No Name Book Club
The No Name Book Club July 17, 2012 – 30+ years of book club! Wonderful questions and insights. Thank you to Susan Jones for coordinating the evening at Padrino’s in Hallandale Beach, FL. What We...
View ArticleThe Best Book Club
They call themselves the “THE BEST BOOK CLUB” and they lived up to their title with wonderful discussion, great food, and hearty laughter. These fabulous ladies bid on a signed copy of What We Leave...
View ArticleVinos y Libros
Thanks to Josie Wood for hosting tonight’s book club! Especially loved the liquer flavored cupcakes courtesy of Sweet & Tipsy and Veronica Hurtago. This was the first book club I got lost getting...
View ArticleIn good company
I’m in good company! Taken at Turnberry Resort, Miami, FL gift shop. Big thank you to the gals at Turnberry for their support.The post In good company appeared first on Rochelle Weinstein.
View ArticleWWLB in it’s many forms
How fortunate for authors today to have so many options to market and promote their books! Personally, I love the feel of an actual book in my hands, although traveling with a virtual library on my...
View ArticleBook Club in Hollywood
Thank you to Marla Morningstar of Hollywood FL for hosting a lovely lunch with these bright, insightful women. I love when readers stump the author! This group had me on my toes questioning and...
View Article38 Years of Friendship
Last night I had the privilege of joining a local book club celebrating their 38th year together. These women had a complete list of books they had read over the course of marriage, birth, careers,...
View ArticleManaging Life & Fiction
Pulled in different directions This was a tough week. My mother is very ill. She has pancreatic cancer (15 months in) and although statistically she is already a survivor, the grim reality is startling...
View ArticleI Write What I Know
One of the questions I’m most often asked at a book signing is how much of What We Leave Behind is based on my real life experiences. The answer is this: I write what I know. Beginning with an idea,...
View ArticleMom
The year is coming to a close. For my family, it has been a time of great highs and great lows. 2012 brought life to my first novel (February 15), our twin sons became B’nai Mitzvah (December 8),...
View ArticleTalking to Children
Today I took my thirteen-year-old son to the orthodontist. This particular office is the hub for thousands of neighborhood kids caught in the trappings of orthodontia. The waiting area is teeming with...
View ArticleFootball: My Favorite Season
I’m a woman and stereotypes say that I should love seasons with names like Spring, Summer, and Fall. Football I tell you. Football is my favorite season. Tonight’s game in New Orleans marks the...
View ArticleI’m Not Fun
Last night we had a pre-Valentine’s dinner with two other couples. It was the perfect setting: a local Italian restaurant, good food, good friends, and a few bottles of wine. Why did we celebrate the...
View ArticleGuest Blogger at Therafit Shoes
Thank you to Therafit Shoes for inviting me to guest blog. Today my son stayed home from school sick with a cold. We decided to don our sneakers and take a walk around the neighborhood for some fresh...
View ArticleA Special Lesson
As the parents of twin boys, my husband and I have tried to instill in our children the difference between right and wrong, while fine-tuning the delicate balance between holding their hands and...
View ArticleThe School Debate: Put the Gloves Away
“I would never send my child to that school,” said my friend after I toured the local public high school in my community. And while I don’t need to make this rather weighty decision for another year,...
View ArticleOn Self-Publishing: Breaking Tradition
Read these tips in my guest blog for Jennifer Wilkov’s highly acclaimed Your Book is Your Hook. On Self-Publishing: Breaking TraditionThe post On Self-Publishing: Breaking Tradition appeared first on...
View ArticleWhat We Learned on the Seventh Grade Class Trip
We just returned from the seventh grade class trip, and although I would love nothing more than to chillax (chill-relax as the kids call it) on the couch, many of you are expecting this blog about our...
View ArticleThe Real Heroes: The Faces of Glycogen Storage Disease
When I sat down to write The Mourning After back in 2006, I had no idea that, upon the book’s release seven years later, we would be close to starting human trials for glycogen storage disease....
View ArticleTraining For Your Triathlon
Recently we had a lovely dinner with our fitness friends. Think lean, no body hair whatsoever, and lots of talk of training and RunKeeper. I casually said to the husband, “I could never do a...
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