GCC presents Jennifer Banash

Today I'm touring Jennifer Banash and the third book in her The Elite series, Simply Irresistable which in stores now (woot!!!!!!!!)

I’ve so been meaning to read this book since I’m currently going through a major Gossip Girl phase and if there is even the smallest chance that I will find another Chuck Bass then I’m hooked! Plus, it has reality television and if there is one thing I love more than my darling Chuck, it's my darling television (I like to think I’m a woman of simple tastes!!!!)

So anyway, here is a bit about the book!

Simply Irresistible (Penguin) brings us a whole new set of adventures now that Casey has had a big city-haute makeover, courtesy of her classmate and neighbor Madison Macallister – part teen icon and part queen diva-bitch. Wearing the right clothes, saying the right things, and meeting the right people, has given Casey the look and the attitude – she’s “in” and loving it! Much to Madison’s dismay, her rival is climbing up the social ladder in a big way and could end up just as popular as Madison now that the two are set to star in their own TV reality show, “De-Luxe.” Yes, showbiz came knocking on two of The Bramford’s most illustrious doors and, as much as Madison thrives on the attention the show brings, she’s not thrilled about having every bit of her life of privilege caught on tape. However, fame comes at a price and Madison is one chick who is willing to pay anything…especially if it means becoming the next reality “it girl.” Casey, on the other hand, is realizing that Reality TV can sometimes be unreal, causing her to wonder if she even knows who she is anymore. With her relationship with Drew, Madison’s ex, currently more off than on, she can’t help wondering if everything i n her life is really just an illusion – and how much longer the illusion can last….

See why I’m dying to read this whole series? It sounds fabulous, plus I have some major cover love going on! Anyway, Jennifer kindly answered a few questions for me so let’s see how she faired!

1 How did you first get the idea for your current book?

Reality TV! I'm absolutely hooked on it (I know, I know), and I knew from the very beginning of the series that I wanted the girls to get their own TV show. In the last novel in the series, IN TOO DEEP, the girls get a call from a MTV-esque music television network, and are offered their own series, a look inside the lives of Manhattan's REAL Gossip Girls. In SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, we get to watch the process as the show is filmed and aired!

2 I often say that everything I know about writing has come from Buffy. Is there any movie/tv show/book/author that you think has helped your writing career?

Everything I know about writing has come from old 90210 episodes and John Hughes movies. I consider both absolute masters of teen drama, and nighttime soap opera. And who didn't love the whole Kelly, Brenda, Dylan love triangle? Sigh . . .

3 What's a normal writing day for you?

If I'm actively writing a book, I write 5 pages a day, no exceptions, and it usually takes me around four hours to get it done. Then I quit and go to the beach for the rest of the day!

4 The best blooper I've ever done as a writer was when I had my heroine hand the hero something. Problem was they were sharing the same body at the time! So to help lessen my embarrassment, I'd love to know what your best writing blooper is and did someone catch it before your book went into print?

The name of the school got garbled in the first book somehow during the editing process, and was printed incorrectly throughout the first book. I was mortified. Thank God it's bee fixed in subsequent printings.

5 And now for the big question. Zombies - love them, hate them, couldn't eat a whole one? Enquiring minds want to know

Hate them. Vampires are so much sexier. Don't you watch True Blood???? :)