quite introspective,
while NEW MONEY is more of a commercial work that is rather fast-moving
and—although it has serious aspects—is more lighthearted than OTHER WORDS FOR
LOVE. So the biggest transition was writing in a different style—but I really enjoyed
it. I think it’s important for an author to be versatile and to constantly
challenge herself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The
main character in NEW MONEY—Savannah Morgan—is twenty-four years old, so she
fits into the age range of the “New Adult” genre. Can this novel be classified
as NA?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not
exactly! I see NEW MONEY as Women’s Fiction with a New Adult protagonist. The NA
genre seems to be primarily focused on sex and romance, and NEW MONEY isn’t.
Savannah is in that NA age range—and there definitely is romance in the
novel—but this is only part of the story. Savannah also deals with the typical
issues of being a twenty-something: finding a job/career, adjusting to the
workplace, being away from home/family, dealing with evolving friendships, and
figuring out who she wants to become.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Well, this morning was a HUGE thrill for me. My latest novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Happy-Life-A-Novel/dp/1250007860/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378741297&sr=8-1&keywords=recipe+for+a+happy+life" target="_blank">RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE</a>, was featured on <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas" target="_blank">Good Morning Texas</a>!!</div>
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And if your book club is reading RECIPE, email me. I'd love
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Happy summer!<o:p></o:p></div>
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xoxo<o:p></o:p></div>
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brenda<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-58691258218690365802013-07-16T06:17:00.000-04:002013-07-16T06:17:00.115-04:00Author interview: Jess Riley
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Wow, am I excited today! I've got one of my favorite authors (and fellow Girlfriends Book Club blogger), Jess Riley, here to chat. She's funny and an amazing writer, and a total sweetheart to boot.<br />
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It's extra special, too, because today her third novel comes out! I'm not going to tell you what <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mandatory-Release-ebook/dp/B00DQSVW00/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373883807&sr=1-1" target="_blank">MANDATORY RELEASE</a> is about-- I'll leave her to do that, but I will tell you how much I LURVED her first two novels, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driving-Sideways-Novel-Jess-Riley/dp/0345501101/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373883855&sr=1-3" target="_blank">DRIVING SIDEWAYS</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-the-Lonely-People-ebook/dp/B009Z4WCF8/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1373883999&sr=1-2" target="_blank">ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE</a>. Ditto for her short story, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Closer-Than-They-Appear-ebook/dp/B00BBY3SMG/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373884040&sr=1-5" target="_blank">CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR</a>. Okay, I'll give you some time to go over and order those books. Done yet? Great, let's get back to the interview, then!<br />
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Here's Jess!<br />
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college; this seems strange enough for any young woman, but at the time, I was
so shy I could barely make a phone call without a script. But I needed the
money, and more than that, the writer in me couldn’t pass on the opportunity.
For nine months, I served as sidekick to a phenomenal special education
teacher, and when that ended, I took another short-term gig as a clerk for the
department tasked with deciding which inmates to ship from our overcrowded
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Indie publishing does have its drawbacks, but I love the
flexibility, independence, and control it gives me. I can release a book on my
own schedule, and much more quickly than via traditional publishing (a few
months vs. a few years). If I want to
fix a typo or add an excerpt from my latest novel, I can do so immediately; I
can also change the cover whenever I want. The accounting is incredibly transparent
and timely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What are the drawbacks, you ask? Well, no advance—so you
cover the upfront costs related to editing, formatting, cover art, etc. There
are so many indie books being released every month that it’s also difficult to
be noticed. But I believe that a good story will find an audience. In the indie
model, readers are the gatekeepers, and word of mouth still prevails. It’s the
ultimate in democratic capitalism. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Your
third novel. Wow! How has the writing process changed for you over
the course of your writing career? Has it changed at all?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I outline everything now, and drink more. Just kidding about
the drinking. Mostly. But really, the process is the same: lots of
butt-in-chair, word-by-word slogging it out. Copious 24/7 note-taking and
brainstorming. Now with the additional challenge of tuning out the “past book “
