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Aug 8, 2020
6 min

MS Is Something I Have, But Not Something That Defines Me

In the mid nineteen nineties I began having trouble with tingling and numbness in my feet. At the time, I was in my early twenties and I...

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JL Rothstein

Aug 1, 2020
4 min

The Power of Descriptive Writing

In last week’s post I wrote about the inspirational power of music on writing. I even shared some examples of music that inspired me...

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JL Rothstein

Jul 26, 2020
4 min

The Influence of Music

For those that plan on reading my book, you may want to skip this blog post as it has some spoilers in it! When I write I can’t listen to...

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JL Rothstein

Jul 19, 2020
1 min

Three Questions With... Segment One

Welcome to my video series “three questions with…” I hope these bite size videos will spotlight the many creative people I have come to...

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JL Rothstein

Jul 19, 2020
3 min

How Does One Find Inspiration?

One of my favorite things to do is ask fellow artists and colleagues what inspires them? Oprah termed the phrase “fill up my cup” but...

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Jul 12, 2020
4 min

Undervaluing the Editing Process

In recent months I have been focused on supporting both my endeavors into the self-publishing world, as well as fellow Indie authors on...

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Jul 4, 2020
3 min

Staying Positive in a Negative World

What did you experience when you read the reviews for your book? Were you elated and joyful because they were five stars? Or did it feel...

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JL Rothstein

Jun 28, 2020
3 min

What I Did My First Day in Twitter Jail

Twitter Jail??? Wait, what?!! So today I ended up in “Twitter Jail.” For those that don’t know what that is or think it’s a myth like the...

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JL Rothstein

Jun 20, 2020
5 min

Where Are The Readers??

When I first started down the path of writing a book the question of “how will I find readers?” never crossed my mind. Any professional...

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JL Rothstein

Jun 6, 2020
3 min

Book Covers Oh My

I had mentioned in an earlier post I would discuss my experience with cover art. The first thing I did when I finished my manuscript was...

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JL Rothstein

May 30, 2020
2 min

Marketing Madness

My debut novel is out and the e-book is available for download on Monday 06/01/20. I recently started a campaign to reach readers. There...

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JL Rothstein

May 23, 2020
2 min

Self-publishing tips

The road leading up to launch has been an interesting one to say the least. When I first finished the manuscript last fall I thought,...

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JL Rothstein

May 12, 2020
1 min

Book is live on Amazon KDP June 1st!

I finally had the experience of being able to hit publish on the KDP site today...amazing feeling! The e-book will be ready for early...

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JL Rothstein

Sep 29, 2019
3 min

It's The Editing

When I talk to my friends and colleagues who write, most of us agree, the hardest part about writing, isn’t the writing. It’s the...

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JL Rothstein

Sep 23, 2019
1 min

The Editing Process

I was able to save enough money to hire a professional editor. I used the services on Reedsy Marketplace, which I do recommend to any...

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JL Rothstein

Dec 10, 2015
1 min

New website is live!

My new website is finally live! Stay tuned as we add content and spruce the place up.

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