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Waiting for publication…
The first review is out of Glixman, and now people are contacting me because they want to buy a copy. But it’s not ready yet, at least in the States, and I don’t even have copies yet, myself. I’m...
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Short story in Hamodia’s story supplement!
While I’m still waiting for Glixman‘s arrival, I’ve got a nice surprise for my readers. The story supplement for Hamodia‘s English edition for Pesach – due out today, I think – contains a short story...
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The Good News, and the Bad News (No Ugly News, thank G-d)
The Good News: I’m posting at my regular Wednesday time! The Bad News: I skipped the last two weeks, even though Passover was over. The Good News: Glixman in a Fix is officially for sale! The Bad News:...
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At last! Glixman is available in the States!!!
Copies of Glixman in a Fix are in the U.S. now, and they will be available for purchase starting this week at Jewish bookstores nationwide, and on the Menucha Publishers website. The continue to be...
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Shavuos almost here…
With Shavuos starting tomorrow night, that means school librarians and parents have been reading A Dozen Daisies for Raizy to their younger ones. I keep having kids come up to me, “Mrs. Klempner, did...
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I’d love to get some feedback!
Glixman in a Fix has been available in the U.S. for a while now, and I’d love to get some feedback from readers! I have had a lot of people tell me they have purchased the book, their schools’ library...
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Drat! Writers’ Problems
Usually, I pat myself on the back for writing my first drafts in longhand. I fill notebook after notebook. I’m a big fan of cursive and just love the way pen feels as it loops and drags across paper....
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Glixman Sales, Writing While Parenting, and Other Summertime Thoughts
I heard from the CEO of Menucha Publishers last week, and he says that while there are no official numbers yet, the sales of Glixman in a Fix are strong. I’m a bit frustrated because due to the timing...
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A Happy Tisha B’Av?
Monday night and Tuesday, the Jewish community commemorated the 9th of Av, the date associated with the destruction of both Temples, as well as other traumatic events suffered by the our people. Late...
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Well, that was an extended absence…
Sorry I totally disappeared for a while there! Aside from the obvious (the Jewish holidays that crowd Tishrei), I had other reasons for going AWOL. The biggest one is that I started a new writing gig!...
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On the Brink of NaNoWriMo
Tomorrow is November 1st, aka the first day of NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. I’m all set to go, but feeling very nervous. I’m G-d willing going to be trying out some new software, and I’ve...
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So, I’m about 13 days into NaNoWriMo, and still working on my new book. I’m not really writing as fast as I’d like — not even averaging 1000 words a day. But I *am* making progress. It’s interesting: I...
View ArticleNew Short Story Out & Available Online!
It’s been a while since I last posted, but I’ve been up to good things. One of them was finally finding the right ending for a story I wrote over a year ago and getting it accepted by Hevria. You can...
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As usual, I have lots of good excuses for going missing on this blog. I completed my manuscript for NaNoWriMo, then immediately started work on some short stories…and THEN I started working on...
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At last! (Cue to triumphant music)
After five years, many blog posts, and a whole lot of griping, I finally finished a complete first draft of my first ADULT novel. I feel exhilarated! I also feel…strangely empty. As I was telling my...
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New Edition of Mazal’s Luck Runs Out and more
As usual, my absence on this blog means I’ve been busy someplace else. While I’ve been getting feedback on the novel I finished a couple months back, and digesting it, I’ve been completing revisions...
View ArticleAll sorts of great news to share
Yes, I’ve been AWOL again. And yes, I have all the usual excuses. And I have news–lots of it! I’ve finally got a title for my new middle-grade novel, coming out, G-d willing, this fall: Adina at Her...
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Busy, busy me!
Photo by Sebastian Voortman on Pexels.com Howdy!!! All the kids are home, but I’m, baruch Hashem, getting quite a bit of writing and editing done. My last two published pieces are getting outstanding...
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New Piece Out on the Topic of Faith and the Shema
Howdy! We’ve been going through some ups and downs in the Klempner household, and while today I feel like singing Hallelukah, I wrote a little personal essay while suffering through a spiritual valley...
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Been very busy! Three pieces running this week, a NaNoWriMo update, and Adina...
Howdy readers–long time, no write. So, I’ve been rather busy lately, but after the family we had over for Thanksgiving has gone home and the kids have gone to bed, I have a moment to catch everyone up....
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