Tag Archives: Elle Filz
Rock of Ages – A Cautionary Tale of Editing Gone Bad
June 18, 2012 |
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~ By Elle Filz So, if you haven’t heard, the movie version of Rock of Ages flopped at the box office over Father’s Day Weekend. Apparently, it came as a shock to everyone involved, and I’m guessing some studio execs … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, editing, Elle Filz, Rock of Ages, Romance Writers of America, RWA, writing
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May 14, 2012 |
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~ By Elle Filz By all accounts, Parker Welles is living a charmed life. A trust fund kid, she’s the author of a wildly-successful childrens book series – the profits of which are donated to charity. She’s also got an … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, Kristan Higgins, Romance Writers of America, RWA, Somebody to Love, writing
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Comments Off on Review: “Somebody to Love” by Kristan Higgins Review: Hearts at Stake, by Alyxandra Harvey (2010)
March 28, 2012 |
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~ By Elle Filz By most accounts, Solange Drake is a normal fifteen year old girl. She’s got loving parents, seven older brothers, and a best friend who accepts her for who she is. A vampire. Well, she will be … Continue reading
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Tags: Alyxandra Harvey, chick lit, Elle Filz, Hearts at Stake, Romance Writers of America, RWA, writing, YA Fiction
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Comments Off on Review: Hearts at Stake, by Alyxandra Harvey (2010) Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
February 1, 2012 |
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~ By Elle Filz Lately, I’m noticing an exciting trend in women’s fiction: historical tales framed within the context of a second, contemporary story. There’s Juliet by Anne Fortier, of course, and this fantastic novel about a Dutch painter living … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, Historical Fiction, Romance Writers of America, RWA, Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea, writing
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Comments Off on Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley Review: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees
January 18, 2012 |
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~ By Elle Filz The year: 1855. The place: Walpole, New Hampshire. The woman: Louisa May Alcott, the author of the classic, Little Women. When Louisa’s father, Bronson, experiences yet another epic business failure, the family is compelled to accept … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, Kelly O’Connor McNees, National Novel Writing Month, Romance Writers of America, RWA, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott, writing
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Comments Off on Review: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees Review: “The Marriage Pact” by M.J. Pullen
July 27, 2011 |
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~ By Elle Filz At some point or another in our lives, we’ve all been there. Another breakup, another stock price-surging rush on the Ben and Jerry’s aisle, and another roll in the hay with the irrepressible jerk we just … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, M.J. Pullen, Romance Writers of America, RWA, The Marriage Pact, writing
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Comments Off on Review: “The Marriage Pact” by M.J. Pullen Review: “Fools Rush In” By Kristan Higgins
July 18, 2011 |
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~ By Elle Filz Dr. Millie Barnes is a stalker. No, it’s okay to call her out on it. She admits it herself in the very first line of Kristan Higgin’s 2006 debut Fools Rush In. The object of Millie’s … Continue reading
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Comments Off on Review: “Fools Rush In” By Kristan Higgins Something Borrowed
May 16, 2011 |
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The Book Vs. The Movie ~ By Elle Filz It’s always a tricky process bringing a much-beloved novel to the silver screen. With the limitations of time (2 hours, unless you’re Peter Jackson), and the overwhelming need to keep the … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, Emily Giffin, Romance Writers of America, RWA, Something Borrowed, writing
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Comments Off on Something Borrowed Interview With Kim Gruenenfelder
March 21, 2011 |
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~ Interview Complied by Elle Filz It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that if you’re a bridesmaid enough times (especially in weddings taking place south of the Mason-Dixon line), you will eventually encounter a delightful tradition called “The Cake Pull.” … Continue reading
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Tags: chick lit, Elle Filz, Kim Gruenenfelder, Romance Writers of America, RWA, There's Cake in my Future, writing
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