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A little video about my bookish experiment

The Rise of Ginny Cooper (Fat Girls in L.A. Book 2) from C. Leigh Purtill on Vimeo.

And if you haven't done so already, be sure to download Part 2 of THE RISE OF GINNY COOPER exclusively at The Story Siren. Part 1 is also available there in the sidebar.

The experiment continues!

Today at The Story Siren...check out Part 2 of the THE RISE OF GINNY COOPER for free download, available exclusively at Kristi's site! Parts 3 & 4 will be posted on the final two Mondays of January.

Here it is...

Thank you, Kristi!

And be on the lookout for a new video about why I did this whole experiment to begin with. As soon as my Ninja Webmaster finishes it...chop, chop!!

Anyone check out Ginny yet?

Just curious to know if any readers out there have downloaded the first (free!) section of THE RISE OF GINNY COOPER at The Story Siren (an exclusive!), and if so...any thoughts?

My experiment will continue next Monday at The Story Siren and I will also soon have a short video I made that explains the origins of the book and the experiment itself.

Happy reading~

FAT GIRLS IN LA, Book 2: The Rise of Ginny Cooper

Let the experiment begin...


To download the pdf for section 1, please visit The Story Siren. She has your exclusive access to the first quarter of the ALL ABOUT VEE sequel!

And be sure to enter the contest to win your own signed copy of VEE! My first international contest. Cool.

My bookish experiment

Sequels, sequels, sequels...movie producers love them, publishers love them, and if you've written them properly, the audience will love them too.

When I wrote ALL ABOUT VEE originally, it was 800 pages long and had the title, FAT GIRLS IN LA. The story was about all three Vees: Veronica, Virginia and Valeria. They all came to LA and they all had different professions/dreams/desires. When the book was purchased, however, the publisher only wanted one Vee so it became Veronica's story.

Althou...

Non-traditions, non-celebrations

Merry Christmas morning...I was up late watching two completely non-traditional movies, "Star Trek" and "Tommy." I hadn't seen the latter since I was a kid when I thought it was compelling and disturbing. I wanted to see if it still was compelling and disturbing. It is. And best of all, it holds up as a very stylized rock opera; it doesn't feel dated at all. Except for Roger Daltrey's hair.

And this morning, I slept late. Now, with coffee in hand and computer on, it feels like a normal m...

On a winter morning

Why writers take rejection so personally

I'm a lot better with rejections than I used to be. Honestly. I used to moan for days, stop whatever I was doing for a big chunk of time and constantly ask my husband, "Why me?"

But I've been in this writing thing long enough to know that it's not me. Oh, it may be me but it's not just me. It happens to everyone - and I do mean everyone. I know lots and lots of writers who go through the same thing. And these are writers whom I consider successful....

I was on the radio!

Yesterday, Barry Eva, aka "Storyheart," interviewed me - I use that word loosely, since it was more like two friends chatting about books and stuff - on his show, "A Book and a Chat" on Blog Talk Radio. The cool thing about the show is that it's archived! Unlike regular radio which is only available in the moment, Blog Radio is available 24/7.

Barry was a great interviewer - he really did his homework! Checking out my website and blog and Wikipedia page (yes, I have a page on Wikipedia!) a...

A Book and a Chat with Storyheart!

On Thursday, December 17th at 6:30PM eastern/3:30PM pacific, I'll be on the radio! Chatting with Barry Eva, aka Storyheart, a very charming and cheerful writer who hosts literary chats on Blog Talk Radio on his show, "A Book and a Chat."

Check out his chat archives here.

And check out his blog here.

I love listening to Barry's chats whether he's talking with nonfiction writers, YA fiction writers or adult fiction writers. He always knows just what to ask to get his subject talking. Maybe it's ...

Guest review at The Page Flipper!

Chelsea at The Page Flipper - an awesome blog wherein Chelsea discusses all things book, writing and occasionally movie related - has begun a new feature: the Author Reviews.

This is an opportunity for authors to write reviews of their recent reads, favorite reads, or simply books that influenced them in some way. I am the first one! Ta-da!

One of my most recent and favorite books is by Janice Erlbaum, "Have You Found Her," a memoir of her experiences working with a teen runaway. It blew me ...