Lewis M. Weinstein's Blog, page 2
July 5, 2017
* Amazon giveaway … free copies of A FLOOD OF EVIL
A Flood of Evil (Kindle Edition) by Lewis M. Weinstein Average rating: 4.9 stars *** TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY GO TO … *** https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/32c9c73... *** THEN CLICK … “Follow Lewis M. Weinstein on Amazon to continue” *** Entry Deadline: Jul 20, 2017 11:59 PM PDT Hosted by Lew Weinstein, author
July 4, 2017
* another look at what is IMO the very best book about writing fiction I have ever read
*** Every once in a while, I re-read Elizabeth George’s book, looking for refreshment of old lessons and new perspectives based on where I am in my own writing. Here are my 2017 Elizabeth George refresher notes, along with some notes to myself … Analysis of character is the highest human entertainment; each character […]
July 3, 2017
* the powerful themes in A FLOOD OF EVIL make for a great conversation
*** send me an email at authorlewweinstein@gmail.com 
June 30, 2017
* a review of A FLOOD OF EVIL posted on amazon … thank you Carole
*** Meticulously researched, A Flood of Evil is a comprehensive novel that takes the reader step by step through the events that lead to the Nazi party’s rise in Germany. Told through alternating points of view, one gets a personalized account of how humanity was driven to the utmost stage of barbarity. Berthold is a […]
* recently posted comments (on FB) about A FLOOD OF EVIL … thank you Rebecka
*** Rebecka Snell … I loved reading it. For years, Holocaust studies have emphasized the statistics, the count of the dead and methods of humiliation and death. Lew’s book intimately involves the reader in understanding the challenges for every day citizens, whether Jewish or not. Then he employed the romantic techniques of successful novelists to keep […]
June 29, 2017
* Book Club in Berlin … Germans react to A FLOOD OF EVIL
*** I am preparing for a book club meeting next week, in Berlin via Skype. I am very much looking forward to reactions to my book from Germans, all of whom have parents and grandparents who lived in Germany in the Nazi years. The following questions have been suggested, but there is no telling where […]
May 24, 2017
* Lew’s review of “The Holocaust in History” by Michael Marrus
My brilliant marketing professor at the Harvard Business School (Ted Levitt) often reminded us “if you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” This is particularly crucial as I move into those aspects of my novel where my fictional characters Berthold Becker and Anna Gorska react to the persecution of […]
May 13, 2017
* Lew’s review of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
*** This is a magnificent book, as has already been affirmed countless times. So what can I add? The answer is that I can share what I learned from reading it, with the goal of improving my own writing. Consider for example the meticulous sequencing of scenes, whereby Doerr often requires the reader to hold […]
* another book on amazon’s German site with a swastika on the cover … why this one and not mine? … NOTE: Bezos has not responded to my earlier questions
*** DEAR MR. BEZOS I was just made aware of a new book (Hitler’s American Model), published in 2017, which is listed on amazon in the US and in Germany, which has a swastika on the cover. Can you please explain to me why that book (and many others on both sites) may have a swastika […]
May 7, 2017
* one month and no response from Mr. Bezos …
He’s a busy man … this is a small matter in his universe … I shall be patient
