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Sourpuss at The Wing

Boston

Happy New Year’s friends! And Happy Anniversary Sourpuss!It’s been a year since we published our novel, and we would like to share that Sourpuss has a new home in the lending library at The Wing. The library focuses on female authors and we are proud that Sourpuss has been included.

A big “thank you”, to the teams at the different locations who welcomed Sourpuss and put it on display.

We are also eternally grateful to the bloggers who supported us and students who wrote reviews...

The Bronte’s Paracosm: Gondal

While writing Sourpuss we came across an article about The Bronte Sisters. We were seeking inspiration from other authors who happened to be related and they were of particular interest since all three of them had written great pieces of literature. When we found out how Emily and Anne spent their playtime our imaginations were ignited and we found the motivation we were seeking. As youngsters, they created a place, a paracosm named Gondal.

A paracosm is a detailed, imaginary uni...

The Bronte’s Paracosm: Gondal

Writing Session Essentials – Part 1

Sourpuss at Book Soup

You can find Sourpuss at:

BookSoup
8818 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Book Soup is an independent bookstore in LA – It offers a place for bibliophiles to find popular and unique reads. Pop in and check out the goods and do say hello to our Sourpuss.

The Hammer: Winter Exhibitions Opening Celebration

Last night was the Winter Exhibitions Opening Celebration at the Hammer Museum. It’s a super fun event that’s free! We saw old men with massive beards and cool ass jackets, the Hammer staffers and UCLA students ripping up the dance floor, and cruised through the galleries.

If you are looking for something to do in Los Angeles, visit the Hammer admission is always free and open to the public!

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On Comedy In Writing

Comedy in writing is incredibly difficult. Mostly because what each particular person finds funny is personal. There were times when we thought about holding back or changing something we thought was funny to make it more palatable to a wider group of people. But then we didn’t think it was funny. It was just lame it was no longer accurate. It didn’t tell our truth. So we decided we could only be ourselves and if we thought it was funny then that was good enough. That’s the key.

It did...

Maison Assouline: Holiday Visit 2018

We recently visited Maison Assouline in London, the crème del a crème of luxury bookstores. For writers, authors and book lovers it’s a great wonder of the world, for anybody else it’s like Harrod’s with books. However, Assouline proudly proclaims it’s so much more.

“Beyond “beautiful books” Assouline is invested in the promotion of culture. It has created the “first brand of luxury culture” by opening boutiques where one can discover a world of good taste, excitement and intellect, a place...

Our First Sourpuss Reviews:

We are nearing the release of Sourpuss (January 20, 2019) and early reviews are coming in. 
Here are some of our favorites so far.

 

    

 

And for other new authors, if you receive a review that you feel is unfair or unkind, remember what Anton Ego (the food critic from Ratatouille) had to say.

  In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is...

What To Do Before You Start Your First Novel:

Inspiration struck you and now you’ve decided to write your first book. But, where do you start? Maybe you think you should just start writing. Or do you plot everything first? It will take time to figure out what method works best for you, so in the meantime make sure you…