Q. What is the working title of your book?
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A. Oversharing My Life is the title of the book that will
come out this spring. Funny thing about titles. The original title was Amateur Momma, but because my publisher
thinks ahead on things like this, she Googled it and discovered that porny
things pop up. So, we chose TMI Mom
as the brand for my book series and Oversharing
My Life as the title of the first book in that series. Lesson? Publishers are smart people.
Q. Where did the idea come from for the book?
A. I love reading nonfiction, and I love reading memoirs.
When I started blogging a L O N G time ago, one comment from family and friends
that was repeated over and over was “This is so funny!” So, I decided to put
together a book of funny essays about parenting, and wifing (wife-ing?) and
just life in general.
Q. What genre does your book fall under?
A. Oversharing My Life
is a collection of humorous essays.
Q. Which actors would you chose to play your characters in a
movie rendition?
A. I don’t really see Oversharing My Life as a movie, but I totally see it as a
sit-com. I could easily see Tina Fey or
Sarah Jessica Parker playing me—they are funny and witty and dry and gorgeous.
Everything I hope I could be. I would like to see The Dad (he gets his name in
the book, by the way) being played by Matthew Broderick or Joey, umm, I mean
Matt LeBlanc. All of them are easy going and fun guys. WAIT! Jon Bon Jovi—it’s
the closest I’ll get to actually being married to him. Jon Bon Jovi will play
The Dad. As for The Daughters? I have no clue. I only picture my sweet girls
when I think of them.
Q. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
A. Oversharing My Life: Talking incessantly about dirty
laundry, take-out food, and bodily fluids since 2001
Q. Will your book be self-published or represented
by an agency?
Q. What other books would you compare this story
to within your genre?
A. Celia Rivenbark is my queen. I love her and I
adore everything she’s ever written. I hope my books deliver as hers do. I also
love Jenni Lawson, The Bloggess. I am proud and humbled to call Lela Davidson
(Who Peed On My Yoga Mat and Blacklisted From The PTA) my friend. Robin
O’Bryant (Ketchup Is A Vegetable) is a fun writer. There are so many fabulous
humor essayist out there. I’m thrilled to be among them.
Q. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
A. My girls. I spent the first few years of
motherhood thinking I was the only mother who couldn’t pull off Clair
Huxstable. When I realized I wasn’t, I
thought immediately of the other mommas out there who may be feeling the same
way I was. I started embracing the mishaps and silliness and sharing that in
the hopes that others will know it’s okay to serve macaroni and cheese five
nights in a row. Sorta.
I have many author friends who have books out or coming
out—go give them some love:
