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Have you ever wondered who starts celebrity gossip? If you’ve received an email with juicy celebrity
gossip and wondered who sent it, boy have we got the answer!
The novel everyone is buzzing about…
Chicago, IL - Freelance writer and entertainment blogger Stefanie Newell has penned her debut
novel The Buzz: When celebrity gossip goes wrong… The Buzz is the story of Ebony Jenkins
an Internet-addict and celebrity gossiper who despite her obsession with gossip, hates everything
pop culture. A successful hairstylist and salon owner, she has what most women are seeking - a
good looking devoted boyfriend, a flourishing business and a beautiful little girl. But what
people don't know is how she mixed hard work and deception to maintain the celebrity lifestyle
she tries to emulate. Ebony’s living the life or so it seems until she suspects her up and coming
rapper boyfriend Buzz could be dating the newest R&B phenomenon Arika. Ebony’s obsession with celebrity gossip
and dislike of all things popular in the media fuels her hatred for Arika and sends her on an all out Internet mission to
ruin Arika’s blossoming career. But as she's swept up in exposing the flaws of Arika and maintaining her faux celebrity
lifestyle, Ebony uncovers some skeletons of her own.
Of her idea for The Buzz, Stefanie notes, “Television shows like The Insider or websites like Perez Hilton and TMZ,
receive an inordinate number of hits daily because people want to know what’s going on in celebrities’ lives. The good,
the bad, and the gossip. People want to know what celebrities are wearing, what they are driving, and what clubs they
are frequenting. Celebrity gossip has a whole new audience because of the Internet. Anyone can make up gossip and it
can literally be all over the world within minutes. Most of the gossip is harmless but some gossip can be damaging. I
thought it would be interesting to tell the story of the person sitting behind the computer spreading the gossip. Who is
this person? Why are they like this?”
Praise for the novel has come from various sources including the managing editor of CollegeNews.com. “This was a
really interesting novel. It kept my interest the whole time and the way that it's formatted, by having different characters
with their own chapters, made it different and a unique read. At first, I really liked Ebony but as the story developed, it
made it harder and harder to like her. Nevertheless, the way it was written, you always wanted to like Ebony, for her to
do something that would redeem her, but that never happened. So it was an interesting turn how at first all the love was
for Ebony but then it slowly leaked away from her and went to the other characters,” says Marina.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stefanie Newell was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She graduated from DePaul University with a B.A. in Finance. She
has been a writer for many years in different facets. Stefanie first co-wrote a song for an independent artist and later
began freelance writing for Unrated Magazine and her entertainment blog The Music Hot Spot. After observing the
entertainment industry and lurking on various message boards and blogs over the years, Stefanie came up with the idea
for her debut novel The Buzz. Published by Write One Publications, Inc., The Buzz has created an incredible buzz
amongst book readers and fans of celebrity gossip. Stefanie is currently working on her second novel Rules of the Game.
Visit www.stefanieonline.com and www.themusichotspot.com.
NOTE TO MEDIA – For book requests, please forward your name, media outlet and mailing address to Erin Mitchell at
publicity@writeonepublications.com. Stefanie Newell is also available for interviews and speaking engagements.
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The Buzz: When celebrity gossip goes wrong…a novel by Stefanie Newell is currently available for $14.95 at
writeonepublications.com, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Purchase by visiting our website
www.writeonepublications.com or by calling Write One Publications, Inc. at (877) 85-WRITE ext. 3. All orders
purchased from our website include an autograph. First edition. 5 ½ x 8 ½, 268 pages. ISBN 978-0-9821484-0-2.
Request a 300 dpi TIF of the cover.
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