Posted at 12:58PM Oct 23, 2009 by Anna in General  |  Comments[41]

Hello lovelies,

I ran into a friend the other night--a guy, which makes this story extra amusing--and he told me he took some "Which Luxe Girl Are You?" quiz on the site, and that it told him he was an Elizabeth. Which is a little silly, and I love the idea that a boy would fit the Elizabeth archetype; but it also reminded me that one of the most gratifying things you hear as an author is that a reader has seen something of themselves in your characters. It's one of the best things fiction does-- to articulate some corner of existence so that a reader recognizes their own nebulous experience, begins to see it with greater clarity and light. To be a part of that as reader or a writer feels pretty special.


People often ask me which of my characters I relate to most--Diana, obviously!-- but they all have pieces of me in them, and I hope I write them all with heart and sympathy. Anyway, I'd love if you all would indulge me and tell me if there are qualities in the Luxe girls that feel particularly familiar or relatable to you, and which girls, and why?