Uvi’s Comments (group member since Apr 09, 2012)

Uvi’s comments from the The Creative Spark with Uvi Poznansky group.

Listen tonight - 7pm Central Time USA to my interview at the Writer's Lounge:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-writ...

Yesterday when I posted the front cover of my upcoming book, Home, a reader wrote to me saying she was so ready to read it! So I am working as hard as I can, designing the back cover. While the image on the front is based on my oil painting, the one on the back is conjured out of thin air...

To read more, click the link:
http://uviart.blogspot.com/2012/08/ho...

As you may already know, I'm hard at work on a new book, a vessel holding poems and prose. Today I have spent the entire day working on the design of the front cover.

To see it, click the link http://uviart.blogspot.com/2012/08/ho...

You're very welcome. Looking forward to hear your voice!

P.T. wrote: "Uvi I have all the novels 3/4 completed. I started writing this series a year ago. I wrote all of them concurrently. Their stories interlock and transpire in the same time frame. Hot & Forbidden i..."

Oh, you've put my mind at ease, then--this is a quick pace for writing, but not an impossible one!

Yes, the story flows out... That's how it happens. Having to chase the characters with a pen in hand... Why do they always start talking faster just before my eyes fall shut?

Good night for now, Patricia...

Reyna wrote: "Hi Uvi and thank you for the invite to your group. I see you on various Facebook groups we are both a member of. It is so nice to see you here as well."

Yes, I have noticed you too Reyna, and it is so nice to hear your voice! Facebook has many writer groups and readers groups, but rarely can you find a conversation of true depth, which is what I'm hoping will happen here. All of us have insights to offer about our work and the process we go though to create stories, so I hope you will share a little about your work and offer brief excerpts.

Looking forward to an inspiring conversation!

Oh, I could not miss it!

Oh, I see. And I think that 12 is a nice number for a series.

On a different note, I am amazed by the tight writing schedule you've set for yourself, with one book coming out in October and another in December. I thought that writing Apart From Love in a year was an incredibly tough schedule, writing around the clock--but you've outdone me! Tell me a little more about your work habits and discipline, do you write first and then rewrite or is it a continuous cycle of writing and rewriting?

Oh so heartwarming! This has a feel of rocking a crib back and forth, and whispering a lullaby; because even though your daughter is already a young girl, she is forever your baby. The words 'mucho amor' punctuate the poem and add an authentic feel.

Thank you so much for sharing this, Patricia!

P.T. wrote: "The series has a total of twelve novels. La familia is comprised of total of thirteen cousins and therefor there are twelve novels. Each novel is about one of the cousins"

Welcome, Patricia! So glad to hear your voice, and to learn about you and your work! There is so much here, which brings up so many questions. So first, I would like to learn a little bit more about you plan for the series: are all twelve stories told from the point of view of the thirteenth cousin, and if so, can he tell what each of the other characters are thinking? Or else, is the story narrated by the author, who is 'God' and can see into the heart and guts of every character?

I am glad you gave a quote from the book at the end of the message. By all means, you can post a paragraph or two. And if you wish to pose questions for feedback, I will gladly offer my thoughts.

The mission statement of this group has undergone a profound change since its inception. I would like to point out the shift in focus: at the beginning, the focus was on my work--but by now, it is about all of us, who create and think about the ways of creation. I thought it would be a good idea to quote the mission statement as it stands now:

""It's a pleasure meeting you here in Uvi's Corner! Let us make it a cosy, intimate place, a place where we can exchange ideas about the creative process and how it guides us. For starters just visit my site, uviart.com and my blog, uviart.blogspot.com. Many of the posts offer thoughts about 'being in the zone'. I am open to learn from you how you view art and writing, and the creative process. Any questions relating to my novel, Apart From Love, are welcome! If you have already read it, or are in the process of reading, feel free to offer your thoughts. Also, share excerpts of your writing, if you wish to get feedback."

In the same spirit, here is the mission statement of the Writing Process discussion board of this group:

"This thread is about the writing process. Your writing process. It does not matter what genre, please share reflections about how you put pen to paper; how you express yourself. Feel free to post a short poem or an excerpt, and share a post from your blog (if you have one) so we can engage in conversation about it."

This poem is called Muse:

The lamp swings like a pendulum, pictures sway on their nails
Then slip down the walls, leaving scratched trails
Amidst the quake, the grief, the confusion and scare
Slowly ascending is my father's armchair

And beyond all these outlines of what I see there
Beyond the sofa, the knickknacks, the old furniture
Light pours in, and it paints something new
It reveals, it unveils at this moment a clue

The clue to a presence only he could once see
A presence he longed for, because only she
Could call him back home, and envelop him so
Touching-not-touching, her hands all aglow

These pages, upon which he'll never scribble a line
Are floating from the shadows, into the shine
Only she can now read the blanks, she and no other
He's ascending into the hands of his muse, his mother.

