Jewish Literary Links for Shabbat
Shabbat shalom!
Friday Find: Free Books!
As hard as it may be to believe, my short-story collection, Quiet Americans, is almost one year old! Its official pub date was January 19, 2011.
To celebrate this milestone, I’m offering three lucky people free copies of the book. If you’re in the U.S., you can have a signed print copy. If you’re outside the U.S., I can offer you a Kindle copy. (If you’re in the U.S. and prefer a Kindle copy, you can opt for that instead of the print version. It will be totally up to you. And if your name is chosen and you already own a copy and would prefer to gift one instead, we can do that, too.)
All you have to do is follow me on Twitter OR “like” my Facebook page.
That’s it. Simple.
Prizewinners will be chosen randomly and announced on January 19, 2012. Of course, if you follow me on Twitter AND like my Facebook page, you will improve your chances of winning.
I’d love it if you’d spread the word. (Even if that decreases your own chances, you’ll earn karmic points.)
Thank you so much. Have a great weekend, and see you back here on Monday!
UPDATED: To avoid confusion, let me explain that there will be a total of 3 winners. I wish I could spare up to six print copies right now, but I just can’t!
Thursday’s Work-in-Progress: Non-Writing Writing Resolutions
How many of you have made New Year’s resolutions concerning your writing practice this year? Let me see those virtual hands!
As you know, one week ago I was content with simply resolving to get a few projects under way before midnight on December 31. I’m happy to tell you that I did write and submit the two reviews I mentioned; I did send the newsletter out; and I did continue working on that prompt-into-poem-into-essay project (yes, that one has indeed carried me into 2012).
But with the surfeit of resolution-related posts that I’ve seen on others’ blogs lately, and the actual arrival of the new year, I think that I’m finally ready to make a few long-term resolutions regarding my writing practice. The funny thing is, none of them will require any writing. And not one of them is really new. (more…)