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Erika Dreifus posted a Q & A with me! Wow!
Erika Dreifus is known to many in the book world – especially in the Jewish book world – as an author, social media maven (currently with Fig Tree Books), and advocate for other writers. Her site is a...
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Are you doing #Readukkah?
This week has been declared #Readukkah by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). In honor of the event, I’ve reviewed a new book, and will share other new book news below. TUKY: THE STORY OF A...
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‘Tis the season for applications: 10 Essay Tips for Students Applying to College
Although I’m mostly known for my writing, I also do a bit of proofreading and editing. And the most common thing for me to proofread at this time of year is a college application essay. Now, I’ve been...
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The Top 5 Things I had to cut from “The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore,” my new...
My new piece up on Tablet, “The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore,” is about how my lifelong love of Star Wars is clashing with my commitment not to go to the movies. Yes, it is true, this fangirl, the child...
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2015 in hindsight
I usually review my professional year just before Rosh Hashanah, but when Erika Dreifus posted last week about Annette Gendler‘s “Artist and Writer’s Workbook,” she piqued my interest. I moseyed over...
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The first week of 2016: goal setting and keeping on track
As I mentioned in my last post, I saw quite a bit I didn’t like when I looked back on my writing accomplishments for 2015. A colleague “happened” to reach out to me right around then to ask if we could...
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Fan mail: the way to make an author’s heart go pitter-patter
I haven’t been posting much this month because I’ve been very, very busy. Thank G-d, in a good way. After failing to write any fiction for a couple months, I wrote three short stories – bang! bang!...
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More excuses as to why I haven’t been blogging much – I promise they’re good...
I disappeared again. Sorry about that. There’s been illness (mine and kiddos – thank G-d, nothing life threatening) and there’s been writing. There’s also been a lot of editing, including a new...
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Trade-offs: editing vs writing
I’ve been spending a lot of time copyediting (and proofreading and plain ole editing) the last couple weeks. I have not been spending a lot of time writing. I have mixed feelings. Editing brings in...
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Nice writerly things that have happened this week
On Sunday, we had a second ladies-only Open Mic night at my synagogue for women here in L.A. Despite it being Oscar Night, the evening of a big community bar mitzvah, and the height of cold season, we...
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Rabbi Yoel Gold: innovative storytelling
Last week, my profile of Rabbi Yoel Gold appeared in The Jewish Home – L.A. edition. Rabbi Gold leads Congregation Bais Naftoli here in Los Angeles, and teaches in a local yeshiva high school, but he...
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“Purim Spiel” newsletter out!
A couple years ago, I wrote about my Purim newsletter in Tablet. It’s been a family tradition for years, but last year, I didn’t publish our usual f”Purim Spiel” paper. I couldn’t really see the humor...
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Pesach Magazine CRAZINESS!
It looks like I’m not just in one Jewish magazine this Pesach, not in two…IY”H, I’ll be in FOUR. That’s right: You’ll find a sci-fi tale in the Hamodia Story Supplement. You’ll find another short story...
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In a hurry, but must share the following exciting news!!
So, I’ve got a half-hour to carpool and a ton on my plate, but it occurs to me that I haven’t shared several recent developments in my professional life that are kinda exciting. In no particular order:...
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I have been swallowed whole.
Okay, really, I’ve been swallowed in pieces. Work is swallowing part of me, and my kids (all home for the summer) are swallowing the rest. There apparently isn’t much left for blogging. One little bit...
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The Desire to Write a Sequel vs the Desire to Write a Story
I already posted once this week, so I’ll probably keep this one short, but I wanted to make sure I do my new little Wednesday thang so I don’t lose my groove. I mentioned in my last post that while...
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What I’m Reading Right Now: On Moral Fiction
A while back, Erika Dreifus had recommended John Gardner’s On Moral Fiction, a slim volume dedicated to writing and literary criticism from the POV that an artist has a moral responsibility to their...
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A Fun Editing Gig, almost Complete!!
(Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know, I missed my Wednesday post. But here I am, making it up to you just one day late.) I thought I’d share a little bit about one of my editing gigs, which is just about wrapped...
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More from Gardner’s On Moral Fiction
In my last post about On Moral Fiction, I went over the first couple chapters of the book. If you are lost by what follows, you can go back and read that post to catch up before continuing. When...
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Fun Storytelling Project I Just Started
I kicked off my Pesach cleaning with a little not-strictly-necessary-for-Pesach file purging on Sunday. Once again, I was astonished by how many stories I have lying around unread after their initial...
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