Who knew that as an author I’d be back auditioning myself and my book for a roomful of strangers who are looking for an easy fix for their booking problems. I was part of a two hour slog, where dozens of other writiers were also delivering their two-minute pitch as we all dutifully clapped every […]
Writing is considered a solitary game, so blogging without readers shouldn’t be such a catastrophe, but even when you keep a diary, you’re always hoping that someone will actually take a peek once in awhile. That’s why I finally decided to self-publish my novel, so that finally people could read it after all my years […]
Last night four of us got together to form a new writing group. If you’ve never been in one, it sometimes feels a little intimidating, but to us old-timers, it’s like coming home. To have a group or workshop or whatever you decide to call it, where the focus is on the writing, the process […]
No one but could ever say I had a career in the theater, even though I spent several years in New York studying with Herbert Berghof, Bill Hickey, Lee Strasberg, Allan Miller, also appearing in strange little venues, where the director would come back and say, “Tonight we’re doing one for ourselves, kids!” That was […]
Next to actually having a good day of writing, what could be better than getting to talk to your readers or potential readers. So that makes last night, my first time of book reading, signing and selling at the Westwood Library a fully great experience. Even when you say you’re not nervous, the prospect of […]
I’m feeling very pleased with myself today but unfortunately it has nothing to do with writing. I had decided to get a new car, actually a pre-owned one. Notice how no one calls it “used” anymore, it’s pre-owned. And for that privilege they charge more. However, as much as I have loved all my Volvos […]
I actually remember the excitement when JFK was President and the horror when he was asssassinated. So I understand the feelings of young voters who think they’ve discovered someone new, like Sen. Obama, but I also know how extraordinary it is to have a woman candidate up for the office. I’m sorry that the Clinton […]
According to Karen Syed, CEO of Echelon Publishing, promoting your writing could be a fulltime job, and the most important one, if you want to sell books. At the past weeekend conference of the SoCalWritersConference in San Diego, I was bombarded by information and ideas on how to market your book. People were there with […]