A new review, titled "Wonderful!" Just posted for Apart From Love on Amazon UK and US:

Wonderful!, 14 Aug 2012
By ShonUK
Amazon Verified Purchase(What is this?)
This review is from: Apart From Love (Kindle Edition)
"`Apart from Love' is quite unlike any story I've ever read, and I enjoyed every moment of it. The writing is full of lyricism and imagery, melancholy and hope, whilst the story seldom wanders very far from one cramped apartment in Santa Monica.
It is not a book that will take you on a journey through a place or an era, but rather through the minds of three people.
Anita, Ben and Lenny are undoubtedly connected through kin and marriage, yet are so sadly disconnected by their individual histories, secrets, guilt and remorse. They find an obscure way with which to communicate and reach out to each other, recording their voices and thoughts on an old tape recorder. The fact that they share this tiny living space, yet are so far from understanding each other is beautifully delivered through Poznansky's prose and style.
Anita is Lenny's second wife, articulate and eloquent with her desires and despairs despite her dreadful English, brash ways and lack of education. Ben, only a year older than Anita, is Lenny's son. He is recently returned after years estranged from his broken family. Natasha, Ben's mother and Lenny's first wife, is the white elephant in the room, her absence enormous and tangible.
`Apart from Love' is a clever, in-depth, unadulterated exploration of the thoughts of these individuals as they flow unheeded through their minds, allowing the reader to float, swim, wade, and splutter along with these oft times drowning characters.
The story wraps up in a wonderful way, pulling the threads together to make sense of the way the book has been structured.

I noticed that Poznansky is also the painter of the stunning cover design, her gift with word images spilling into visual art, proving herself a very talented artist."

Thank you dear Rionna for your support!

Marcia wrote: "Beautiful, Uvi!"

Thank you so much, dear Marcia!

I am so excited that my novel, Apart From Love, is listed on the Book of the Month, for the group Never too Old for Y.A. Books. So, I am ever so grateful that you are the first friends to help my book get selected. Thank you Dave, Tower, Crystal, and Gabby-Lily for your support!

And for all my friends here, this is where to join the Never Too Old for YA Books:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/5...

And this is where to vote:
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/69...

Dave wrote: "Wow! Amazing review!"

Thank you so much, Dave!

The current working title for my next book is A Sentence, Unfinished. It will include my poems and prose, and my father's poems. My poem With a Spin is to be included in it:

This is the place where he put pen to paper...
But clung to the wall, the shelves are now bare
All that remains of his words is but vapor
All you can spot is but a dent in his chair

He used to sit here, here he would stare
Years come, years go, the clock keeping score,
He would scribble his notes, crumple them in despair
Waiting for his savior, but locking that door

That door sealed him off, away from all danger
Except from the depth of the danger within
No one could intrude here, except for the stranger
That carried him off to a place, with a spin—

The poet, who had mourned the loss of his mother
Was then, somehow, reduced to a child
He would crouch at the threshold, and call, call, call her
Knock, knock, knock at that door, no more stifled, but wild

This is the place where he put pen to paper...
With a spin the door opened, creaking on a hinge
Locked in embrace, perhaps at last he can feel her
No need to cry now, can't feel that twinge

Tom Riddell describes himself as a a fairly easy going kind of guy who takes responsibility for his life and is interested in many things- everything from politics to books, to the super natural- paranormal. Who says that being 50+ can't be fun?He is currently working on a novel. He is also a TV Producer at SCCTV (Washington @ Work), a web site administrator, and a host Blog Talk Radio Show: The Writers' Lounge. I am very honored that he posted this ★★★★★ review on his site:

"The author has taken a very complicated premise, involving three complex characters and interlaced them all into a story that will seep into the hearts and souls of many readers. It is surely destined to become a novel that you will well remember for a long time to come.

The richness of this tale becomes beautifully evident in the way the author delves into every intricate detail of the story. Not overly done, the narrative fits perfectly, pulling you along, tantalizing you to want more..."

Tom concludes the review with these words:

If there are first time novels that truly belong on The New York Times Best Sellers List- this one is it! This read, from beginning to end, remained solidly at the very top of the star rating scale for me. Excellent work!"

To read the entire review: http://www.tomriddell.com/blog/?p=376

For a writer just coming out of obscurity, how do you know you're starting to make a dent in the public mind? When you utter a whisper, how do you even know someone is listening? Well, in my case, the answer this: you know it when Beyonce and Marilyn Monroe start following you on Twitter! How cool is that! (And don't even bother hinting that Marilyn is no longer among us--she lives on!)

Look, this is what I find when I follow them back: both of these amazing divas have wise and poignant thoughts, which they express with the brevity necessary for Twitter communication.

Beyonce Knowles
@BeyonceKnowIess FOLLOWS YOU
Beyonce is a singer songwriter record producer actress,dancer choreographer model fashion designer vocals one of the biggest Artist of all time!
Los Angeles, CA

"You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel."

"You say you missed me, well I missed me too, because I was never myself whenever I was with you."

"You’re everything I thought you never were and nothing like I thought you could’ve been."

Marilyn Monroe
@MarilynMonroeDC FOLLOWS YOU
Ego & love cannot exist together. They are like light & darkness: when light comes, darkness disappears. | Created by @jeremiah_alric | Owner by @sofiebilancia
Washington, DC · http://www.facebook.com/MarilynMonroeDC

"In life; Good experiences will produce memorable moments and bad experiences will produce lessons."

"Kindness should never be confused with weakness! What someone doesn't do shouldn't ever be confused with what they are capable of doing."

"God and the Devil both have the power to grant your deepest desires; in the end, it’s the price you pay for them that matters."