While Im Spending the day in Chicago with some of my favorite people on the planet and to fill in for me is the most wonderful Laura. I adore her and our movie dates! She’s one of the most genuine people you’ll ever meet and we are so similar. Im so glad she lives in Dallas 🙂 You should absolutely be following her blog…she’s fantastic!
Hi Y’all! I’m Laura from Boots and Pearls on a Texas Girl. So excited Neely asked me to write a guest post as she is one of my favs (and she knows it!). I recently was in a huge blog/writing funk and couldn’t for the life of me get back in it… so I started a new little project to get me going. I’ve got it in my head that I could totally write a Chick Lit book. I read enough of them to know the deal, and I have a few good reasons. Without further ado:
Why I Think I Should Write a Book
- I live in a big city. All the great chick lit books are set in big cities. Dallas is VERY unrepresented in this area, and I think I can change that.
- My dating life is straight out of a novel. I’ve been cheated on, I’ve been the cheater (not proud of it, but it’s happened), I’ve been in good healthy relationships with no love and tumultuous relationships with a whole lot of passion. I’ve also done the big city/single girl thing, so besides being married, I’ve done it all.
- I use big words. In fact, I can be a bit superfluous.
- I type fast. That’s important right?
- I get in really weird situations on a regular basis. Like the time I went to Ghostbar and next thing I know, Cowboys players are getting me into the VIP section… Paris Hilton ended up on my lap. True Story. Or the time I stayed up until 8 am talking to a guy and watching the sunrise only to find out the next day he has a girlfriend.
- My friends relationships also provide a lot of fodder for me. Not that I would use any one specific situation, but with 2 friends meeting, getting engaged and married with in a year, others that have been dating the same guy for 5, and all my single ladies… I have some good material.
- I had a crap-tacular time in highschool. Those stories always make the heroine more appealing.
- I’m 27. That seems to be right around the age a chick lit girl should be. Old enough to have some life under her, but not too old she’s a cougar.
Things my book will not have include:
- The “mean” pretty girl. Why do the pretty girls always have to be mean and bitchy? I think that’s crap. I’m a pretty girl (or so I’m told) and I’m not mean and bitchy. I’m nice, get along with just about everyone (until they give me a reason not to). Chick lit and chick flicks give pretty girls a bad name.
- The boyfriend leaving the girlfriend for a younger girl. OVER written. Sometimes the girl leaves the boyfriend because she’s in a passionless pit of a relationship and can’t stand to be around him all the time. Yeah… that happens too!
- A make over. I know I just gave myself a mini one (hair, make up, clothes) but there is no reason that need to be promoted.
- People quitting their jobs. Maybe a girl can already be fulfilled in her current job and doesn’t need a change right?!
Things my book will include:
- Kissing in the rain. It’s my favorite.
- Fights! Where things get thrown! And broken!
- Boats.
- Dorky boys. They are my favorites too.
- A vacation where people get drunk.
- Monkeys.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this post! I am hopping on over to Laura’s blog now to start following. I totally think you should write a chick-lit book as well.
I also think pretty girls ALWAYS get a bad rap in them. I don’t get it. How about one where the pretty girl can’t find love? That does happen people! I really love all the things you do not want to put in it and that you do!
HAHA!! Love this! I would definitely read her book if she wrote it! 🙂
HAHA Love this! I love what she would include in her book! I’d definitely read it! 🙂
I was with you until monkeys lol. Can’t wait to read the book’
Please write a book! Send me the copy so I can edit! 🙂
I would definitely read your book!
That would be one great book!
I’d read it!
Sounds good to me!!
Neely, you are too too sweet! Thanks for asking me to guest post!!! Anytime…
Haha this is too cute, Laura! I will be the first in line to buy your book 🙂