Women seem to be at the forefront of current events. The #MeToo movement is just one aspect, but very vocal and evident. Women want to be heard, they refuse to be dismissed or discounted. They’re marching, voting, organizing, reporting, running for office. The word “feminist” became the word –of-the-year. Why not? Women have been trying […]
A virtual blog tour was something that was totally new for me in connection with my new book, WHERE DO I GO. It was like sending your baby out on a trip all by herself before she has learned to walk. Will she end up crawling back home, bullied by the world. Still, there’s no […]
A new year is another chance to get it right, to overcome last year’s problems, to do better. After surviving an auto accident, I’m ready for a better year. And having published my third novel, WHERE DO I GO, at the end of the year,I’m also ready to have readers discover Leah’s journey which continues […]
Well, right away I have to say it may be impossible. After all a writer is supposed to be in tune with the world, sensitive to its nuances, its changes, the imperceptible whims of the world. We might not understand them but we’re hip to them happening. Our job is to figure them out or […]
When the book is finished, all you want to do is talk about it, blog about it, write about it. It’s been the focus of your mind for so long, now you want to share it. But how much is too much? It can’t be all you want to say. You still have to be […]
Since my three novels are all historical fiction, the first project is always research. I love it, I could stay with the past forever. It’s there to be figured out, to be understood in a comprehensive way. The present is too muddy, too blurry with situations that have not become clear as yet. And the […]
Once the book is done, now the hard work begins. Promoting, marketing, publicity, press release, signings, readings. All necessary, getting it started takes lots of time and energy. The problem in today’s world is, so much of it is on-line. No human contact. Emails, tweets, facebook, voice mails, where did the humans go. Of course […]
Along with the California wildfires, there’s been a conflagration of sharing by women regarding their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. It seems that no female has gone unscathed in their lifetime. I added some of mine, starting as a young ten year old, who had matured physically beyond her years. People made remarks, boys […]
