Song of the day: “Love to Get Used” by Matt Pond Since the book launched in December, I’ve received all sorts of feedback, some good, some bad, and some awesome follow up questions. The most common question has been: “Are you supposed to be Bobbie and is there a real life Charlie and Oliver?”...

2013 is off to a great start! I love a new year, even with the new challenges I will be faced with there is also the prospect of new experiences, new passions, new relationships and that is utterly exciting to me. I am not much of a New Year’s resolution kind of gal, I...

Shy Town Girls has officially launched, and we celebrated with an exciting release party at Akira in Lincoln Park, Chicago. We toasted the bubbly to the first of the four book series now available for sale. Katie, Jen, Melissa and myself were amazed by the great support we had at the party and by...

I have often said that I absolutely hate bad surprises. What has helped me get over the big flinch I experience when confronted with a bad surprise is to look for great surprises. Last night I had one–a great one. It was the experience of seeing the collaborative book writing initiative we started less...

  One of my favorite parts of working on novel is writing from the perspective of a character I love and putting them in tough, funny and awkward situations. My character, Ivy Westin, is totally off the cuff and will say whatever is on her mind, which often gets her in into trouble, but...