Magazine Readership INCREASED!

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According to an ad run by ESPN magazine in the April 19th issue of US magazine, magazine readership has increased 11 percent during the 12-year life of Google. Just as movies didn’t kill radio, TV didn’t kill movies, the Internet will not kill magazines. As a writer I find this news inspiring! Hope you do … Read more

3 more magazine articles!

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Check out the latest issue of The Resident magazine online. Or click here for the April pdf of my 3 new articles. Thanks for your interest! The first page of the pdf is an author profile of Daylle Deanna Schwartz called Get Amped Up!, next is a guide to Spring Fun in NYC, the third … Read more

"How to Get Your Book Published" panel

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My latest adventure was attending an authors/editors/agents event at Barnes & Noble on 6th Ave and West 8th Street. It was coordinated by Susan Shapiro, author of 8 books including Speed Shrinking, 5 Men Who Broke My Heart and Lighting Up. The discussion covered topics such as getting an agent, working with an editor and … Read more

Mr. Beller's Neighborhood

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Last night on Broome Street near Grand I went to a Mr. Bellers Neighborhood reading. I was especially taken with Marilyn Horan’s reading of her true story of a wedding (not hers) that broke out in a brawl. I laughed loud during quite a few parts. It was a big, warm friendly crowd. It makes … Read more

Psychology of Colors

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Infoplease.com says that fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty. When food dyed blue is served to study subjects, they lose their appetite. When I was in grade school I once dyed my milk yellow and couldn’t drink it. Infoplease.com goes on to say that black symbolizes power and authority, … Read more

Suicide Bombings in Moscow — Dozens Dead, Many Injured

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According to the BBC World News, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov told reporters gathered outside Park Kultury, “According to preliminary information provided by the Federal Security Service, two female suicide bombers were involved.” BBC also reports the subway system in Moscow “is one of the most-used underground railways in the world, carrying some 5.5 million passengers … Read more