Title of my next romantic comedy: Football is My Boyfriend I got the idea to write this when our 2019 Boise State football season tickets seated us behind a group of ladies who go to every single football game on their own. I’ll tell you the plot then you can help me brainstorm more. When […]
A Day in the Life (part 5)
When I got started, this was going to be a five-part story. I got a little carried away, though. Now I’m hoping to wrap it up in…um…eight parts? Maybe. Don’t hold your breath. Ten, for sure. Probably. Just in case you missed the first few parts and want to catch up, you can find them […]
101 Ways to Find a Hubby
I was inspired to write Husband Auditions (click here for excerpt) by a 1950’s list of ways to get a husband as printed in McCall Magazine. I had so much fun with it (click here for fun facts), the book is done, and I already made it through my first round of edits. THEN… We […]
A Day in the Life (part 2)
Hey Everyone! I hope you’re having a fabulous day! I’m continuing my serial story this month. You can check out the first installment here. Enjoy! *** A month later, my big, beautiful life was still incinerated, scattered ash around my feet. My spreadsheet – the one I kept because I was that kind of person […]
A Day in the Life (part 1)
Hey Everyone – I hope you’re having a wonderful day! It’s the last day of our big Back-to-School Giveaway, so be sure to comment. Every comment gets entered for a chance to win one of our amazing prize packs. In the meantime, I decided to do something a little different with this month’s post. I’m […]
An Excerpt From Husband Auditions (And Giveaway)
I’m excited to announce that I signed a contract for my romantic comedy Husband Auditions. I finished writing this book over a year ago and have been talking about it since, so you might not have even realized I hadn’t sold it yet. The truth is that this book helped keep me going through chemotherapy. […]
10 Fun Facts About My Upcoming Romantic Comedy
In Husband Auditions, Meri Newberg is the last of her friends to remain single, so she jokingly agrees to try a ridiculous list of ways to find a spouse that was published in a 1950’s magazine article. Confirmed bachelor Kai Kamaka suggests he film her attempts for a YouTube show so he can make […]
RomComs and Retellings
Sometime toward the beginning of the year, I got to talking with my local group of writers (we meet monthly) and we kicked around the idea of doing a Christmas box. It was an interesting idea. I haven’t ever been part of a mixed-genre box and, while I had a few reservations about that aspect […]
A #NewRelease or Two and a #Giveaway
It’s been an all-around awesome month. I hope you’ve been enjoying yourself as much as I’ve been enjoying myself. Earlier this month, Skye released (with a bit of a cover makeover). You may remember it from last year when it was in the Cherish box set. I talked about how Skye came into being […]
Romantic Comedy: Is it all just a bunch of fluff?
Hello. My name is Krista Phillips, and I write non-fluffy romantic comedy. I know… what? There IS such a thing? How can that possibly be? For those who may not know it exists, I thought I’d enlighten you today! I like to say I write filled-cupcake fiction. Fluffy (fun) on the outside, but when you […]