JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
When Mother Nature takes over, it’s usually best to stop what you’re doing — and hope she doesn’t cause too much damage.
Everything came to a standstill on the East End of Long Island this weekend when howling winds and a 12-hour blizzard caused snowdrifts of more than 24-inches in certain locations. But, it sure was pretty by the time the sun melted the frost on the glass doors and windows. Continue reading “Fool Her Once Update As Mother Nature Takes Over”
I’ve been thinking, since last week, about the idea of turning back time to when there was no internet, and no smart phones, or Alexas or Siris. As I blogged back then, I’ve been a whirlwind of activity in cyberspace since I finished writing and editing my new thriller, Fool Her Once.
Even my husband, Joe, has remarked on it: “I don’t remember you having to do all this marketing and sales work after you finished writing your first two books.” Continue reading “If You Could Turn Back Time To Pre-Internet Days, Would You?”
Selling my new thriller, Fool Her Once could well be the death of me over the next six weeks. Okay, so maybe that’s a little melodramatic but not by much. Nowadays, traditionally published authors are expected to do almost as much as self-published authors for the marketing of their books.
Most of that work is done on social media. When my first two thrillers were published there was no internet; no social media. Now, the writing communities on Twitter and Instagram and Tik Tok provide a constant stream of tweets and posts about upcoming publications. Continue reading “The Selling of Fool Her Once”
When Rachel Fulginiti, a native New Yorker, arrived in Los Angeles almost 20 years ago, she had ambitions to be an actor. “But about a year in, I realized you have to be younger, thinner, blonder than your competition,” she says with a laugh.”Also, I didn’t know anyone, and the town is all about connections.”
So, Rachel became a voice actor. “I did an online radio show, and early podcast and I felt so alive behind the mic. Now, I can use all my skills and talents, and not worry about the things I can’t control like what I look like.” Continue reading “What Fool Her Once AudioBook Narrator Taught Me About Writing”
One of the most difficult tasks for an author is to go out into the world and ask other authors for blurbs.
Those are the quotes of praise found on the front and back covers of books as well as on an author’s Amazon or Goodreads or BookBub page. Continue reading “Blurbs : Praise For Fool Her Once From Other Authors”