Delighted, I'm sure

Both Girlbomb and Have You Furnished Her are mentioned in Entertainment Weekly this week, in an article called So, You Want to Write a Memoir?

It's not world peace, or a solution to the existential condition, but I must say, I certainly don't mind being mentioned in magazines.

Comments

[Ashley Davila]

I just finished girlbomb and loved it! I have since recommended it to several friends.
I love to read memoirs...I sort of keep one myself in the form of a blog, created to document our struggle with infertility but it has certainly meandered around other topics, too.
I wrote a novel(sort of memoir-ish but I think I erred on changing too much about me) when I finished grad school about my work with teenage moms in horrific situations--I was a homeschool teacher for a few years to these girls when I was just barely out of college myself. It (the book) never went anywhere but I think there's an interesting story to tell, I just need to learn some editing skills. Overwhelming.

Anyway, thanks for writing and I'm going to go pick up the latest one and start following your blog.

[satia]

You are so fantabulous you make my teeth tingle.

I have no clue what that means but I figured that everyone else would say things like cool or awesome or congrats and I wanted to at least try to say something different, for once.

[Ashley Davila]

Oh yeah, I got confused because your blog post says "Have you Furnished Her" rather than "found" her....but it did make me laugh!

[Kirsten]

OMG... I ocmpletley forgot ot tell you that I have pictures of your books on the staff table at B&N. I'll try and remember to forward to you via email on Monday. Remind me if I forget... also, Target had you front and center -- whatever that means.

Running out to pick up EW.

[Janice]

Satia, you are fantabulous and tingly. Kirsten, I'm glad to hear the book's still visible out there -- Target has been awesome in promoting my books, I'm really grateful to them. And Ashley, your blog is beautiful! I love the interaction with the little girl at the party.

[Tall As a Corn Stalk]

Congrats on your notoriety in E.W. -- definitely a credit to your hard work.

I've found a lot of satisfaction in reading memoirs -- particularly Janice's, but some others too. I'm reading Meredith Hall's WITHOUT A MAP now and really getting a lot out of it.

I think putting so much of yourself out there for anyone to read is a calling. I've written a dozen pages here and there -- but I don't think I could ever handle having it out there in public -- not without a guarantee of anonymity. Count me in the 1% of hyper-neurotic writers who actively avoid publication of any kind (hey, at least that's one ambition I can definitely satisfy). :)

Hiding in the fields,
Tall as a Corn Stalk

[Kristine]

Congrats on the mention in EW!