| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Yeah, You Know What This Is... |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 |
...it's a celebration, BITCHES!!!!!
Why? Because my brand new baby, Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame., is finally about to drop in the next few weeks. Ain't it purty?
 It's been a year-and-a-half since my last book, Tastes Like Chicken, which was part of a continuing series featuring popular best friends, Misty Fine and Reesy Snowden. And while I do enjoy writing the Misty/Reesy books, the stories I most immerse myself in tend to be more complicated on many levels, particularly in the areas of life and death and the human struggle. I'm drawn to examinations of the darker side of existence, where some characters wrestle with their morality, while others don't even think twice about causing harm in the pursuit of satisfaction and self-elevation. That, to me, is the stuff of compelling storytelling, the stuff that makes you think. It's the stuff of real life. I never sacrifice the entertainment factor, though. It's important to me to keep the reader engaged all the way. Thus my new novel is a twisted animal unto itself, far far removed from the worlds of Misty and Reesy, much like my fourth book, Child of God---the film rights of which, by the way, were recently optioned by this guy:
 So I'm happy, BITCHES---and I use that term as an endearment, with the utmost love and respect. It's the holidays, it's a party, and my new book is my Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Chrismukkah, and New Year's present to you. I bled into it, wrote myself sick and silly. The wonderful team of people at my publishing house, Amistad/HarperCollins, have made bringing this book to life an absolute dream. They've been creatively and enthusiastically behind me every step of the way, making me feel as though I'd written something truly wonderful, and I believed them, which is why I can't wait to share it with you. The book also recently got a really cool mention in a full page article on glam lit in the Wall Street Journal. Good times, y'all, good times.
For the rest of the month (and beyond), I'll be blogging about the book, along with random other things that cross my mind in the moment. I'll share sneak peeks and sound bites (yes, sound bites! this book comes with its own soundtrack of music inspired by the characters, with real artists doing real songs on a real cd produced by super-duper hitmaker Al "Butter" McLean). There'll be audio of sample chapters read by popular actors. I'll give you the heads-up on tour dates and scheduled appearances. Because I want EACH OF YOU to party with me. Stop by this blog as often as you like. I'll be updating it very regularly. Feel free to post comments. Tell your friends. Spread the word. It's a celebration, BITCHES!!!!! Grab a drink, grab a glass...
HarperCollins: Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame.
Amazon.com: Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame.: A Novel
hiphophotspot.com: News & Updates: Al "Butter" McLean |
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Yo Lo,
This is Darren Coleman, your labelmate at Amistad/HC. Checking in to shout you out and congratulate you on all of the wonderfull things you have poppin'. I'm wishing you nothing but the best in 06' and continued success.
Representing the brothas, I do have to say though that I am not at all bothered by Mariah's growing set of twins. To each their own. They actually make me feel all warm and cuddly inside. Don't think for a second if men could fix anything about themselves they didn't like, endowment for instance, that they wouldn't hesitate. Ya'll would be sayin ... "Look at that brother's print... he was not packing like that at the Vibe awards last year."
Lastly, I just want to say that I've been a fan of yours since 'Scenes from a Sistah' and will continue to support, even though I can get your books for free now! LOL.
Stay UP!
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Darren!!
Thanx for busting my blog cherry by being the first one to comment!! Guess that makes us more than just labelmates now, huh? (wink,wink)
Oh, and when you find out more about those endowment enhancements for men...please, please, please, promise me you'll send the info and I'll make sure to post it, IN BOLD, at the top of this blog as a link. You'd be doing a tremendous service to womankind. Really.
(...still can't believe you fell for Mariah's gargantuan floataways like that...)
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You go girl! You know I'm proud of a sistah...not only are you a talented writer, now you can add master blogger to your list!
Great job, on the spectacular new book (yeah...I did say spectacular - I read it, I loved it and I applaud it) and the hot new blog.
Hugs and Love!
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Thank you, Teresa!
I'm proud to know I make you proud. Live twins for life!
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Thousands know how well you write, now millions will know! This blog is terrific, I can't wait to tell everyone about it. And, I can't wait to check in each day to see what's up in the Lo Zone!
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Aww, shucks. Thank you, Vickie!
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Congrats on your blogger gurly gurl. Can't wait to read it daily. YOUR BOOK IS THE BOMB!!!!! I can't wait for everyone to read it!!
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Ettevy!!!!! You're here!!!! Yaaay!!!
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Yo Lo what's up Queen, this is Jihad. Your blog is off the heazy. So I see you done came all the way out the closet and shown everybody you are an insane genius. I'm mad as a motha fucka though cause everybody done read your new Funk but me. As for my future baby momma's growing twins, I think it's fucked up cause I'm gon' end up having stretch marks on my jaws.
Love and Life Queen
Jihad
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Jihad!!!
So good to see you posted!! I'd heard rumors of you checking out the blog. I could only hope that they were true. So glad you're checking out the insanity with me. It sucks being crazy alone. I'm taking errybody down with me!!
Love ya. You my real peeps.
Lo
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Yo Lo,
This is Darren Coleman, your labelmate at Amistad/HC. Checking in to shout you out and congratulate you on all of the wonderfull things you have poppin'. I'm wishing you nothing but the best in 06' and continued success.
Representing the brothas, I do have to say though that I am not at all bothered by Mariah's growing set of twins. To each their own. They actually make me feel all warm and cuddly inside. Don't think for a second if men could fix anything about themselves they didn't like, endowment for instance, that they wouldn't hesitate. Ya'll would be sayin ... "Look at that brother's print... he was not packing like that at the Vibe awards last year."
Lastly, I just want to say that I've been a fan of yours since 'Scenes from a Sistah' and will continue to support, even though I can get your books for free now! LOL.
Stay UP!