Jen’s review and thanks to a random Canadian

Jen at Yet Another Weight Watchers Blog wrote an in-depth review of the book which she called, “Honest, gutsy, but playful.” Jen has a unique perspective because she not only read the blog and the book, but we met at the 2007 BlogHer conference. As she put it, “It’s interesting that you get a […]

Event cancellation and another review

I apologize to my lovely Louisville readers, but I’ve had to cancel my event there on May 10th due to a scheduling conflict. Hopefully I’ll be able to schedule something there later. If I do, I’ll post it on my events page. I grew up in Louisville and have a lot of friends there, […]

Could they have printed my picture bigger? (No, seriously, I don’t they could have)

A couple weeks ago a reader of PastaQueen.com told me she’d seen my photo on the cover of the health section of The Eagle-Tribune, the paper for North Andover, Massachusetts. Correction, the Pulitzer Prize winning paper of North Anodover, Massachusetts, as is stated in their masthead – right next to my photo.

Holy crap! As […]

Blog to Book – Part 5: A book is not a blog

Read the other parts of this series:

Blog to Book - Part 1: Starting a blog and generating interest
Blog to Book - Part 2: Writing a book proposal
Blog to Book - Part 3: Negotiating a contract
Blog to Book - Part 4: Logistics, writing schedule and book brain
Blog to Book – Part 5: A book […]

Blogging about goals in The Globe and Mail

I was interviewed for an article about how blogs help you achieve goals called Blogging to a Better You by Wency Leung for The Globe and Mail, which is the national newspaper for Canada. My book isn’t specifically mentioned, but this is another great article that takes a unique spin on the weight-loss topic, and […]

New York Times blog mention

Marci Alboher at the New York Times blog Shifting Careers wrote a great article about my blog and how weight-loss has shaped my career. Sometimes it can be awkward talking to journalists, but Marci was really easy to chat with. Plus, she did a very thorough job interviewing me and I can tell she spent […]

Half-Assed is shipping from Amazon

I’ve had a couple people e-mail me to say Amazon.com sent out a notice today that the book is shipping earlier than expected. Amazon estimates that people who pre-ordered will receive the book by April 21. How exciting! And you can still get that special pre-order price of $10.85 + shipping if you order soon.

The books EXIST and another review

My publisher e-mailed me yesterday to tell me the books had arrived at their offices. I should be getting my shipment sometime in the next week or two. The books exist! My thoughts are tangible and have solid form! Now I keep checking the front door of my apartment right as I pull into the […]

Promotional Materials and more reviews

Today one of my co-workers told me he saw the article about me in the local paper’s weekly features magazine, indy.com. To which I replied, ‘”What article?” I knew they were going to do a review, but damn, that was fast. Indianapolis Star reporter Jenny Elig says my book is “super-engaging.” Read a scan of […]

Book Sense Notable Book and my picture in the papers

Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir has been named a Book Sense Notable Book for May 2008. Book Sense is a nationwide network of 1,200+ independent bookstores and is part of the American Booksellers Association. This recognition means a lot to me because all their notable titles come from nominations by independent booksellers. That means there is […]