I have the best agent in the world: Laurie Abkemeier, a literary agent with DeFiore and Company who also reps Marley & Me‘s John Grogan. A former editor with Simon & Schuster and now an agent for over seven years, Laurie has wisdom from all sides of the writing fence. Also fun? Laurie’s new Tumblr blog, which now […]
It’s a great month for The Dating Optimist, the blog I run to provide small doses of love and life positivity when you really need it. Pick up the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Health magazine, and you’ll see that my blog was named a “Blog We Adore” for the issue, and featured a quote from […]
I interviewed Ginnifer Goodwin two years ago for Page Six Magazine (seems I don’t have a copy of that up on my site though, hmm…must find out where it’s gone to). She was fun and fabulous then. And when I interviewed her again this month’s January/February 2011 double issue of Health magazine, she was just […]
All the Koreans in the house say “Hollaaa!” My App, Half-Orange Optimisms, is now reaching out to a new Korean audience, thanks to a new book called 98 Money Making Apps that has featured my App. Well, hmm, at least I think that’s what the book is called. That’s the cover on the left there, […]
My husband and I made a trip to Machu Picchu Peru back in April, and this week, my travel story on the trip was featured on the awesome travel site, TravelSquire.com. The story, “Stepping Into a Postcard,” covers our trip flying in from Lima to Cusco, and then taking a taxi and train to the […]
One of the most fun pieces I have out this month is my new cover interview with singer Christina Aguilera. It appears in the December 2010 issue of In Style UK magazine. Though, when I first saw it, I couldn’t believe that was Christina on the cover! (It is.) I interviewed Christina in what she calls […]
Have you ever found yourself talking about how “bad” you were for what you ate? Or how “good” you were trying to be so you could fit into some cute outfit? Well, this month, I write about how I got sick of hearing myself say those same things, and tried to figure out why we […]
I was interviewed recently for this new Parenting.com story, which offers my dating advice for single parents. Even if you’re not a parent, there’s some insight here about where to meet the right partner and just how honest you should be on your online profile. I think it’s pretty good stuff, but check it out […]
I had the hilarious pleasure of talking to one of my favorite stars of one of my favorite TV shows recently: Ty Burrell of Modern Family. He plays the Dad of three, Phil Dunphy. And he had some wise, warm and funny things to say about his marriage and new baby. You can check out […]
I had a great chat the other day with the dating folks at It’s Just Lunch (thanks Simone!) and wanted to share our conversation with you. It went up on their sight today. Check out the It’s Just Lunch “Singles Scene“ to find out my “dating philosophy” and my advice for a first date! (You […]