Do you have an elevator speech? Book writers are told that they need an 'elevator speech' -- a one-minute pitch for when they inadvertently meet their star-maker. It's also useful for talking about one's book with everyone else. Theoretically, that is. My elevator speech rarely gets past the first floor. But I love my books,… Continue reading Hope for Novelists and Other Writers by da-AL
Truman Capote was a genius writer and spoken word performer. He's best known for "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Yes, the movie version that starred the lovely Audrey Hepburn but that horribly mangled Capote's marvelous novella. Here Capote reads aloud his heartbreakingly sweet and profound autobiographical "A Christmas Memory"... https://youtu.be/RUKoXXhvnyg Here, along with his "Among the Paths to… Continue reading Christmas and More ala Truman Capote by da-AL
"Flamenco & the Sitting Cat" is the title of the first of my soon-to-be self-published novels. The 'Sitting Cat' part of the title refers to the geographical shape of Iran... I grew up with only classical music -- and flamenco music and dance. My father, who left Barcelona in his mid-20s, wanted it that way.… Continue reading Flamenco Fusion
Are you feeling holiday-ish?
Mention a dog in a book and instantly it's that much better! Do you agree? Here MACSBOOKS311 revisits us with another great book review...
