From Libby Fischer Hellmann
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Good film, by the way, with Tim Robbins. (See
the official movie trailer here.) Last week, I flew
out to Hollywood (LA, really) to pitch my books
to a dozen production companies. Sounds cool, right?Actually it was more like a speed-dating marathon.
I had five minutes with each company, and I pitched
Easy Innocence, Nobody's Child, Havana Lost, and a
Bitter Veil, depending on what the company seemed
to want. To find out more about the experience --
some of it amusing, some not so much -- head to
my blog post called Movies 'R Us here.
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WHAT I DO BETWEEN BOOKS
High five here! I recently finished the 5th thriller
in the Ellie Foreman Series! It's called Jump Cut –
both my background and Ellie’s are in film production
-- which is when there's an abrupt cut, or “jump”
in a shot. More on this novel will be coming later.
After finishing a book -- well, it's not really finished
until it's published -- there can be a letdown. You
feel like your entire focus is getting the book done,
and then it suddenly is. What do I do next? Well
that's the topic of another blog post called
What I Do Between Books , in case
you're interested.
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WRITING CRIME FICTION – MY LOVE-
HATE RELATIONSHIP
There are some aspects of writing crime fiction
that I LOVE, such as imagining plot twists and turns.
But then there are the parts that I HATE, such as
dragging myself into my office, staring at a blank
screen, forcing myself to write, something, anything,
to move the plot forward. It's excruciating, and
I compare it to being a Polar explorer. Too extreme?
Learn more of what I LOVE
and what I HATE in these blog posts.
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NEW: AVAILABLE SOON - THE INCIDENTAL SPY
Now for the truly gratifying part of being a writer. I'm
thrilled to announce my latest novella: The Incidental
Spy -- set in the early years of the Manhattan
Project in Chicago.
Here’s the description:
Young Lena Bentheim is forced to flee
Nazi Germany for Chicago in 1935, leaving
her family and boyfriend behind. After learning
English, she eventually finds a new life as a
secretary in the Physics Department of
the University of Chicago. She meets and
marries another German refugee scientist
and has a child. Then tragedy
strikes and Lena is forced to spy
on the nuclear fission
experiments at the U of Chicago.
You can purchase the print version here , and I hope
you will. The ebook version won’t be out for another
month or so, but either way, honest reviews are
always welcome, as those of you on the
Libby's Review
Crew already know.
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me going, and
I couldn't do it without you.
Happy reading, and until next time...
Warmly,Libby
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Move
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Good film, by the way, with Tim Robbins. (See
the official movie trailer here.) Last week, I flew
out to Hollywood (LA, really) to pitch my books
to a dozen production companies. Sounds cool, right?Actually it was more like a speed-dating marathon.
I had five minutes with each company, and I pitched
Easy Innocence, Nobody's Child, Havana Lost, and a
Bitter Veil, depending on what the company seemed
to want. To find out more about the experience --
some of it amusing, some not so much -- head to
my blog post called Movies 'R Us here.
Move
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Move
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×
Move
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WHAT I DO BETWEEN BOOKS
High five here! I recently finished the 5th thriller
in the Ellie Foreman Series! It's called Jump Cut –
both my background and Ellie’s are in film production
-- which is when there's an abrupt cut, or “jump”
in a shot. More on this novel will be coming later.
After finishing a book -- well, it's not really finished
until it's published -- there can be a letdown. You
feel like your entire focus is getting the book done,
and then it suddenly is. What do I do next? Well
that's the topic of another blog post called
What I Do Between Books , in case
you're interested.
Move
+ Copy
× Delete +
×
Move
+ Copy
× Delete
WRITING CRIME FICTION – MY LOVE-
HATE RELATIONSHIP
There are some aspects of writing crime fiction
that I LOVE, such as imagining plot twists and turns.
But then there are the parts that I HATE, such as
dragging myself into my office, staring at a blank
screen, forcing myself to write, something, anything,
to move the plot forward. It's excruciating, and
I compare it to being a Polar explorer. Too extreme?
Learn more of what I LOVE
and what I HATE in these blog posts.
Move
+ Copy
× Delete +
×
Move
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× Delete
NEW: AVAILABLE SOON - THE INCIDENTAL SPY
Now for the truly gratifying part of being a writer. I'm
thrilled to announce my latest novella: The Incidental
Spy -- set in the early years of the Manhattan
Project in Chicago.
Here’s the description:
Young Lena Bentheim is forced to flee
Nazi Germany for Chicago in 1935, leaving
her family and boyfriend behind. After learning
English, she eventually finds a new life as a
secretary in the Physics Department of
the University of Chicago. She meets and
marries another German refugee scientist
and has a child. Then tragedy
strikes and Lena is forced to spy
on the nuclear fission
experiments at the U of Chicago.
You can purchase the print version here , and I hope
you will. The ebook version won’t be out for another
month or so, but either way, honest reviews are
always welcome, as those of you on the
Libby's Review
Crew already know.
Move
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× Delete Thank you for being part of my gang. You keep
me going, and
I couldn't do it without you.
Happy reading, and until next time...
Warmly,Libby
Published on August 18, 2015 18:01
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