Category: Writings

  • Book Trailers 101: Find the Hook for Your Book

    Promote your book using book trailers. How? you may (and should) ask. Come to this month’s James River Writers Writing Show. The panel experts are all set to answer your questions on how to use trailers to promote your work. Read more about the event, and be sure to register for the event! Thank you and…

  • Video: What is Gefilte Fish

    This is timely. To promote the off-Broadway show, Old Jews Telling Jokes, there is this video of asking random people, “What is Gefilte Fish?” Also, be sure to see my Iron Chef Passover episode, a work in progress.

  • Possibly Promo for Passover Iron Chef?

    FOOD NETWORK’S PROMO FOR IRON CHEF AMERICA HOLIDAY SHOWDOWN NARRATOR: Her first time in Kitchen Stadium, Estelle Golombek will put one of our Iron Chefs to the ultimate test of ingenuity, skill, and fortitude. Hailing from northern New Jersey, Golombek has perfected the Old World Jewish recipes passed onto her by her mother. She has…

  • James River Writers – Join Us

    The red carpet rolled out, celebrities stepped out, and cameras popped out at the premiere of the James River Writers‘ new video (I’m waving at the 3:20 mark). Check out the video to see what all the buzz is about. After viewing, please consider joining and/or donating to this worthy literary organization!

  • Classic Dave Barry Tip for Novel Writers

    From the Classic Dave Barry 2014 desk calendar: Remember that you can make big money if your novel is made into a movie, so in your writing, always be alert for opportunities to include scenes that will appeal to the motion-picture industry. Wrong: “Apprehensively, Hugo entered the room.” Right: “Apprehensively, Hugo entered the room and…