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
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Thrillers & Whodunits
Last week I was full of praise for those two books that I finally had the time to read. This week I was disappointed in one of my two reads – the thriller – and I would love your take on it.
Whodunits, Spy Stories and Intrique – Love those books and their writers
I love to read books that keep me hooked right to the last page – sometimes I can figure out before the end whodunit – but not usually.
On becoming an Author in the second half of my life
The first time that publisher Jack Stoddart and his senior executives referred to me as an author, an involuntary giggle escaped from my lips. Deep in my heart, I didn’t believe them.
To Be, Or Not To Be – Sex, Lies and Anonymous Bloggers
In order to make sure that my latest novel, The 3rd Hole, succeeds in today’s competitive milieu, I have to come back into the public domain to garner as much P/R as possible. The first step is to prepare my kids and close friends that Uglies about me will soon be back in the news.