Kim Gruenenfelder

Kim Gruenenfelder
Born Kimberly Ann Gruenenfelder
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Residence Echo Park, California, U.S.
Education UCLA (BA)
Occupation
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Brian J. Smith
Children 1 son
Website kimgruenenfelder.com

Kim Gruenenfelder is an American author of women's fiction, specifically romantic comedy fiction, novels. Her debut novel, "A Total Waste of Makeup", has been published in six languages and eight international editions to date, and is followed by a sequel, "Misery Loves Cabernet". "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink",[1] is a sequel to 2010's "There's Cake in My Future". Her fifth published novel, "Love The Wine You're With", which details the adventures of a group of friends who open a wine bar, was released June 13, 2017.[2]

In addition to her published novels, she has written screenplays, a stage play, and was also a writer for the television show Jeopardy!.[3] In 2016, she created the word "Eciah", which refers to a moment in your life when your future gets a lot brighter. This word pairs with a website, where people share their eciah stories.[4]

In January 2018, Gruenenfelder announced a plan to run for the representative seat of California's 28th congressional district, to challenge incumbent Adam Schiff as a Democrat, but ultimately decided not to run.[5]

Early life

Kim Gruenenfelder was born in St. Louis, Missouri to salesman Edmond Jacques Gruenenfelder III and future Emmy-award winning writer Carol Campbell. She relocated to Southern California with her family when she was seven years old. Having skipped two grades, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles at age sixteen.[6]

Writing career

Early writing career

Gruenenfelder's career in the entertainment industry started at the age of nineteen when she became a production assistant on the show "Jeopardy!"[7] She became a researcher on the show at twenty. For years after, she was a screenwriter.

Novels

Gruenenfelder's first published novel was "A Total Waste of Makeup", followed up by "Misery Loves Cabernet". These are part of the Charlize series, focusing on a character who starts by turning thirty and lives a Hollywood life. She then started a series about a cake pull, with "There's Cake In My Future" and then "Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink". Her fifth published novel, different from the others in terms of series, is "Love The Wine You're With", detailing the adventures of a group of friends who open a wine bar in Echo Park.

Eciah

In 2016, Gruenenfelder coined the term "eciah". She defines it as "moment in your life when your future suddenly gets a lot brighter", according to her website eciah.com. She is the curator for this website, founding and creating it. Her personal eciah was when she found out she was pregnant with her first and only child.[8]

Political career

In January 2018, Gruenenfelder announced that she would be running for Congress to represent the 28th District of California. On January 4, she publicly announced that she had selected Leigh Helberg as her campaign manager.[9]

Gruenenfelder is a Democrat. The biggest aspect of her platform was the Federal Ballot Initiative, which proposed a federal amendment to allow a form of proposition-based direct democracy.[10] Gruenenfelder is also for gun control, legislation to combat climate change, is pro-DACA, and pro-public charter. She is anti-war. On health care, she is pro-single payer and proposed a public option health care system which she called the United States Care Co-op. She says this would allow those who have health care through unions and employers to keep theirs, while giving those who need it a government option. Gruenenfelder is pro-LGBTQ, and a feminist.[11]

On March 2, Gruenenfelder began taking down pages related to the campaign. She officially conceded in the early hours of March 3.

Personal life

Gruenenfelder is married to writer and director Brian Smith. They have one son together. She currently lives in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.[12] Her uncle is actor J. Kenneth Campbell.

Bibliography

  • A Total Waste of Makeup, St. Martin’s Press, 2005
  • Misery Loves Cabernet, St. Martin’s Press, 2009
  • There's Cake in My Future, St. Martin’s Press, 2010
  • Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink, St. Martin’s Press, 2013
  • Love The Wine You're With, St. Martin's Press, 2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amazon.com - Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink
  2. ↑ Goodreads - Love the Wine You're With
  3. ↑ Author Interview with Kim Gruenenfelder, Fifi Flowers, ReadingIsFashionable.com, December 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Eciah - About Us
  5. ↑ Kim Gruenenfelder For Congress - Facebook
  6. ↑ Interview with Kim Gruenenfelder, Elle Filz, ChickLitWriters.com, March 21, 2011.
  7. ↑ /Goodreads Author Page
  8. ↑ , ChickLitCentral
  9. ↑ Kim Gruenenfelder for Congress
  10. ↑ Kim Gruenenfelder for Congress - The Federal Ballot Initiative
  11. ↑ Kim Gruenenfelder for Congress - Issues
  12. ↑ Interview with Kim Gruenenfelder, Elle Filz, ChickLitWriters.com, March 21, 2011.
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