Cathy Yardley – författare

Based on years of teaching about commercial women's fiction, this definitive guide provides invaluable advice and step-by-step methods for writing and selling a successful chick-lit novel. This title includes features such as: the history of chick-lit; a blueprint for writing a chick lit novel; new trends in the genre; and, tips and tools for breaking into the market. Complete with a directory of agents and publishers who acquire chick lit, "Will Write for Shoes" is a must-have for all women who want to write a chick lit novel!

Ever moved to a city you didn't know, for a guy who wasn't worth it…all because you thought you were in love? Sarah Walker has.She's just moved to L.A. and changed her whole life in anticipation of cohabitation with her fiancé, Benjamin. But he stalls, again. Pushed to the limit, the stability-seeking Sarah snaps and actually finds herself dumping him. Now she's in free fall: no fiancé, no job. No idea what to do next.According to her new roommate Martika, Sarah is now in the perfect place to start life in L.A.Before she knows it, Sarah becomes Martika's project, getting pulled headlong into a crazy, chaotic world of nightclubs and day jobs, where the only constant is change. Sarah's about to discover that "single" isn't a dirty word. Not that she'll be staying single for long….

Cuando Gabe Donofrio, el mejor amigo de Charlotte Taylor, le espetó sin el menor recato que ella no era el tipo de mujer de la que los hombres se enamoran, la joven se apostó con él mil dólares a que conseguía que le hicieran una propuesta de matrimonio en menos de un mes.Comenzó entonces la transformación de aquella chica desgarbada en una atractiva sirena, y cuando el Soltero más Deseado de América se mudó a la casa de al lado, Gabe por fin se dio cuenta de que había cometido un terrible error…

Quando Gabe Donofrio, o melhor amigo de Charlotte Taylor, lhe disse que ela não era o tipo de mulher pela qual os homens se apaixonavam, a jovem apostou com ele mil dólares em como conseguiria uma proposta de casamento em menos de um mês.Começou então a transformação daquela rapariga desajeitada numa atraente sereia e, quando o "solteirão mais desejado da América" foi morar para a casa ao lado da dela, Gabe, finalmente, percebeu o terrível erro que cometera...