Posted by debamlen on April 1, 2011 in
Writing I’ve come to the conclusion that high school age boys make up the majority of my fan base. I’m not sure how these young men (none of whom I actually know personally, Officer) got hold of my book, or why they were even interested in reading it in the first place. I had written this [...]
Tags: fan, fan mail, high school, It's Not PMS It's You, Writing
Posted by Deb on August 27, 2010 in
Writing New and very funny interview with Jane Gassner of Mid-Life Bloggers, over yonder. Jane is a stitch and I had a lot of fun with her on this one. She made it easy, which was a blessing for someone who is not completely comfortable with the interview process yet, much like this one I did [...]
Tags: book review, interview, It's Not PMS It's You, Jane Gassner, Mid-Life Bloggers
Posted by Deb on July 4, 2010 in
Writing Hey kids! The wonderful people at The Next Best Book Club, over at Goodreads.com, are having a totally rad “It’s Not PMS, It’s You” GIVEAWAY CONTEST, and you can be a part of it. All you have to do is think of the craziest thing a romantic partner has ever said to you, and post it either [...]
Tags: book, book club, contest, giveaway, goodreads, It's Not PMS It's You, read, reading, The Next Best Book Club, Twitter
And now, a machine from Japan that supposedly teaches men what it feels like to get your period. I noticed this mainly because I had written a book called “It’s Not PMS, It’s You”, and even though it is a humorous book about the things men do in relationships to piss women off, there are those [...]
Tags: Barnes & Noble, book, It's Not PMS It's You, Japan, Japanese, men, menstruation, period, women
Posted by Deb on June 20, 2010 in
Writing “It’s Not PMS, It’s You” (Sterling, 2010) now has its very own fan page on Facebook! Come for the chocolate bar, but stay for the lively discussions about toilet seat etiquette. And that whole thing about holding the remote. And what’s up with the constant self-touching, anyway??? Your favorite relationship topic not covered there? Feel [...]
Tags: Facebook, fan, fan page, It's Not PMS It's You, relationship, relationships, remote, toilet seat
Posted by Deb on June 6, 2010 in
Writing Marcel Proust once said, “Let us be grateful for those who give us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our soul bloom.” I’m going to try to avoid making this sound like a Bat Mitzvah speech (“Today… as I approach authorhood… I would like to thank everyone who has helped me along the [...]
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Posted by Deb on May 3, 2010 in
Writing Because he’s such a great guy, my friend and Onion compatriot, Brendan Emmett Quigley, was kind enough to say some really nice things about my book in his totally awesome blog, “Can I Have A Word With You?” And it was amazingly simple to get him to do it. All I had to do was [...]
Tags: blog, brendan emmett quigley, crossword, crossword puzzle, It's Not PMS It's You
Posted by Deb on November 27, 2009 in
Writing Many people have written to me over the past few months to very kindly congratulate me on having my first humor book, “It’s Not PMS, It’s You” on the verge of being published. Usually those who have some sort of history with me also write to politely inquire exactly how I managed to pull off [...]
Tags: book, crossword puzzle, Deb, Facebook, How to be a writer, how to write a book, It's Not PMS It's You, PMS, Sterling, stories, story, writer, Writing
