The Lucille Ball book I wrote over my maternity leave

August 19, 2023 9:20 AM

The Lucille Ball book I wrote over my maternity leave
I wanted to share the update to the book I wrote over maternity leave -- it's a real book coming out in October!

Last summer, I asked MeFi about writing a book over my maternity leave, and got some fantastic advice.

The final product is a biography of Lucille Ball called A.K.A. Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball. I was also thrilled to be able to connect with the Lucy/Desi estate and have Amy Poehler write the forward for it, which was magical.

I incorporated lots of discipline and specific advice from other MeFites, and hope that others can find that thread if they're trying to tackle a similar project.

Thanks for all of your wonderful support in getting this done.

Role: author/writer

posted by knownassociate (5 comments total)

This is absolutely fantastic news! I remembered your question and I'm absolutely delighted by the outcome.

And a foreword by Amy Poehler! Wow!
posted by mochapickle at 2:40 PM on August 21, 2023 [1 favorite]

Hey, that's great! Congratulations!
posted by tangerine at 5:53 PM on August 23, 2023

You did it! So amazing, congratulations! And awesome cover. I'm looking forward to reading it.
posted by cocoagirl at 1:13 PM on August 24, 2023

That's amazing! Congratulations!
posted by easternblot at 4:39 AM on September 6, 2023

Congratulations!
posted by brachiopod at 1:14 AM on September 18, 2023