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• GIVING IS GRATITUDE

  November 25, 2009

  • GIVING IS GRATITUDE  I’m in the middle of a book tour for my new novel, Jaclyn the Ripper, and I’m very happy with the response.  Fans, old and new, are coming out to hear me talk about “Jaclyn” and read.  Actually, I’m humbled.  Signing the books they buy is a way of saying, “Thank you,” but I don’t think it’s enough. Like all things good and cosmic, gratitude is ...
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• THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR LEFT

  August 27, 2009

  • Most of my male friends are divorced, and in every case, the divorce left them much poorer than before.  They moved from large upscale homes with pools and spas to one-bedroom apartments.  Their late-model BMWs transmogrified into old Toyota Corollas.  They worked longer hours or took second jobs in order to make alimony and/or child support payments.  They were lucky if they saw their ...
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• NOTHING IS ETCHED IN STONE

  May 13, 2009

  • Recently, my editor gave me a January, 2010 pub date for the reprint of my first novel, Time After Time , the basis for the Warner Bros movie starring Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen. I think more as a courtesy than anything else, he asked if I wanted to make changes in the original edition. “Sure,” I replied without hesitation, “Get rid of the dedication to my ex-wife.” Other than ...
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