The Ups and Downs of the Author’s Life

“So how’s it going with your book?” is the question I’m most often asked these days when I meet someone I haven’t seen in a while. The truth is I’m never quite sure how to answer because it depends on the latest developments. The author’s life is a roller coaster ride, or a ride on the ferris wheel, up and down, up and down.

Case in point: Today I followed up on the only invitation I’ve received so far as a member of the Jewish Book Council’s Authors Network–I was to speak for Kristallnacht a...