Yeah, I wrote a book.

The story of how I came to be a published author is almost worthy of a being a book all by itself. And who knows? Maybe it will be some day soon. A lot of people have asked me numerous questions: How did this happened? How did I go from blogger to author? Did I have to sleep with anyone to make my dreams come true?
How Your Boyfriend & Other Guys I’ve Kissed came to be is a classic New York story of being in the right place at the right time and knowing the right people. I moved to New York and became a wedding planner. After planning the wedding for a Manhattan couple, who I later found out to be S&M enthusiasts, the bride, who is an internationally known dominatrix, invited me to attend Writing Cage, a quarterly party for writers that she hosted in her do-jo.
I attended several Writing Cage parties, reading stories about bad dates, romantic mishaps and other shenanigans. It was nice to be around other writers, all of whom were very supportive and gracious. I sipped my Red Bull and Grey Goose as I listened to other writers read about a variety of topics ranging from the historic Freedom Rides to humiliating piss play. Most of the readings were deeply personal and revealing. During the breaks, I meandered around the do-jo, chatting and sneaking photographs of the tools of the S&M trade.

It was at one of these Writing Cage parties that I was “discovered”. After hearing me read, a published author in the audience called his book editor and recommended that they check out my blog. Right place, right time. Within a week, I was approached by a small publishing house about a book deal.
It happened so fast and rather unceremoniously, save for the constant, steady stream of prosecco bottles I popped open to notate the completion of every step along the way. “I finished the manuscript! Let’s drink!” Then, “I decided on a title for the book! Let’s drink!” And then, “The book cover is finished! Let’s drink!” It was not a very sober summer, to say the least.
To Be Continued
Click here to read about the boys on the cover of the book








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