Recently we were given the brilliant opportunity to interview one of the biggest names in Chick Lit, Jackie Collins. With over two dozen books and connections to nearly everyone in Hollywood Jackie is certainly a star in her own right. Her new book Goddess of Vengeance is due out this week and we’re extremely excited to share with you some fabulous news about what’s to come for this Best Selling Literary Goddess! Take a look!

1. Lucky is back! This is fantastic news for fans of the series especially, as she’s one of your most (if not most) beloved characters. I know you’ve made mention of potentially writing stories based potentially on Max as well as Billy, but do you feel like this is the final book focused on Lucky or could there be more?

Lucky is like a James Bond for women! She’s smart, beautiful, sassy, wild, vulnerable and totally kick ass. She will always be around!

2. When you first started writing your novels way back when, did you expect that come 2011 you’d have so many books published and you’d be the Queen of Women’s Fiction? I mean, there’s just no one around with your longevity and your books are consistently good and consistently sell well!

It’s so crazy! And I love it! My message to women - girls can do anything! I was thrown out of school at 15, and 28 best selling books later…

3. I saw a Tweet you wrote a while back that says your book aren’t edited, is that really true? Your books go out as you write them with no changes whatsoever?

I have a wonderful editor who gives great suggestions and then basically leaves me alone until I deliver a finished manuscript.

4. You’ve acquired quite a few titles throughout your life, from “Literary Goddess” to “A Kick-Ass Writer” to “Raunchy Novelist” and then to wife, mother, daughter and sister. Is there a particular “title” you are fond of and why? Or is there perhaps still one you’re hoping to acquire?

Raunchy moralist - said by the French film editor, Louis Malle, is definitely my favorite description. Although I’m kind of partial to Literary Goddess!! It has a ring to it!

5. As you live in LA you’re undoubtedly privy to a ton of celebrity gossip and scandal, do you put gossip and scandal from real life celebrities into your books? You must have plots coming out of your ears with all the scandals celebrities get up to!

Oh yes!! And I always change the names to protect the not so innocent!

6. At Chick Lit Reviews we have a feature called “Cover Wars” in which we compare covers from around the globe for the same novel. If you had to choose, which cover for Goddess of Vengeance would you pick and why?

I love the U.S. cover for GOV It’s so hot, sexy and wild. Just like Lucky and her daughter, Max.

7. Family and the relationships found within them seem to be a reoccurring theme in many of the books you have out. Is there a particular reason for that?

Relationships are what makes the world go round. Creating characters with backgrounds and buried secrets is always fun to do.

8. Your life sounds as if it’s been such a roller-coaster and with your talks of an upcoming memoir is there a certain aspect of your life you’re hoping to focus on? A time period perhaps?

Perhaps my wild out of control teenage years would be a good place to start. And the swinging sixties in London are very memorable. So many subjects to cover. Can’t wait to start writing!

9. What was the inspiration behind your new “Girls Can Do Anything” Promotion? And what do you hope to accomplish with it?

It’s a great promotion for I have always said that girls can do anything. And the response has been amazing. I love hearing peoples incredible stories, and hardships they have overcome.

10. Can you give us any hints as to what you are working on next, after the publication of Goddess of Vengeance and when can we expect to see it?

The book I am working on now is called ‘The Power Trip’ and it’s about a Russian billionaire, his supermodel girlfriend, and a trip to the Sea of Cortez on the billionaires yacht with six famous couples aboard. It’s a killer of a book in more ways than one!

Thank you again Jackie for the amazing opportunity to interview you! It was wonderful getting to know a little more about the author behind these blockbuster hit novels! Look for Goddess of Vengeance in stores on September 13th!

Jackie Collins is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. With over 400 million copies of her books sold in more than 40 countries and 28 New York Times bestsellers to her credit, she is known for giving her readers an unrivaled insider’s knowledge of Hollywood and the glamorous lives (and loves) of the rich, famous, and infamous!

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