General Interview Q&A with Lisa Becker
Please introduce
yourself to our readers.
I'm a romance writer
who spends her time like she spends her money – on margaritas and
books. In addition to my romantic comedy novels, which reviewers call
clever, hilarious, sexy and smart, I’ve written bylined articles and
participated in interviews about relationships, online dating and romance for a
range of media including Reader’s Digest, Mind Body
Green, Cupid’s Pulse, The Perfect Soulmate and TV Grapevine. My grandmother used to say, “For every chair,
there’s a tush.” I’m now happily married to a wonderful man I met online and
live in Manhattan Beach, California with him and our two daughters. So, if it
happened for me, there’s hope for anyone!
Tell us about your most
recent release.
A light-hearted, second
chance romance, Links explores what happens when nerdy girl Charlotte
reconnects with her unrequited schoolgirl crush, star athlete Garrett, 15 years
after high school.
Did you have an
unrequited crush in high school?
I'm not too ashamed to
admit I had such a fierce crush on a boy, I willingly sat with him in the
bathroom at parties while he puked up wine coolers, just so I could spend time
with him. Thankfully, that soul-crushing time in my life is over, but I
couldn't help but wonder what would happen if I came upon that secret crush today
as a confident, successful woman.
One of your books is
based on how you met your husband. Can you tell us more about that?
I'm most known for the Click
trilogy comprised of Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right
Click, which is loosely inspired by how I met my husband. The
series follows a young woman's search for love online in Los Angeles with the
entire series unfolding in emails between our heroine, her friends and her
hilarious dates. Fraught with BCC's, FWD's and inadvertent Reply to All's,
readers will cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee
and friends. And ultimately, they will root for Renee to "click" with
the right man.
What is next for you?
This spring, I will
re-release a novel I published several years ago called Clutch. The
re-release includes five new chapters, a new cover and audiobook. It is a
laugh-out-loud romance chronicling the dating misadventures of Caroline
Johnson, a single purse designer who compares her unsuccessful romantic
relationships to styles of handbags (the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper
Bag” single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc.) as she searches for
the “Clutch” or someone she wants to hold onto.
Is Clutch also
inspired by your real life?
When I was writing
the Click trilogy I was obsessed with NCIS re-runs
and would have the show on in the background as I wrote. There was an episode
where a character refers to a man as a “handbag husband,” or something useless
you carry on your arm. I started thinking about that, and the idea for Clutch
grew from there. I believe that everyone deserves a happily ever after
and would like to think
there’s a “clutch,” or someone worth holding onto, out there for everyone.
If this title were being
made into a TV series or movie, who would you cast to play the primary roles?
I think Eloise Mumford,
who played Kate in Fifty Shades of Grey, would make an
outstanding Caroline. She has the right mixture of warmth, gumption,
vulnerability, and beauty to bring this character to life. I still can’t decide
who would play Mike, although I know I’d love to sit in on those casting
sessions. ;)
At the end of your
life, when it is all said and done, what would you want your tombstone to read?
Here lies Lisa Willet
Becker – a great wife, mother, friend and citizen who wrote books and movies
people loved.
Clutch
by
Lisa Becker
Genre:
Chick-Lit, Romantic Comedy
**Winner
of the best
romantic comedy for the 2018 American Fiction Awards!
**
*
Now with five new bonus chapters *
Clutch is
the laugh-out-loud, chick lit romance chronicling the dating
misadventures of Caroline Johnson, a single purse designer who
compares her unsuccessful romantic relationships to styles of
handbags – the “Hobo” starving artist, the “Diaper Bag”
single dad, the “Briefcase” intense businessman, etc. With
her best friend, bar owner Mike by her side, the overly-accommodating
Caroline drinks a lot of Chardonnay, puts her heart on the line,
endures her share of unworthy suitors and finds the courage to
discover the “Clutch” or someone she wants to hold onto.
What
Reviewers Are Saying:
“LOVED.
The perfect blend of sassy, smart and stylish!”
Amazon
Bestsellers Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
“This
book is absolutely hilarious!”
Pretty
Little Book Reviews
“I
thought the comparison to men and handbags was so
genius! Becker really knows how to write to her audience,
and this clever novel had me giggling throughout.”
Chick
Lit Plus
Lisa
Becker is a romance writer who spends her time like she spends her
money - on books and margaritas. In addition to Clutch: a
novel, she is the author of the Click trilogy, a contemporary romance
series about online dating and Links, a standalone, second chance
romance readers. As Lisa’s grandmother used to say, “For
every chair, there’s a tush.” Lisa is now happily married to a
wonderful man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach, California
with him and their two daughters. So, if it happened for her, there’s
hope for anyone! You can share your love stories with her
at www.lisawbecker.com.
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