She never had to endure lessons at her house except for how to walk in high heels, drip herself in rhinestones and drape herself in her Nana’s mink. Her grandmother had a penchant for shoes given her tiny feet. Kristin Billerbeck’s Italian family taught her the good life including how to shop, eat, be merry and generally be indulgent. While her mother tried her best she failed miserably as she figure skated, danced and cheered through life completely confusing her practical family.įor her 40th birthday her grandmother gave her a cookie gun hoping she could turn things around.

She was taught budgeting, sewing, cleaning and cooking so that she could become an upright member of society. However, she was born to a mother who has German and Norwegian roots who tried to teach her the old ways of life. The fourth generation Californian and American mutt has said that she strongly identifies with her Italian heritage. In addition to her novels, she is also a blogger at “Girls Write Out” and “Girly Girl,” which is a blog about Pop Culture.īillerbeck grew up with a strong sense of justice and since she was not smart enough to make DA, she decided to become a novelist. With her novels which had a Christian slant becoming very popular, she would become branded a Christina Chick Lit author. She now has more than 40 published titles in addition to three non fiction works that she ghost wrote. She would later become a marketing director and did the marketing for several malls in Silicon Valley.īillerbeck published “Strong as the Redwood,” her debut novel in 1997 and since then has become one of the most prolific authors in the chick lit genre. Earlier in her life, she earned her advertising and marketing degree and would then become a freelance writer.ĭuring this period, she wrote all manner of marketing materials including web/blog content, press releases and marketing copy in addition to collateral marketing materials. Kristin Billerbeck is a bestselling chick lit novelist credited for bringing the genre into the Christian market.

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