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I’m a NaNo Loser and Proud of It
It’s now four days into December, and NaNoWriMo is all wrapped up. The goal was to write 50,000 words, and I will tell you straight up: I did not make it to 50,000 words. But, the good news is, I wrote...
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Ehhh…a little backsliding
So, remember my big plans to finish the novel manuscript that I didn’t finish during NaNoWriMo? Well, that is taking a bit longer than I anticipated. Last week, I had good excuses–Chanukah, the fact my...
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First post of 2019: What’s ahead
I kept telling myself that I didn’t want to make any resolutions–I don’t really celebrate secular New Year’s Eve. But something that happened that made me reconsider. I’ve been struggling to write...
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Video #1: So, you’ve told me you want to write a picture book…
One of the things I’ve been hoping to do this year (and I’m talking 5779, not 2019) is make some videos about writing. I finally took the plunge after receiving a number of phone calls, PMs, and other...
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Adina at Her Best finally up for sale!
While I have not gotten my copies yet (they are in transit, and they arrived in NYC on Thursday), Adina at Her Best is indeed on sale on the Menucha Publisher’s site. In other fun news, I just posted a...
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They’re here….
Finally, my copies of Adina at Her Best have arrived! (<— You can click that link to purchase it so you can hold your copy, too.) They got lost in transit, so my publisher sent out a second...
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Finally Turning the Corner on Seasonal Doldrums and Lots of Publishing News
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com The last week of February, I had one of those nice “published four times in one week” moments last week. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s nice when it does. If you...
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Barbara Bietz’s interview of me, working on a new short story, and other news
It’s been a busy week, and I have a lot to share. First, the wonderful author Barbara Bietz (The Sundown Kid, Like a Maccabee) interviewed me for her blog. She posted the interview today, and you can...
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Want to Learn How to Write a Genuinely Helpful Book Review?
Someone pointed out to me that one of the reasons that people don’t write reviews is that they don’t know HOW to do so. And then another someone confessed she was interested in writing reviews, but...
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Researching my next book!
While I’m deep in the querying process for my first adult novel and my first secular picture book, I’ve started to research my next book. I began with digging out some old interviews I did for an...
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Returning from a Series of Misadventures
I decided to post today and realized that I hadn’t posted in months! I’m still researching the book I reported researching in my last post, but in between then and now: I attended a great conference...
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Writing Goals for 5780
It’s almost Rosh Hashanah, which means a new Jewish year is ahead. It’s a good time for me to do some “accounting” for my professional life, looking back at this past year and also planning for the...
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My Quarantine Diary, Part 1
Like the rest of you (I hope), I’ve been staying at home for the last seven weeks or so. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I’m not getting much work done, but I’ve been tweeting a lot, and I realized...
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Cheer Up a Friend (and Yourself) with Snail Mail
Want to know how to surprise a friend, whether they are in quarantine across the country or one of your “far away/so close” neighbors who you saw daily in pre-quarantine days? Want to cheer up someone...
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My Coronavirus Diary, Part 2
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I got several positive comments on the first part of my quarantine diary, so here are some more glimpses of life in the Klempner household while under Safer at Home...
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The Ups and Downs of Writing Life
I was feeling a little cranky earlier today. Okay–more than a little. I’ve hit the point in a particular revision which I’m working on when I have to start writing new material, not just tidying up...
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Summer Update
I’ll hopefully post again soon (maybe with haiku!) but first a confession: I have barely written a word since my kids started summer vacation. If I start to talk about my feelings on this topic, there...
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I really did end up writing barely a word during the summer, but the moment that my kids resumed school, I got hit up for some pieces by editors who know me. The first one to run went up on Jew in the...
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Appearing This Week on Table for Five
Readers of The Jewish Journal and followers of the Accidental Talmudist will find me this week in their “Table for Five” feature. This week’s topic is the first mishnah in Masechet Rosh Hashanah,...
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Another Article Up on Jew in the City, This Time About Yom Kippur, Plus a...
I’m hoping those of you who celebrate Rosh Hashanah enjoyed yourselves. We enjoyed the holiday here, even though it definitely was different than in previous years. Those of you who know me in person...
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