My name is Stephanie Haddad and chances are good that you haven’t heard of me. Yet. By the end of today, we’ll be best friends I think.
I’m new to this whole publishing situation, especially the part about shamelessly marketing my work, but that doesn’t mean I’m new to the writing situation. In fact, I’ve been writing stories since I had to write by hand on those guidelined pages kindergartners use to practice their letters. Granted, my first stories were all in caps (at least until I learned lowercase letters) and about two sentences in length. But the dream has been alive since I knew how to hold a pencil properly and now that I can type, I write ’em even faster!
The other thing you need to know about me is how much I love to make people laugh. I can remember many a night during my youth where I dried the dishes my mother washed and I told her funny stories about my day. Perhaps it was her laughter that gave me my first boost of confidence about being funny. While my early stand-up attempts failed horribly, I did hit my stride when I united comedy with my writing.
The books I write celebrate this union, as well as my deep commitment to bringing readers the happy endings they want from fiction. If you don’t like happy endings, don’t read my books. If you think fiction should provide the romance lacking from the real world, you’ve found the right lady to talk to. Hi there.
So what do I write? And why? I’m hoping to get some of that across today as I blog here at CTR and meet all of you fantastic people. I’ll also be giving away digital and paperback copies of my book to a lucky few, posting excerpts of my work, and talking about my debut novel A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT. If that doesn’t interest you, here’s a picture of my little girl reading my novel to her Piglet doll… perhaps that will entice you?
Stay tuned! I look forward to a day of fun-filled blogging here at CTR. In the meantime, please visit my website to learn more about me!
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