M.A. Rothman's Blog, page 5
February 3, 2018
Free novel – share with others.
Hello all, I’m at the stage now with my writing where I’m looking at some of my old (unpublished novels) and know that I’m never going to submit them for publication for one reason or another. Usually, it’s because they twist genres a bit and it ends up not being as strongly viable in a […]
January 29, 2018
A sneak peek of NO CHOICES – first two chapters
Sneak peek of NO CHOICES – first two chapters….. [first draft] – let me know what you think: Yoshi Watanabe had been an FBI forensic analyst for over a decade, yet there he was, sitting in the security office for a luxury apartment complex, staring at monitors for hours at a time. Despite the heat […]
October 21, 2017
Something I’m Working On – Sample First Chapter
Chapter One “Mister Yoder, I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but you have stage-4 pancreatic cancer.” That was certainly not how Levi had expected his 9:00 a.m. follow-up visit with the doctor to go. The gray-haired doctor sat across the table from Levi and nudged a box of tissues in his direction. […]
July 11, 2017
A taste of an upcoming story….
Here is a sample of an upcoming story – I’ll let you know what happens with it soon enough. Chapter One Jon LaForce scrambled down a steep path leading into Tikaboo Valley. He took a swig from the cheap red wine he’d bought from the gas station in the nearby town of Rachel and […]
March 17, 2017
A sample scene … introducing Nate Carrington
While other stories wend their way through the editing/pitch/publishing process, I am working on a medical thriller and figured I’d share a short scene I’d literally just written. I’m introducing one of the characters in the story, he’s an FBI forensic examiner, 48, and the first scene you encounter him is this one: It was […]
February 26, 2017
ICE CREAM BREAD (Two ingredients! No, not a joke)
I posted this same recipe on Facebook and it went viral (110,000+ shares), and since it has been a while since I posted a recipe on my blog, here you go. ICE CREAM BREAD (Two ingredients! No, not a joke) (Perfect for making with the kids and infinite varieties) Makes One 8 x 4 loaf 2 […]
