Although my publication date is still five-and-a-half months away, I've lost no time in thinking about the big day.And in preparation, I've started to collect swag. In book talk, swag are those give-aways like book marks, trinkets, customized cookies, etc. that authors give … [Read more...]
On finding a literary agent
January will always be associated with a special time in my life. A time that I often dreamed of, that I often thought would never happen.Finding a literary agent!It took me four years of writing query letter after query letter and receiving rejection after … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Now that 2014 has rolled in, it's been a solid 20 years since I moved to Hong Kong for what I thought would be for good.So things don't always turn out the way we hope, although I have no regrets. But I do enjoy looking back at photos from that time and only wish I'd taken … [Read more...]
Bringing dessert to the in-laws
Christmas is not usually a stressful time for me because I'm Jewish and have just gotten over hosting 25-35 people at Thanksgiving. But this year was different.My mother-in-law allowed me to bring dessert. Homemade dessert. As in my mother's cheesecake recipe (which I've made … [Read more...]
‘Tis the season
A couple days ago this beautiful calendar arrived in the mail addressed to me. It's filled with fun illustrations my kids immediately took a huge liking to. We even read the calendar as a bedtime story Thursday and Friday.You see, this calendar came from my literary agency. … [Read more...]