Finding Lucas

1. What type of books do you write?
I write women's fiction. Finding Lucas, my debut novel, is chick lit or romantic comedy. My second novel, Everything But, due to be released in late winter/early spring, is quite a bit more serious, and though there are some hilarious moments and the writing is fast-paced, it isn't a comedy.


2. What is the latest book you have written?
Finding Lucas, available as an ebook on Amazon, will be coming out in paperback very soon. After five long years of living with Derek, her former bad boy turned mextrosexual boyfriend, Jamie Ross has had enough of his sneering disdain for her unusual family, second hand wardrobe and low-paying job as the associate producer of Chicago's sleaziest daytime talk show. When her new boss plans a segment on reuniting lost loves, Jamie remembers Lucas--the boy she'd loved and lost ten years earlier. Spurred on by her gang of quirky friends, Jamie goes on a hilarious, disastrous and desperate hunt to track Lucas down. But will finding Lucas give Jamie everything she's looking for?

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Not part of a series.

4. When did you start writing?
I have honestly been writing since I was old enough to pick up a pen and even sent my first manuscript to a publisher when I was ten years old. It was rejected, but a lifelong passion to write was born!

5. Why did you start writing?
I have always loved writing, but I started doing it seriously after taking a very cool course on imagination during my Master's degree. My prof asked us to create a character, and I conjured up Wanda X, a leather loving fetishist. I had so much fun creating her that I decided to sit down and write a novel (not about Wanda X). I haven't stopped since.

6. Who are your influences?
I have so many. Ernest Hemingway has always been one of my favorite writers, but in my genre, I love Emily Giffin, Jennifer Weiner, Jane Fallon, Wendy Markham, and of course, Helen Fielding.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
The paperback version of Finding Lucas should be out within a month, and I will definitely do a giveaway and launch. I'm working hard to finish Everything But, and it's the story of Maddy Taylor, a woman who never wanted kids...until she does. But, her husband isn't quite on the same page. Maddy desperately tries to save her marriage and have a child, but trying to have everything might make her lose it all. Will Maddy always have everything but?

Also, I have a blog, please click on this link to see more details click on this link. Usually, I post writings´ of my life and whatever else is going on, I run seasonal series on different topics. I've had some amazing authors write guest posts on their self-publishing experiences, and I'm just finishing up a series called "Second Time Around" with authors writing about the process of penning their second novels.