Spotlight on Isabel Gillies

Tory Burch; July 2011

Author Isabel Gillies is ready to release her second book A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story. We know will it be as engrossing as her first, Happens Every Day. Here, the former Law & Order actor shares her love lessons, summer plans, and personal style mantra.

I knew I wanted to be a writer when...

I wanted to write everyday.

Writing about my own life was...

Fun.

Being a mother has made me...

Look more carefully at my behavior. There is nothing I want to get right more than being a parent.

Advice for someone looking for love...

Be open and get involved. If a friend asks you to take a gardening class with her- take it, you never know who will be next to you potting a plant. Also, stay positive- there is nothing more attractive than a woman who is tickled pink by what she has rather than bummed about what she doesn't have.

Favorite Author...

Jamie Oliver. I love cooking out of his books!

Favorite Actor...

I am loving Amy Ryan. She is so good in Win Win- she should get an Oscar.

Favorite Comedian...

Louis C.K. My husband took me to see him at Caroline's as a surprise. We laughed like eight-year-olds.

Favorite Summer getaway...

My parents' house in Maine.

Favorite Summer cocktail...

Margarita

My personal style is...

Casual. If I don't feel right in an outfit, I will go home to change. I hate clothes that ruin my mojo.