Elevator Pitch: Stuck Between the Floors?

I grew up in NYC in a high-rise building, living on the 6th floor, so you’d think it would be a no-brainer for me to come up with an elevator pitch for my book. I’ve spent countless hours riding up and down – not to mention stuck between floors...

Five Thoughts on Launching Fiction

Patience is a Virtue You’ve just published your book on Amazon and you’re getting nervous. You’ve read all the tips from the self-help gurus. You need to be out there connecting with your audience. Promoting, selling, and marketing. You’ve sent...

Social Media—Must I?

Okay. I admit it. I was a shy child. More interested in my inner world than anything going on around me. So my parents considered it their duty to make sure that I developed into a socially well-adjusted human being. The mantra: If you want to have friends, you have...