Chronicles of a Lincoln Park Fashionista by Aven Ellis BLOG TOUR

I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Chronicles of a Lincoln Park Fashionista by Aven Ellis, on my stop on the tour I have a Q&A with Aven and also my review of the book. To kick things off here is a short Q&A and some information about the book.

Coffee with cream? Check. Soundtrack for work in progress pulled up on Spotify? Done. Ready to write another romantic comedy with a swoonworthy good guy hero, a heroine you cheer for, and a guaranteed happily ever after? You bet.

Hello, I'm Aven Ellis. I work in sports television production during the day and write romantic comedies at night. In addition to writing, I'm passionate about reality cooking shows, Project Runway, the latest scent from Jo Malone (whatever it is, doesn't matter, I want it) and hockey. Or is that hockey players? Because they're hot.

But I digress.

*Clears throat for reset after thinking of hockey players* But I truly find joy in writing romantic comedy. I love crafting characters, their words, their heartbreak and triumph, with laughs along the way. There is no bigger compliment to me than having someone tell me they laughed when reading one of my books. I want my books to be easy reading, a beach read, an escape when you need one. Writing them is my escape, so I hope reading them provides you with one, too.

Five questions to Aven Ellis about writing 

1. Do you write with music? Why or why not? 

I absolutely write to music. Music helps me set the mood in my head for each scene I write. Every couple of mine gets their own soundtrack, and I love going back and revisiting them by listening to “their” music. I actually hope to have them posted to 8tracks soon!

2. Does anyone read your work in progress?
Absolutely yes. I’m very blessed to have a strong beta team—I call them my Beta Baes—and they read my work chapter by chapter. They are such a fantastic support system and resource and I couldn’t do this without them. I have an assistant, Alexandra (Hi Alexandra!) and she reads every single word I write. Both my Beta Baes and Alexandra are huge to keeping me going in the right direction.

3. What are your favorite kinds of characters to write? To read?
I’m not into tortured souls or characters suffering. I don’t read those types of books, and I don’t write them. I like characters that have a journey to go on, but find their way and HEA at the end of the story.

4. How do you stay motivated?
I always feel I have a story to tell. And when my Beta Team starts tweeting for more to read, I have no choice but to be motivated, LOL!

5. Are you an outliner or a seat-of-your-pants writer? Why?
Outliner all the way! I know what is going to happen from the beginning to the end, all the conflicts, how many chapters it will take to get there, etc. Now does that mean I follow it to the letter? No, of course not. Sometimes you’ll get a different idea or you ending up writing a scene based on feedback you receive, but about 80 percent of my books follow my outlines. I have to use an outline to keep my focus. I’d be lost without one.

Keep in touch with Aven using the following links:

Website: http://www.avenellis.com/index.html
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7265661.Aven_Ellis
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvenEllis1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvenEllis
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/avenellis/

Recent college graduate Avery Andrews is ready to begin a new life in the big city. She’s landed an apartment in Chicago’s famed Lincoln Park neighborhood–and has her eye on the cute commodities trader just a floor above.

If Premier Airlines knew about her fear of flying, they never would have hired her to be their marketing assistant—but it’s not like Avery wants a lifelong career. Right now she simply wants a job to pay her bills…and fund a few little shopping excursions, too.

Her new lifestyle comes with a price tag, as Avery is not only faced with paying a ridiculous rent but finds she’s perceived as one of the vacant, husband-hunting fashionistas who live in the area. Avery resents this stereotype—so she doesn’t want a lifelong career, and she loves fashions she can’t afford, but that doesn’t mean she is empty-headed and spoiled, does it?

When an opportunity to participate in a documentary at work arises, Avery finds a two-fold solution to her problems. She’ll earn extra money for it, and the documentary will show her as a serious career woman, enabling her to shed that husband-hunting fashionista label for good.

When the camera is on, Avery attempts to be a motivated professional woman. But when she is challenged by Deacon Ryan, the videographer assigned to cover her story, Avery finds herself wanting things she was never supposed to want—like a lasting career—and Deacon. And Avery might just gain more from the experience than a perfect career image and extra cash to put in her Tory Burch wallet…