noise (e.g., people who tell you they liked your first book better, people who
liked your second book better, people who think you are writing about them.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the
(inevitable) movie adaptation of your book, who would play all of the main
characters?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, the only ones we’re <i>really</i> here to see are Joe and Graham, am I right, ladies? Joe
would be the hottest “bad boy” type under 30 working in Hollywood today, which we
could pour some wine and debate all night. Alex Pettyfer? Tyler Hoechlin? Max
Thierot? I love Tom Hiddleston for Graham (although he’s pretty British), or
maybe James McAvoy. Okay, this is turning into my list of guys with clipped
accents who are devastatingly handsome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">[Ed note: Jess, we are totally okay with that.]</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you
weren't a writer, what would you be?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crazy. Or maybe a dentist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
are you reading right now?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Right now I’m reading a book I was asked to blurb: Grant
Jarrett’s <i>Ways of Leaving</i>. It’s
pretty hilarious. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-72159261731087597732013-07-02T06:31:00.000-04:002013-07-02T06:31:00.240-04:00It's here! It's finally here!!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pub day for RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE, that is! My third novel is officially out today!!</span><br />
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The last time I had a novel out, it was 2008. Since that time, I've gotten married, moved out to the suburbs, and had two kids. So, you could say I've been busy. But since that time, the publishing landscape has changed-- bookstores are disappearing before our eyes, book reviews are practically a thing of the past, and anyone can publish a book by simply clicking a few times over on Amazon.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE is about three generations of women with a culture all their own. When Hannah finds herself spending the summer with her glamorous grandmother, a widow six times over, at her sprawling beach-front Hamptons estate, she learns that there’s more than one recipe for happiness. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">It's a book that was inspired by my own grandmothers, and very much informed by my own journey into motherhood. It's deeply personal, and I think it says quite a lot about where I am in my life right now.</span></div>
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When you sell a book to a large publishing house, it takes about 18 months for the book to be on shelves. Since my book screams "summer"-- the setting, the gorgeous cover-- the pub date was important, so it will actually be a full two years from the time I got my deal until the book hits shelves.<br />
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-79501049745716461322013-05-22T08:18:00.001-04:002013-05-22T08:18:37.287-04:00Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYtRjbv2wZ0xFRoewzdkQzCf1_KDRZ1dtyTJGNvvIAIduPYNDf6jyGFLIftkjGBA70OUK5AjkDnswTmByx67E1Grj4euTGuDQwPWuluyq-5kK0fp8BWsxYPyQNLp7HFpPxG3OYm7URHw/s1600/scotrockskindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYtRjbv2wZ0xFRoewzdkQzCf1_KDRZ1dtyTJGNvvIAIduPYNDf6jyGFLIftkjGBA70OUK5AjkDnswTmByx67E1Grj4euTGuDQwPWuluyq-5kK0fp8BWsxYPyQNLp7HFpPxG3OYm7URHw/s400/scotrockskindle.jpg" width="266" /></a>Thanks so much for the tremendous support on the re-release of SCOT ON THE ROCKS!! If you're looking for a great beach read to take with you this Memorial Day weekend, SCOT is free right now on Amazon! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scot-on-the-Rocks-ebook/dp/B00CN0SER6" target="_blank">So hop on over and pick up your FREE copy!! </a> I hope you like the book.Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-38436263816438187822013-05-21T07:22:00.001-04:002013-05-21T08:01:41.440-04:00You know I love me some free books!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">The newly re-released </span><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=604092&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB00CW23C6S" style="background-color: white;">JACK WITH A TWIST is now available on Kindle for $2.99</a><span style="background-color: white;">. </span></div>
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All this in honor of my third novel, <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39563772&msgid=604092&act=2JZY&c=267156&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRecipe-Happy-Life-Brenda-Janowitz%2Fdp%2F1250007860%2Fref%3Dla_B001JRXCJ4_1_3%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1368543769%26sr%3D1-3"><span style="color: #e13e40;">RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE</span></a>, which comes out July 2nd. The gorgeous new cover is on the right, and it's available for pre-order now!</div>
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-12890614220694269832013-05-15T08:22:00.003-04:002013-05-15T08:22:31.540-04:00InspirationSo, you may have missed it, but RECIPE FOR A HAPPY LIFE has a gorgeous new cover!! Yes, yes, the old one was gorgeous, too. But the fabulous art peeps over at St. Martin's saw this one, and we just knew that we had to change the cover. I hope you like it!<br />
