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The Life of the NYT Bestseller

Jan122010

When I first made the NYT list, my agent and editor called me on conference call to tell me while I was mopping the mud off the kitchen floor (dogs, you know). We all said, “Yay!” and told each other how awesome we all were, and then they went off to have champagne in Manhattan, and I went back to mopping the floor. “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Mops Up Mud,” I thought, and laughed, and then went back to my regularly scheduled life. After that there were many NYT headline moments, some of which some of you may remember. There was the “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Sears Chin with Pizza Cheese, Looks Revolting for Book Tour.” There was also “New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Crusie Narrowly Escapes Death Driving Through Manhattan with New York Times Bestselling Author Bob Mayer at the Wheel.” And of course read more >>

Resolutions 2010

Dec282009

You know, I did pretty good on last year’s resolutions:

Except for this one:

. . not to get another dog.

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Random Sunday: The Bad Parenting Edition

Dec262009

Lani and I were talking today about our parenting skills. We all know I’m a lousy mother, but Lani’s rep was pretty good until we reviewed the past couple of days:

Sweetness (showing Fake Aunt Jenny the drawing on her mini Etch-A-Sketch): Guess what this is.
FAJ: A guy with horns.
Sweetness: No, it’s a bunny!
Mommy: Fake Aunt Jenny has issues. read more >>

Happiest of Holidays to Everyone

Dec242009

Especially the Argh People, who deserve all good things all the time. Here’s hoping you’re all warm and surrounded by people you love or at least people you can stand. (I set expectations low for December holidays: Just let me survive.) I’m so glad we’ve spent the past year (and years) together. Here’s hoping for many more!

Random Thanksgiving

Nov292009

Thanksgiving was lovely this year. I’m slammed on the book–almost done, almost done–so I stayed home with Lani and the kids and we made a huge meal that the kids decided to reject in favor of cold cuts–ARGH–but it was delicious. And we had such a good time. Hoping you all did, too. read more >>