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December 10, 2012

Homestretch!

I can see the finish line of this revision of CAUGHT UP IN YOU! Okay, fine. It’s still 18,000 to 20,000 words away. But still! I’m […]

December 7, 2012

New York Times writes about New Adult

Great piece in the New York Times recently on New Adult lit, citing Cora Carmack’s hit “Losing It.” Check it out! Back to the writing cave […]

December 5, 2012

Fluffing a Fake Christmas Tree

So I’m setting up my fake Christmas tree last week. When you have a fake tree, you have to “fluff” the branches. That basically means you […]

December 3, 2012

CAUGHT UP IN YOU teaser!!!

Hey guys! I’m so excited to announce I’m going to release a free teaser of the first chapter of CAUGHT UP IN YOU as well as […]

December 1, 2012

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Words, words, words. That’s all we have as writers, and they’re all that exist between us and the reader. I’ve been reminded this week that the […]

November 29, 2012

Come Away With Me By Kristen Proby

I finished reading Come Away With Me by Kristen Proby this weekend, and just wanted to say a big congrats to Kristen on the success her […]

November 26, 2012

Pricing Strategy for eBooks

Hello! What a whirlwind holiday weekend there! Just a quickie post to share an amazing and helpful article on how to be successful in self-publishing. This […]

November 23, 2012

1st or 3rd Person POV?

First or third. First or third. Such dilemmas! Choosing the POV for a novel is as vital as choosing the, well, the plot, the main character, […]

November 21, 2012

Happy About Self-Publishing

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and naturally a time to think about all the good things in life we have. I, for one, am sooooooo excited […]

November 20, 2012

Embarking on the Cover!

I picked a cover designer for CAUGHT UP IN YOU! And we’re going to start trading ideas on cover designs and concepts. I’m so excited! This […]

November 19, 2012

Sexy Latte

Random fact: Do you know if you do a Google image search for “sexy latte” one of the results is a Gangham Style latte art design? […]

November 18, 2012

Love is Blindness

I’ve been listening to two versions of the song Love is Blindness while revising my new adult novel. There’s the U2 original version and then the […]

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot, sexy romance and USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 55 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4.5 million books. A graduate of Brown University, Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

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