Monthly Archives: January 2013

Sex – And my latest novel

Sex – And my latest novel

So… The 3rd Hole is in the final stages of editing – I am meeting at Iguana’s office next week to go over their suggestions and prepare for the re-write that is always necessary in any book before it is launched. This is my fourth book, I’ve done it before. So what’s the problem? The problem is… Sex!

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Writers’ Inside Info – Sharing Secrets

Writers’ Inside Info – Sharing Secrets

We were having dinner last night with good friends and talking about TIFF, and anti-semitism –subjects that will soon become bigger news (too bad about that). Then my friends switched the conversation to the topic of writing a novel.

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Writer’s Block – When the Subject Matter is Difficult

Writer’s Block – When the Subject Matter is Difficult

So my publisher wants me to focus my blog more on the interesting aspects of being a writer – at least some of the time. I will certainly have some unique tales to share with you about beresheet – the beginning – 18 years ago when I joined the Crime Writers and was a member of PEN.

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Two Great books and an extra comment

Two Great books and an extra comment

Now that The 3rd Hole is in the hands of Iguana Books and is being edited, I can finally sit down, just me and my glass of wine, and read some of the books that I love – books about crime/mystery/spies/passion/etc. etc. I want to share with you some of my thoughts about the two that I have just read.

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Social Media for this Grandmother! Help! – Part Two

Social Media for this Grandmother! Help! – Part Two

I’m glad so many of you had a good laugh (at my expense) after part #1.  As of tonight I am close 1,000 ‘likes’ on my Disqus account -and that makes my sooo happy.  But now, as promised, I am sharing some of my unrestrained comments to the world press–   Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, London Daily Mail, London Telegraph,  New York Times, New York Post, Huffington Post, USA Today ,Montreal Gazette, CNN,  Botswana Guardian, Jerusalem …

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Social Media for this Grandmother! Help! – a two-part tale of horror and redemption

Social Media for this Grandmother!  Help!  – a two-part tale of horror and redemption

As most of you know, my fourth book, The 3rd Hole, is being published in April. Last August I met with Greg Ioannou of Iguana Books and we made the deal. Hurray! It has been ten years since my last novel, Final Justice was published. And oh how the world has changed since then.

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