U.K. adventures, my must-see TV, and how to write 11,000 words in 4 days

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Monthly writing tips, pop culture recs, and secret peeks into the publishing process. Let’s go!

There is no greater joy than holding your book in your hands, or an oversized posterboard of the cover, as evidenced by my cheesing as I cradle MOST WONDERFUL! In May, I was part of my imprint’s Fall preview at NYC’s only romance bookstore, The Ripped Bodice, along with my three fellow authors, Kate Robb, Kate Stayman-London, and Lyla Sage (pictured). Meeting them, and all the NY-based bookstagrammers who came to meet us and get advance copies, was just as fun and joyful as my sparkly jumpsuit.

Last month, I also indulged my love of solo travel by popping across the pond to Ye Olde London, straight off the red-eye and into a lovely long lunch with talented people for SECRET EXCITING REASONS that I’ll be able to share soon. Then I spent the weekend in the country with my marvelous friend, the writer Melanie Cantor (pictured), where we shopped, a…