{"id":2132,"date":"2011-07-31T20:06:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T00:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2011-07-31T20:06:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T00:06:30","slug":"wow-girl-racers-is-a-award-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnhocking.net\/jg2025demo1\/writing\/wow-girl-racers-is-a-award-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Wow – Girl Racers is a Award finalist."},"content":{"rendered":"
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My brother's car was custard yellow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The best thing that’s happened to me this week was learning the Girl Racers is a finalist in the 2011 Aspen Gold Reader\u2019s Choice Awards \u2013 run by the Heart of Denver Romance Writers.<\/p>\n

I’m so pleased that Girl Racers has been selected \u2013 this book has a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n

The idea for the book was born during a visit to my family in Australia. I had borrowed a big yellow mustang from my brother to drive during the visit. It was a fun car to drive \u2013 but I had barely made it to the end of his street when a police car appeared and I was pulled over.<\/p>\n

He didn’t book me \u2013 he couldn’t because I was doing nothing wrong. I was not speeding and had not been drinking. This redneck policeman pulled me over because of the car I was driving\u2026 in his universe, apparently women should not be allowed to drive big yellow sports cars!<\/p>\n

From that incident came the idea to write a book about women taking on men at their own game. I wanted an all-girl team driving a sexy red sports car to show just what women can do behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

I grew up with a father and brother who were both passionate car lovers \u2013 exotic, fast, sexy, unusual classic cars. I wasn’t a car nut, but slowly these lovely things slid their way over, around and under the mental block I’d developed against them. So now, I have to admit, I do like a nice car. Or a fast one. Or a sexy one\u2026<\/p>\n

Thank you the readers who selected Girl Racers as a finalist in this award. I wrote the book just for you\u2026<\/p>\n

Now, I have to wait patiently until October to find out the final results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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