Month: July 2020

I had such a great time talking to Robin Kall, of Reading with Robin, who has probably interviewed a thousand authors. And now me! Tune in here to see us discuss The Wedding Thief, what makes the characters tick, and the whole idea of sisterly sibling rivalry – especially when a man is concerned. We talked about Sara, the older sister who is still in love with her former beau, Carter; Mariel, who is about to marry him; and Camille, their mother, who  just wants her estranged daughters to reconcile before the big day. Which explains why she summons them home by telling them she’s very ill (but can’t discuss it over the phone) when she’s not. Well, she is … Read more

I had so much fun taking over my publisher’s (Little, Brown’s) Instagram page last Thursday, two days after my book, The Wedding Thief, came out. It was great connecting with readers and with other authors about the book and about writing in general. The post that got the most views was a photo of a manuscript page from an early draft. There were notes in the margin (through the comments function in Word), notes in pen, and notes on yellow stickies. As I explained in the post, that page didn’t even make it into the finished book. Between that version and the final, the manuscript went on a diet and lost 90 pages! A lot of weight to lose, but definitely … Read more