Connect is taking a break for May, as we celebrate International Chick Lit Month over on its dedicated website, brought to you by the teams behind Chicklit Club, Chick Lit is Not Dead, Chick Lit Central and Novelicious.

Stefanie Sloane worked for Amazon during its early days. She talks about its success and why she left to start writing novels herself…

Stephanie McAfee talks about how her self-published novel Diary of a Mad Fat Girl became a bestseller and was picked up by a mainstream publisher…

Is it possible to sell without sex?  Author Marian L. Thomas explains why Clean Fiction works.

Author Terri Giuliano Long believes that when you are afraid, you should take a chance, believe in yourself and make your dreams come true…

Michele Gorman learnt some valuable lessons as she consulted readers while writing her chick lit book Misfortune Cookie…