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Amazon Author Rank

“Take Amazon Author Rank with a grain of salt,” says every publishing industry expert ever to every newbie author ever. The last time I heard this was last week when I was lamenting being unable to break the six-figure ceiling with my book that won’t be out for a month. “It’s only part of the […]

Buy THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY

Guess what I just found out! “Pre-release” book sales are counted toward the first week of sales. So if you were thinking of buying THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY (sorry, there’s no non-sales-y way of asking) now is the time. It’s out in just over a month. Healthy first-week sales can help push me into […]

Book signing in Alexandria, Virginia

There are few places on earth (besides my home town in New Jersey) that I love better than Alexandria, Virginia. Cultured, lively and beautiful, Alexandria offers something for everyone. That’s why I was so excited to be invited to sign copies of The Secret Side of Empty at one of its best bookstores, Hooray for […]

Panel at the Los Angeles Public Library

I’m excited to be participating on theTeen Author Reading Series panel at the Los Angeles Public Library. Details: Saturday, March 15th, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. Playa Vista Library 6400 Playa Vista Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90094 Other panelists includeElana K Arnold, author of Splendor,Scott Bly author of Smasher andRisa Green, author of Projection. If you’re […]

ASJA Panel and other upcoming events

I’m excited to announce that I’ve been invited to participate in a panel at the American Society for Journalists and Author’s Annual Conference in New York City. Details: FROM ESSAY TO BOOK DEAL PANEL ASJA CONVENTION Saturday, April 26th from 3:30 -5:30 pm at The Roosevelt Hotel 45 East 45th Street with Susan Shapiro, authors […]

The ends of things

For most of the stories we trade, we know a beginning, a middle and an end. Jackie Kennedy… remember her as a young widow? And then marrying that Onassis guy? And how she went at the end? Or… Uncle Pete… isn’t it crazy how that wife of his left him when he got sick? Stories […]

This is what a football toboggan looks like

Although I still don’t know the connection between football and tobogganing, I can verify that there is indeed a football toboggan smack dab in my way as I try to make it to work. The only thing that makes me feel better is the fact that I get to use the word “toboggan” while I […]

My state of disunion with the State of the Union

I did not watch the State of the Union address. There would have been a time that I would have had a viewing party, popcorn and a full analysis of the opposition rebuttal. Tonight I was in screenwriting class. It was not until I got out of the subway on my way to the bus […]

More PIX ALA Midwinter 2014

Saturday was a day full of publish-y stuff. Here are a couple more pictures. And if you missed the last round of pictures, click here to check them out. First, there was my book signing. They had to pull me “offstage” with a hook (my time was up, people kept coming, so I kept signing). […]

Time to get divorced, kids

Let it not be said that I am pro-divorce. I love love and I love the idea of a lifetime of togetherness. Failing that, I am definitely for remaining civil. I am friends with most of my ex-boyfriends – go out to dinner, talk on the phone type of friends. Heck, my ex-husband just came […]