Rose’s Will is a very good debut novel. I read most of it in one sitting, despite having to do so on my laptop (it’s e-book only, and I don’t have an e-book reader). Denise DeSio manages to tell a compelling story through the viewpoints of three very different characters. Set mostly in New York, […]
Continue readingSomething To THINK About
According to The National Science Foundation the average person thinks roughly 1000 thoughts per hour. When we’re writing, that jumps to 1666 thoughts an hour. Deeper than average thinkers think up to 4X more than that. Given these statistics it a wonder why writers get writer’s block at all.
Continue readingA Favorite Excerpt From Rose’s Will
…On one particular afternoon, I took Rose to lunch at the Jewish deli. By that time we were extremely familiar – Rose’s kind of familiar, which made it acceptable for her to buy clothes for me with my money and without my presence. Rose and I stood in front of the deli case at Adelman’s, […]
Continue readingNo Mo NaNoWriMo
YAY me!!! At 5:27 a.m. this morning, I completed an intense, month-long writing challenge in only 29 days. The goal: Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. (To put my awesomeness in perspective, It took me over 10 years to write Rose’s Will, a 68,000 word novel.) In order to reach my NaNoWriMo goal, […]
Continue readingThe Awakening
THE DREAM What do you do? I’m a writer. Really? What have you published? A novel called Rose’s Will. That’s exciting! Where can I get a copy? On Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and of course, directly from my publisher. THE AWAKENING (During intermission at the theatre, my partner addressed an acquaintance.) Did you know that […]
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Yesterday I opened an email with WOW in the subject line, and in the body of the post, she wrote: “I’ve just finished Rose’s Will. I have no idea what to say. You are a gifted writer.” It was not a review. It was a reaction, the kind of visceral reaction that makes it worth […]
Continue readingRose’s Will: Now Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!
BUY ROSE’S WILL for KINDLE BUY ROSE’S WILL for NOOK BUY ROSE’S WILL for TO READ ON YOUR PC OR LAPTOP (use PDF file) BUY ROSE’S WILL for ALL OTHER DEVICES (PDF, MOBI, EPUB) Love the Book? Want to discuss it? Register at 48fourteen.com and join the forum to talk about it with the author […]
Continue readingFictionalizing A Memoir
Even if you’ve survived cancer, changed your sexual preference, got hit by lightning, suffered a psychotic break, and won the lottery, it doesn’t guarantee that you will be able to write a publishable memoir. I learned this the hard way. My novel, Rose’s Will, started out as a memoir, but memoirs are difficult because one […]
Continue readingRose’s Will: NOW AVAILABLE!
Click on the book cover to purchase with Paypal! Rose’s Will is now available!!! Register at 48fourteen.com and you can friend me there, follow my blog, and participate in the forum discussions. Purchase price is only $4.99!
Continue readingBook Release slated for September 25th!
Exciting news! Rose’s Will will be released on September 25th at www.48fourteen.com. You can go to the site now and register. If you do, you can friend me, follow my blog, and be ready to sign in and purchase the book when it becomes available. Purchase price will be only $4.99!
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