February is for Lovers *Giveaway* Reminder

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It is early February and everywhere we see hearts, flowers, candy, and valentine cards. This month raises our awareness of our boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses, and life partners. As we  all share the love, my gift to you is the opportunity to win copies of my books.  (details below)

I write novels about relationships, love and life in my series called Meant to Be. They are about finding that person who we are meant to be with for the rest of our lives.  Our soul mate, our partner in all things. If I may pick my own classification, my novels’ category is >contemporary fiction/family saga/love/relationships.

Meant to Be book 1, The Life of Meyer is told from Meyer’s  point of view. The reader is invited to follow the events that shaped Meyer’s, his family’s, and his friends’ lives. As Meyer tells us, “…no one’s life is just a single strand of thread. On the contrary, each of our lives are a tapestry, woven intricately with the lives of those with whom we share history and destiny. In these pages you will find the strands that  make up  my tapestry, my history, my life – and the  journey that led me to my soul mate.”

Meant to Be  book 2, The Couples is about people who may belong together and how the world around them helps them, or sometimes defeats them in their search for a life partner. It follows the lives of couples, their friends, and their support systems, as they explore their relationships. The Couples continues to follow the lives of people we met in The Life of Meyer in addition to new friends and families, although the book may be read as a stand alone.

Meant to Be book 3, Finding Each Other is a heartfelt continuation of the family saga that began with a young Meyer and his journey to find his  one true love. Mystery and miracles, sacrifice and soul-searching, the ties that bind this group of people to each other are strong. The bond of family is not about blood – it is about taking care of each other. Mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, cousins,  neighbors and friends – they will all have a part to play in each other’s lives and the lives of total strangers. These incredible families endure and thrive.

I hope I have whet your appetite for some heartwarming romantic stories. To enter to win copies of my novels CLICK HERE –>  Rafflecopter Giveaway.

Do you have any special plans for Valentine’s day? Does love inspire you to write?

Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

February is for Lovers *Giveaway*

It is early February and everywhere we see hearts, flowers, candy, and valentine cards. This month raises our awareness of our boyfriends, girlfriends, spouses, and life partners. As we  all share the love, my gift to you is the opportunity to win copies of my books.  (details below)

I write novels about relationships, love and life in my series called Meant to Be. They are about finding that person who we are meant to be with for the rest of our lives.  Our soul mate, our partner in all things. If I may pick my own classification, my novels’ category is >contemporary fiction/family saga/love/relationships.

Meant to Be book 1, The Life of Meyer is told from Meyer’s  point of view. The reader is invited to follow the events that shaped Meyer’s, his family’s, and his friends’ lives. As Meyer tells us, “…no one’s life is just a single strand of thread. On the contrary, each of our lives are a tapestry, woven intricately with the lives of those with whom we share history and destiny. In these pages you will find the strands that  make up  my tapestry, my history, my life – and the  journey that led me to my soul mate.”

Meant to Be  book 2, The Couples is about people who may belong together and how the world around them helps them, or sometimes defeats them in their search for a life partner. It follows the lives of couples, their friends, and their support systems, as they explore their relationships. The Couples continues to follow the lives of people we met in The Life of Meyer in addition to new friends and families, although the book may be read as a stand alone.

Meant to Be book 3, Finding Each Other is a heartfelt continuation of the family saga that began with a young Meyer and his journey to find his  one true love. Mystery and miracles, sacrifice and soul-searching, the ties that bind this group of people to each other are strong. The bond of family is not about blood – it is about taking care of each other. Mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, cousins,  neighbors and friends – they will all have a part to play in each other’s lives and the lives of total strangers. These incredible families endure and thrive.

 

I hope I have whet your appetite for some heartwarming romantic stories. To enter to win copies of my novels CLICK HERE –>  Rafflecopter Giveaway.

Do you have any special plans for Valentine’s day? Does love inspire you to write?

Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

As I complete my third year as an author of fictional accounts of a family’s saga, I want to take a moment to thank some of the people who have helped me develop this career.

None of this would have been possible without the encouragement and hard work of my wife and partner, Carolynn.  She creates the covers, listens carefully to my ideas, does the marketing, and provides a sounding board for the stories within the main story that are so crucial to my novels.  She’s the one who finds writer’s conferences for me, scans websites for writing tools and books, and still finds time to make a nutritious and delicious dinner for us each evening and a proper beginning to the Sabbath each Friday night. As we approach our golden years, nothing elevates my spirit more than the knowledge that she is my life partner. 

My editor, Lisa Martinez, provides thoughtful criticism and crucial feedback as she edits my work. Much more than providing grammatical corrections, Lisa has insight into my writing style that helps bring a sense of realism and continuity to the situations that my characters find themselves in.  Much of the readability of my novels is due to her input.

I also would like to thank all the authors who took the time to write about their craft. The knowledge gained from two books in particular, have provided a solid foundation for my writing efforts. Steven King’s book “On Writing,” recommended by my son David, and Sol Stein’s book “Stein on Writing.” King’s book taught me that my creative process wasn’t as unique as I had imagined.  Stein’s book, among many other concepts, demonstrated that the non-fiction I had written during my firmware programming days wasn’t that far from my present day fiction writing as I had imagined. Those books are worth far more than their cost. In addition, I have found “The Emotion Thesaurus” by Ackerman and Puglist a fine addition to my writing tool chest.

I wish you all a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year and Great Reading in 2013.