ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Annette Fix published numerous articles and editorials in her high school newspaper, located in a town full of trailer parks and meth labs. She moved on to an equally impressive community college newspaper until her 4.0 grade-point average propelled her into a private university.

Once there, she worked 40 hours a week, attended school fulltime, and cared for her beautiful toddler son (who was the direct result of a nightclub drinking and dancing accident). Annette dropped out of college 8 units short of graduation because she refused to rewrite her thesis. She still believes absurdist theatre is a vital contribution to world dramaturgy.

Annette went on to have grand aspirations of writing the next great American novelty. On her journey toward that lofty goal, she often found inspiration while busting her tail working as an exotic dancer to support her son and feed her writing habit.

She is currently designing ancillary merchandise such as T-shirts, chocolate scented perfume, and an emaciated action figure to promote her memoir, The Break-Up Diet. These products will be available on the book website, and also after her stand-up comedy and spoken word readings in Los Angeles. Her local bookstore has already served her with a restraining order for holding Meet-the-Author sessions in the parking lot before she had any tangible products.

Annette lives in Laguna Niguel, California with her husband, teenage son, and two rescued dogs.

The Break-Up Diet is her first book.

ABOUT THE BOOK

After getting thrown from the happily-ever-after horse, Annette began keeping a diary, trying to get her emotional angst sorted and properly logged like a good OCD girl. The idea for turning her writings into a book was a suggestion from one of her friends.

Choosing the title was easy. Annette was obviously on The Break-Up Diet. What other diet would allow her to eat jar after jar of hot fudge topping, consume vast amounts of chocolate in any and all forms, and actually lose weight?

When she began chronicling her adventures, Annette wasn't sure where or how it would end. She hoped it wouldn't become a 900-page collection of disastrous dating stories. Though, she could probably write that book too.

Annette wondered who would want to read a story about a 30-something single mother and aspiring writer who was working as a topless dancer, searching for Prince Charming, and trying to balance her dreams and her day-to-day life as Supermom. Yes, it was her life, but was it interesting enough?

The book could possibly find an audience with mainstream women readers, but Annette wanted to make sure they knew it wasn't fiction. Real life is always more absurd and more magical.

Annette dedicates The Break-Up Diet to the broken-hearted, the hopeless romantics, the seekers of princes, the believers in happily-ever-after, and the queens of their own castle, so they can laugh and cry and nod their heads in unison, saying—"I've been there and she's telling my story."

She hopes readers like her book, and admits she feels weird talking about herself in third person.