Reading from Violet in Private with Lisa McMann (Wake) and Linda Gerber (Death by Bikini)
Wednesday, August 6
Books of Wonder
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The very first story I ever wrote was called "The Very Vain Cloud." I had just learned the word "vain," thought it was amazing, and wanted to use it over and over. The story was a paragraph long, typed on my parents' old typewriter.
Now I write other things.
Books
Violet on the Runway
A wallflower in the spotlight can do two things: wilt-or blossom...
On the day my life changed, the lady in giant Chanel shades stared me up and down...
"Gorgeous, I've got fall castings coming up and I think you could be IT. And I mean IT. Are you busy next weekend? I can have you on a flight to New York Friday night. If it's up to me, Violet Greenfield, I'd say you're the next Kate Moss-but, you know, taller and without the PR problems...I hope!" Then she threw her perfectly highlighted hair back and laughed, which gave me a good look at her straight, white veneers.
So that's how I happen to have this business card in the front pocket of my jeans as I start my senior year of high school. The card of Angela Blythe from Tryst Models in New York City, who wants to put me on a plane this weekend and whisk me into her world of high-heeled boots and oversized sunglasses. Me, Violet, who's been P-L-A-I-N practically forever.
And you wanna know a secret? I'm going...
On sale now! Read the first few pages and order HERE.
Violet by Design
The girl next door is going places...
I was going to get out of the modeling business for good.
But now I'm having trouble sticking with my decision. After all, if it weren't for modeling, I might still be the invisible wallflower. Hot guys like Paulo wouldn't be interested in me. And I'd never have seen Brazil or Spain--and now France! On the other hand...
I also wouldn't have to choose between my best friend from home and my agent's shrill demands. Or anguish over my body the way only runway models do. Not to mention all this trouble I'm getting into for speaking out in the press about eating disorders.
Maybe the life of an international model isn't for me. But if I quit for good, I might always wonder... What if?
On sale now! Read an excerpt at Fresh Fiction.
Violet in Private
Is there life off the runway?
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