| 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. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| 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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| Praise For The Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame. Marketing Campaign |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
The blogosphere is starting to buzz about what the brilliant minds at Team Amistad are doing to cross-promote my wonderful new novel, Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame.,
 (...hey, I can call my own work 'wonderful' if I want to...people toot their own horns all the time).
Check out what The Crime Sistahs had to say about us:I love to see publishers coming up with new and innovative ways to to promote books. Case in point, Harper Collins/Amistad's promotion of Lolita's Files new book, Sex.Lies.Murder.Fame., which I've already added to my mountain high and growing TBR pile. Not only has Amistad created a trailer for the book, but according to Black Voices.com, a promotional soundtrack featuring debut recording artist Silena Murrell, who will even be appearing at some booksigning with Ms. Files.
Personally, I think all books should come with soundtracks. Not only is it a great way to promote new books but think of all the new musical talent it could bring to the limelight. Plus, doing joint signings with recording artists, who could perform a song or two, could add interest to boring booksignings and readings and draw foot traffic. I think it's a win win situation all around. How cool is THAT?!!
We love it when we're trendsetters. And that's not the royal 'we' I'm using, either. It's The Big We: me, Team Amistad (Gilda, Jen, Rockelle, Dawn, and Yona), Silena Murrell, Al "Butter" McLean, Mel Jackson, Shaun Robinson, and writers like Eric Jerome Dickey and Victoria Christopher Murray, among others. A lot of clever and talented minds have come together to pitch in on this, and even more have been showing us tremendous love, especially you, my readers and friends---people like Big Baller Bill "Willie D." Hobi, Ettevy, Lance, Cort, and my new friend and fellow Libran, Diedre Ware, Lo Zone readers like CandaceK, J., LBoogie, and Anonymous (who knew Anonymous was such a popular name?)---all of whom have been doing outstanding things to help spread the word, one drumbeat at a time, and entertainment journalists like the awesome Karu F. Daniels.
 Aw hell, let's just all get in a big ol' circle, hug, and sing Kumbaya. So much love, so much love. Whodathunk a twisted, murderous, fun-filled book could teach the world to sing...in perfect harmony? *Sigh* Makes you want to crack open a Coke Pepsi, don't it?
The Crime Sistahs: Books & Music |
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awwwww....we love you Lo!
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Awww, y'all are gonna make me cry...FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BUY SEX.LIES.MURDER.FAME.!!!!!
(Hee-hee. Like how I did that?)
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lol at the ditto that anonymous!
Lo: next we'll be outing that you're actually under 21!
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Anonymous: The day you out that I'm under 21 will be one of the most hilarious days in recent history. There'll be so huge an emergence of protesters screaming, "I FUCKED THAT BITCH IN '82, AND SHE WAS ALREADY LONG IN THE TOOTH THEN!!", it'll make the James Frey backlash look like nothing!! On second thought, maybe we should out me. Let's push the lie!!! The world will run out and get sex.lies.murder.fame., and I'll be RICH, BITCHES!!!!!
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Lo - the more i read you the more i am convinced that you are OUT OF YOUR MIND - i love it!
I EXPECT DAT MICKY-FICKY TO FALL OFF THE SHELVES LIKE A WHORES PANTIES - SO GET READY TO DO THE THE DAMN THING!!!
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ROFL!! Truth is, LBoogie, I'm certifiable. But that's how I get by. I've taken what could have been a crippling handicap (my insanity) and turned it into a marketable tool by spewing it into my books and this blog. And the funny part is...IT'S WORKING!!!
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awwwww....we love you Lo!