Brenda Janowitz is a lawyer who also writes novels. To which I must ask, how in the world do you manage both? The cocktail theme is pretty dang cute, I think, as are the covers to these legal mysteries.
By the way, if you'd like to enter a contest to win either of Brenda's books, please send me your email through the contact me button and whom ever it is that gets drawn will get a free fun read.
I usually post the amazon link to books but I beg of you, please try and get this at your local bookstore. These lovely meccas may soon become extinct if we don't shop at them. So Go, Go, Go!
Here is my interview with Brenda:
If I had to offer two bumper sticker explanations for my novel, they’d be “Appearances are deceiving” and “Mean people suck.” Tell me what your slogans would be, and why.
“Be careful what you wish for” would have to be one, since Brooke thinks that everything is going to be great when she lands the biggest case of her career. She’s in for a real shock when she learns that her adversary in court will be her perfect fiancé, Jack….
The other slogan would have to be “don’t get drunk at your bachelorette party.” Okay, so, I know that that’s not a real slogan, but trust me, once you read the book, you’ll understand….
Your two favorite movies over the past twelve months and why?
I absolutely love movies, so this is such a hard one for me! How do you narrow this down?! I recently saw ROLE MODELS and thought it was absolutely hilarious. Paul Rudd is just so incredibly dreamy, and he’s also hysterical. (Paul, if you’re reading this: call me!)
BE KIND, REWIND was another one that I loved. (If you don’t laugh out loud when Jack Black sings the GHOSTBUSTERS theme, then you’re just not human.) It was a comedy with a ton of heart, and Jack Black just always puts a huge smile on my face. (Jack, if you’re reading this, call me!)
What was the one thing you learned in getting your book published that you were really surprised to find out?
That writing the book is the easy part! I had no idea that once I finished writing my book, that the real work would then begin. As you’re writing your first novel, you tend to think that that’s the hard part—that once you finish, fame and riches await.
In reality, it’s a long road to getting your grand opus published, and there’s a lot of blood, sweat, and tears involved with getting it onto book shelves and then marketing it.
Presumably, fame and riches will be there at some point, but it’s a hard long road to get there!
If you had to pick one and only one condition (beyond computer or pen and paper) that would allow you to write would it be: a. solitude b. caffiene c. sleep d. food e. sex or f. ______.
Tough one! All of those help, in different ways, but ultimately, it depends on the day for me.
The ideal situation would be to write in solitude, with a big cup of joe next to me, after a good night’s sleep after a crazy evening of…. great food. What did you think I was going to say?!
Do you have a favorite genre? If so, who are your three favorite writers? If not, who are your three favorite writers and how have they influenced your work?
I love to read, and I’ll read pretty much anything I can get my hands on. My favorite genre is commercial women’s fiction, but I do like to mix things up.
That having been said, I just can’t get enough of Marian Keyes, Emily Giffin and Laura Dave. I love the way they can all tell an engrossing story, while writing in beautiful prose.
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