I’m working with cover designer Nat Shane to get two books ready for the marketplace. They are HOLLYWOOD STARLET, a novella, and TEMPORARY ALLIANCE. These are prequel and sequel to THE MOVIE STAR AND ME which was published last August.
HOLLYWOOD STARLET is set in 1939 and is the story of a small-town girl, Vera Vance, […]
I finished a new story last week—more on that in a minute. Having completed that project, I finally got around to cleaning out my office. We’ve been remodeling our house for the past several months. In the course of that project, we would move stacks of stuff from one room to the next, always attempting […]
A couple of weeks ago, I received a package from Brilliance Audio. Inside were five copies of the new audio edition of BERLIN CALLING. Then last week, another package arrived. This one contained the new print edition which is currently available for pre-ordering at amazon.com.
Ha! I thought. My book has been published! Now I’m a […]
National Novel Writing Month is now upon us and it seems like a good time to start (and hopefully finish) a new novel, doesn’t it? November is a great time to get into the writing spirit and the folks over at NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) picked a wonderful time to motivate to crank out […]
It took me quite a while to realize success in self-publishing. The first task for any of us is to write a good book—after all, that’s really what we’re trying to sell! But as I learned, successful self-publishing really starts with a marketing plan. I greatly enjoy writing and I like research too, which is […]
Since I began working with Miriam Juskowicz and the Lake Union Publishing folks back in May, my book BERLIN CALLING has gone through several pre-publication phases including developmental editing, creation of promotional text, cover design and now copy editing.
In addition, as noted recently, I was also given the chance to provide some suggestions concerning the […]
Over the Labor Day weekend I received an email from the folks at Lake Union Publishing. Lake Union is the publisher for my book BERLIN CALLING, the new edition of which will be released in February. The email included a questionnaire from Brilliance Audio which will produce the audio version of BERLIN CALLING, also scheduled […]
Five thousand. That’s a good estimate of the number of books hitting the market every single day! The advent of the e-book and the ease of self-publishing have resulted in explosive growth in the number of new books available to readers. So how do you ensure your book breaks the noise level? One way is […]
When I first started working with traditional publisher Lake Union Publishing in May, my project editor Miriam Juskowicz explained the steps through which my book, BERLIN CALLING, would proceed on its way to publication. One of those steps, arguably the most crucial, was the developmental process.
Keep in mind that up until this point, I’ve been […]
I enjoy old movies. A fun night for me is to park myself in front of the TV, tune in to TCM and enjoy two uninterrupted hours of old-fashioned movie magic. Netflix, Amazon, Apple and other outlets offer classic movies as well. My favorite classic movie is Casablanca. It features a magnificent cast, witty dialogue […]
