Last week the pizza king Dom DeMarco of Di Fara Pizza died at the age of 85. Maybe you never heard of him, but here in NYC he was a legend, his Brooklyn pizzeria consistently ranked among the best, if not the best in the New York City area. I knew Dom. His was the first pizza I ate after I moved to … [Read more...] about Slices of My Life
Planting a Seed
A story is a seed. Planted in a child’s imagination, it can grow to bear fruit. By that I mean the books they will go on to read after they’ve discovered the joys of reading. I was reminded of this recently when I got a lovely email from a young woman whom I’d last seen when she was a child. Young … [Read more...] about Planting a Seed
My Two Favorite Words
It’s just two words. The two words that are the sweetest in the English language to me and every other author I know. They usually come after weeks and months of toil and tens of thousands of words written at all hours of the day and night, often at the expense of other activities and … [Read more...] about My Two Favorite Words
BOOK SALE!
Happy Autumn! Whenever I see the leaves turning, I think of curling up in a cozy spot inside with a good book on chilly days. I’m not alone, either—lots of book lovers I know would rather read by the fire than on a beach. So if you’re looking for a good book to snuggle up with indoors, you’ll be … [Read more...] about BOOK SALE!
Plotter or Pantser?
I’m somewhere in the middle between plotter and pantser. Before I sit down to write a novel, I always have an idea of where I’m going with it. Sometimes it’s a scene I can see unfolding in my mind. Other times it’s a character that jumps into my head fully formed. By the time I’ve written the first … [Read more...] about Plotter or Pantser?
