Bet you thought my authorial escapades ended with Meg Cabot, huh?
No no no no no.
While in New York, I fully intended to capitalize on every opportunity I had to meet famous people (did I mention I saw Captain America on the street? WOW). When I heard Jennifer Weiner was going to be at Barnes & Noble, I just had to go. She's one of my favorite authors. You probably know her best as the author of her breakout hit novel, Good in Bed, or as the writer behind the Cameron Diaz movie In Her Shoes. What I love best about Jennifer is that she pulls no punches -- her heroines are always smart, sassy, and sophisticated, and they're never ever a size 2. I couldn't help but thank her for writing about women who look like myself, women I can relate to, who know how to laugh at themselves and still get the guy (sometimes--always by their own choice) in the end, regardless of whether society believes them conventionally "pretty" or not. She turns the romantic comedy on its head and isn't afraid to explore the true complexities that exist in real human relationships.
Jennifer herself is everything she writes about. She's extremely personable, funny, and laid-back. She has a big, contagious smile, and her dry wit (which is best showcased on her Twitter, especially when she live-tweets The Bachelor and Bachelorette) makes her feel more like your best friend than a New York Times-Bestselling author. A Philly girl at heart (like me!), she told of her escapades in LA, where she co-produced the new ABC Family series State of Georgia. She's such an incredible success story, and one of my inspirations as a writer. Her voice is so identifiable -- and that's such an important thing for a writer. I can only hope that she too, one day, will read what I write.
Okay, so maybe I didn't embarass myself with extreme word-vomit the way I did with Meg Cabot. But I was every bit as starstruck. And as I gushed, Jennifer looked up at me with an expression that read, Oh you poor thing. Why are you making such a fuss?
Which is why she's awesome.
Her new book, Then Came You, is available now! Go get it, and then check back here soon for my review!
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