“What if” for me is the powerful tool that jump-starts my imagination both as an actress and a writer. The “what if” factor that was the catalyst for Down and Out in Beverly Heels was my memory of a “60 Minutes” segment I watched some 20 years ago about homeless women who were living undetected…
I was inspired to write No Time For Love after seeing so many of my friends do their best to balance a family, work and an attempt at a love life. I wanted women everywhere to know that they too could find love, even when and where they least expected it. Every year my family…
If you’ve turned 40 and had that “what do I want to be when I grow up?” panic attack, then you’ll relate to why I wrote the book. If you haven’t turned 40 yet, this is what you have to look forward to if you don’t pursue your dreams. I had an Oprah “aha” moment…
Name: Lian Dolan Name of Book: Helen of Pasadena When I finally sat down to write my first novel Helen of Pasadena, after 20 years of writing in almost every other form from essays to ad copywriting to cocktail party invitations, I knew I wanted to write a book like the kind of books I…
I have not one, but two, of the strangest publishing tales in history. It never happens like this. But it happened to me. Twice. Which means, it could happen to you. Here are my stories: Fifteen Minutes of Shame is my debut novel, but I also wrote a non-fiction dating advice book entitled Stop Getting…
The Story Behind the Book 