Published: May 29th, 2014
Description:
Look out, Venice Beach--the Wolf women are all together again. But when 70-year-old Virginia arrives with her teacup Chihuahua and unshakeable confidence, she senses trouble. Erinn is keeping secrets--like being broke and out of work--and Suzanna is paying too much attention to the wrong man--a Latino dance instructor who nearly broke her heart once before. Virginia's ready for the third act of her life, and she intends to make it rousing and romantic. Now she just has to convince her daughters to throw out their old scripts. If life has taught Virginia anything, it's this: there's more than one way to a "happily ever after"...
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How does music affect your writing process?
I tend to write in complete silence, if at all possible. I’m not always afforded that luxury since I travel as a producer for HGTV’s House Hunters. Now that I have book deadlines and a demanding travel schedule for work, I have had to learn to write in airports, in coffee shops, in hotel rooms – even at Target. So, in one sense, I have had to learn to block out all sound in order to concentrate. So music doesn’t really affect my process as much as it does my mood. I love music and am very susceptible to its influence. Since I write romantic comedies, I try to avoid music – even music I love - that makes me melancholy or reflective or is even overly calming. There is a pianist named Jim McDonough, whose music is so soothing, I have to avoid it at all costs if I’m trying to write. Another artist I love who is relegated to the back burner when I’m trying to write is Andrea Bocelli – he just puts me in a dreamy state, which is not exactly where I need to go in order to create comedy! I often listen to high energy songs before I write – singing along to songs from musicals like “It’s Raining Men“ from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, or “Some People” from Gypsy or “It’s Tough to be a God” from Road to Eldorado get me ready to tackle the next page. There is also music I avoid because the music is so frenetic, it makes me feel almost angry. Music from people who my husband calls “guitar geniuses” – like Jimi Hendrix or Guns and Roses. They can throw me off my stride and the only thing that ill get me back on track is “Let It Go” from Frozen, or, if things are really out of control, “Off With Their Heads” from Alice in Wonderland!
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About the author:
Celia Bonaduce is an award-winning producer whose credits cover a lot of ground – everything from field-producing ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to writing for many of Nickelodeon’s animated series, including Hey, Arnold andChalkzone. If Celia Bonaduce’s last name is any indication, she is proof that TV talent runs in the family.
An avid reader, entering the world of books has always been a lifelong ambition. The Merchant of Venice Beach is book one of her three-book deal with eKensington, a digital imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp. The follow up novel, A Comedy of Erinn, has also been released, and book three, Much Ado About Mother, will be coming out on May 29th, 2014.
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