Archive for the ‘Literary’ Category

Candace Bushnell is adored in Dallas where the “Sex and the City” author launched her novel, “One Fifth Avenue,” with a party hosted by Vogue last week.

About 250 women “dressed ‘Lipstick Jungle‘ style” covered the garden of the Crescent Court Hotel and bought up all 300 copies of the book, an insider reports. Event planners had to drive to a Barnes & Noble to pick up 50 more. Our source gushed, “Guests were buying between four and 10 copies each. Dallas loves Candace, and she was so gracious, spending time speaking to everyone.”

It’s interesting how you can be neck deep in an area of life yet it is such a novelty to others that they don’t even know where to begin. In this case, I am referring to “blogging”. I receive many queries as to how one goes about blogging and setting everything up.

Personally, I think it’s best to utilize a site like Thoughts.com because they have the template already set up and ready to go. You simply sign up for free, invite your friends and family (or you can skip that bit until you’re ready to show off), create blog, and you are taken to an easy to use screen where you simply begin typing your thoughts or uploading photos, videos, podcasts, chat with others, etc. You also have the option of making your blog public, private or viewable only to your friends & family.

Blogging can be a great deal of fun and a good stress reliever. It’s interesting how witty someone can be when left to their own devices. After a few postings, most people find their voice and, within time, an audience.

So I invite you to get on the bandwagon, set up your own blog and start pontificating to the world - who knows, you might become a featured writer one day!

George Michael - who lives part of the year in Dallas with his lover Kenny Goss - has just signed a multi-million dollar deal with HarperCollins to pen his autobiography. Publishers claim that this deal is one of the largest in British publishing history.