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May 18, 2012
May 18, May 17th BOOK GIVEAWAY: Stray Bullets by Robert Rotenberg
Robert Rotenberg graduated from law school in Toronto to become the managing editor of Passion, the English-speaking magazine of Paris. He then returned to publish and edit his own magazine, T.O. The Magazine of Toronto.
Eighteen years ago he opened his own law practice and is today one of Toronto’s top criminal lawyers, defending, as he likes to say “everything from murder to shoplifting.”
When asked how he has time to write crime thrillers, Rotenberg answers:
I’m a criminal lawyer, my wife works full time as a television news producer, and we have three kids, so I’m always asked this question. I usually respond: What were you doing at five this morning? Here are a few tips:
-The Alarm. Set your alarm for five a.m. (Note: I mean it.)
-The Morning. Avoid the newspaper – and email. The cliché is you have to write every day. It’s like exercise – stop and you lose your muscle tone. Start early.
-Kids' Programs. Once out of diapers, kids provide a great writing opportunities – a swim lesson is a good hour, drama class is two. I’ve even written at my oldest son’s hockey games. I tap away when he’s not on the ice.
-Mind-numbing tasks. Raking leaves, shoveling snow, chopping wood, digging ditches. Great stuff. Agatha Christie said she got her best ideas while doing the dishes.
-Trains, Boats and Planes. Last year I took a train to New York to meet my editor, a 12-hour milk run from Toronto. Bliss. Lucky Scott Turow - I understand he commutes by train to his law office in Chicago. Perfect writing time.
-Lunch. Arrive late, when the place is emptying out. Find a plug. Get in an hour before heading back to the madhouse. (Note: Avoid your pals.
You really want to be a writer? Get used to eating alone.)
-Find Those Half Hours. I call them the margin times. Five o’clock Saturday afternoon, nine o’clock on Sunday night when everyone else is watching Desperate Housewives.
-Most Important: Never take time from your clients, your friends and especially your family. Write on your own time. (Note: charge up your laptop every night) © 2012 Robert Rotenberg
Robert Rotenberg lives in Toronto with his wife, television news producer Vaune Davis, their three children.
To enter the draw for this book, please visit Stray Bullets at BookClubBuddy.com
Enter the draw now before it closes on May 22nd, 2012
May 18, May 17th Book Giveaway: Stray Bullets by Robert Rotenberg
Robert Rotenberg graduated from law school in Toronto to become the managing editor of Passion, the English-speaking magazine of Paris. He then returned to publish and edit his own magazine, T.O. The Magazine of Toronto.
Eighteen years ago he opened his own law practice and is today one of Toronto’s top criminal lawyers, defending, as he likes to say “everything from murder to shoplifting.”
When asked how he has time to write crime thrillers, Rotenberg answers:
I’m a criminal lawyer, my wife works full time as a television news producer, and we have three kids, so I’m always asked this question. I usually respond: What were you doing at five this morning? Here are a few tips:
-The Alarm. Set your alarm for five a.m. (Note: I mean it.)
-The Morning. Avoid the newspaper – and email. The cliché is you have to write every day. It’s like exercise – stop and you lose your muscle tone. Start early.
-Kids' Programs. Once out of diapers, kids provide a great writing opportunities – a swim lesson is a good hour, drama class is two. I’ve even written at my oldest son’s hockey games. I tap away when he’s not on the ice.
-Mind-numbing tasks. Raking leaves, shoveling snow, chopping wood, digging ditches. Great stuff. Agatha Christie said she got her best ideas while doing the dishes.
-Trains, Boats and Planes. Last year I took a train to New York to meet my editor, a 12-hour milk run from Toronto. Bliss. Lucky Scott Turow - I understand he commutes by train to his law office in Chicago. Perfect writing time.
-Lunch. Arrive late, when the place is emptying out. Find a plug. Get in an hour before heading back to the madhouse. (Note: Avoid your pals.
You really want to be a writer? Get used to eating alone.)
-Find Those Half Hours. I call them the margin times. Five o’clock Saturday afternoon, nine o’clock on Sunday night when everyone else is watching Desperate Housewives.
-Most Important: Never take time from your clients, your friends and especially your family. Write on your own time. (Note: charge up your laptop every night) © 2012 Robert Rotenberg
Robert Rotenberg lives in Toronto with his wife, television news producer Vaune Davis, their three children.
To enter the draw for this book, please visit Stray Bullets at BookClubBuddy.com
Enter the draw now before it closes on May 22nd, 2012
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May 17, 2012
May 17, Creative Writing Contests and Competitions
May 17, Publish Short Stories and Other Fiction
May 14, 2012
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