http://rachellechase.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:30:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 2008, I unexpectedly ran into actor Benjamin Bratt (see “Unknowingly Starstruck by Benjamin Bratt” ) at L’s Caffe. Well, it happened again last Friday night. This time, I accidentally ran into him at 1:00 a.m. on Howard Street, where he was chatting with a producer after the opening of the ... http://rachellechase.com/2010/04/21/benjamin-bratt-and-la-mission/ Sooo, on Halloween weekend, I wore my firefighter costume and traipsed to 30+ Bay Area bookstores to sign stock copies of MEN ON FIRE. What seemed like a brilliant idea (the costume) in the shower, felt embarrassing once implemented, as I realized I was nearly the only one walking ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/11/07/whew-30-bookstores-hit-on-halloween-weekend/ While traipsing around to 30+ Bay Area bookstores to sign stock copies of MEN ON FIRE last weekend, I scoured the bookstores for costumed employees. Surprisingly, on Halloween, I only found these few brave souls. Help me reward them for their bravery - and their hard work in selling our ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/11/07/post-halloween-bookseller-costume-contest/ It began with a simple question... "Do you want me to pick up a bottle of water for you?" asked Christine Witthohn, my agent and roomie at the Women's Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy. "Yeah, that'd be great," I said. "Large or small?" "Large, since I'm trying to drink more water." And, with that, Christine ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/10/17/next-dean-koontz/ Okay, I finally managed to put together a short video on the Women's Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy that I've been talking about for the last month or so. Check it out. Does it make you want to attend next year?? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mniGxDZvVA[/youtube] I hope so -- it was a BLAST! Delicious ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/10/17/womens-fiction-festival-video/ As I mentioned elsewhere on my site, Susan Lyons appears in the MEN ON FIRE anthology, along with Jodi Lynn Copeland and I. Well, when I was at the RWA National conference in July, I tracked Susan down and begged her to let me interview her. And she did! Not ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/10/13/interview-with-susan-lyons-on-men-on-fire/ A photo of Mary Leo, translator Carla Calimani, and myself appeared in Italy's equivalent of the Wall Street Journal. The delightful Elizabeth Jennings, author and co-founder of the awesome Women's Fiction Festival (which I just returned from) in Matera, Italy, just sent it to me. Isn't that cool? Stay tuned for ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/10/01/im-in-the-italian-wall-street-journal/ I've been in Matera, Italy for three days, participating in the Women's Fiction Festival. I've conducted two workshops on Making the Mundane Erotic - what a fantastic experience to have my words translated real-time to Italians and get such fabulous feedback! I also participated an author's panel, where agent Maria ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/09/26/im-in-love-with-matera-italy/ At the time I interviewed supermodel Beverly Johnson on my SingleMindedWomen.com talk show, I’d been seriously thinking about my fibroids. Which is why I was thrilled to appear live on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet to discuss them on May 5, 2009. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v743r24fchQ[/youtube] Since the day a few cherry-tomato-sized growths ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/05/10/serious-side-of-morning-show-debut/ On Thursday, I was invited to be on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet! So, Sunday night I arrived in New York. Today, there was a day-in-the-life video shoot and tomorrow I go on the show LIVE. Sure, I'm excited but ... can you spell s-c-a-r-e-d? (LOL) For those of ... http://rachellechase.com/2009/05/04/the-morning-show-interview/