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In honor of this new cover, I've re-designed my whole website!! (And this blog, if you hadn't noticed!!) So, <a href="http://brendajanowitz.com/Site/home.html" target="_blank">check out the new website</a> and let me know what you think. Also, don't forget to sign up for my email newletter list-- I've re-designed the emails, too, and there will be lots more book news coming up in the next few weeks (including book giveaways!).</div>
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Brenda Janowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7839053032066340281.post-12242003782879470072013-05-07T12:56:00.000-04:002013-05-07T12:56:42.178-04:00Author interview: Leslie LehrI'm so thrilled today because I've got the amazing <a href="http://www.leslielehr.com/" target="_blank">Leslie Lehr</a> here to chat. Today, her new novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Mother-Knows-Leslie-Lehr/dp/1402279566" target="_blank">WHAT A MOTHER KNOWS</a> comes out and it's a gripping story about mothers and daughters, about what, as parents, we fear the most. You may also know Leslie as Chemo Chick over on <a href="http://sickofpink.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Sick of Pink</a>. I know her as an awesomely supportive and hugely talented writer friend. But enough about me-- let's chat with Leslie!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tell us about yourself!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
grew up in Ohio and moved to California as soon as possible –meaning, after
senior year in high school when it was so cold that school was closed for a
month. Which was not as fun as it sounds. But I do miss the small town 4th of
July. I’m sort of a newlywed, living as close to the beach as possible with my cute
husband. (I’d sworn off getting married again, but he was still so cute after
four years of dating that I couldn’t resist.) I have two almost-grown daughters
who inspire both the angst and the adoration in What A Mother Knows. I collect sand
dollars because it thrills me that no matter what else is happening the world,
these little gifts keep washing up on the beach. And I’m just finishing
treatment for breast cancer, so I absolutely hate pink, but I do appreciate how
little time it takes to get ready when I’m rocking a turban.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It was a curvy
path. I always wrote, newspaper columns and essays and scripts between jobs
after film school, but mainly because I have a lot to say. This morning my
radiologist had to tell me to stop talking to his co-worker, Candy, so the beam
wouldn’t fry the wrong boob. How could anyone resist talking to a person named
Candy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tell us about your latest release in 25 words or less.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A woman who recovers
from a fatal car accident only to be accused of murder must find her missing
daughter, who might know what happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">(Except she cares
more about finding her daughter than she does about the accident.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What's your favorite part of writing? Least?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">My <i>least favorite</i> part of writing is when I
spend an entire day banging my head against the keyboard, trying to figure
something out. My <i>favorite</i> part comes
after that when I finally give up, take a walk on the beach – and voila, the
answer comes! Then I wish I’d gone to the beach earlier. And brought a notepad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">If you weren't a writer, what would you be?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">My original goal
was to make music videos, but then I did and it was awful. Then I wanted to
produce movies and started working my way up, but got sidetracked by kids. Then
again, I always wrote on the side, thinking I could do it better than whoever
wrote the script we were shooting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now I can’t
imagine being anything else. I get to play with the people in my head all day.
Boss them around. Is that weird?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What’s your website like?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It’s so fun</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">- and it was a family affair. My niece just moved
to LA, so in exchange for doing her laundry here she helped me with Pinterest
character boards and the Skype thingie so I can do book club visits from
home.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My daughter is studying
advertising in San Francisco, so she filmed the trailer and also came up with
the map where my hero searches for her daughter</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">– you can click on cities from
Hawaii to New York and find postcards from scenes in the book. She also put
together the Spotify playlist. My girlfriend gave me her recipe for lemon bars
to put on the page with all the book club menus. And of course there are blogs
and reviews and the usual stuff. Plus a picture of me with long hair. Ha!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What are you reading right now?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Caroline Leavitt’s
<i>Is This Tomorrow</i>. If it were July, I would be reading <i>Recipe For A Happy Life </i>by Brenda
Janowitz. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Aw, thank you, Leslie! I so appreciate that. Leslie's novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Mother-Knows-Leslie-Lehr/dp/1402279566" target="_blank">WHAT A MOTHER KNOWS</a> is out today. What are you waiting for?? Go get your copy now!</span></div>
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