David Fingerman

Holy Moly ~ has it been August since I wrote my last entry? My, how time flies. What have I been up to you might have asked. Well, whether you did or didn’t this is my blog and I’m going to write about it. At least as it pertains to my writing.

My novel “Silent Kill” is slowly moving along. The final layout has been completed and I’m hoping to hear from the artist about the bookcover any day now. Once that’s done it’s off to the printer. Unfortunately, the book is obviously not going to be out by the Bloomington Book Fair, which is the day after tomorrow. Still, if you’re not doing anything this Saturday, stop on by and say hello (click on ‘events’ for the address). I’ll still be selling copies of “Edging Past Reality” and would love to shoot the breeze with anyone in the mood. Anyway, I’m hoping that “Silent Kill” will be out no later than the end of April. No guarantees, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. “Spyder,” also accepted for publication by L & L Dreamspell, is still waiting in the wings. Again, no guarantees, but I’m hoping for a late summer or early fall release. Still no definte word on the anthologies, but I’m expecting a couple of them to be published soon.

In other writing news, many of you knew it was my goal to finish the first draft of “Playing the Hand She’s Dealt” (the sequel to “Silent Kill”) by the end of 2009. I’m happy to report that the first draft was completed on December 31, with just over four hours to spare. I’ve been working diligently on editing and it will soon be ready to shop around. L & L ~ are you reading this?

Mark your calendars for May 15. That’s the Rochester (MN) Writers’ Festival. This year I’ll be leading a 90 minute workshop called ‘Tapping into the Subconscious.’ For those of you who like to sleep in, I’ll be doing it twice ~ once in the morning and once in the afternoon. It’s quite a switch from last year where a number of us gave 30 minute talks. Attendees many times had to choose between two topics that were being held at the same time. This year they not only switched to the workshop format, but by presenting it twice, more people will be able to attend all the workshops they want.

For those of you who don’t already know, and even for those that do, I’ve been writing book reviews for www.minnesotareads.com. If you’re looking for a good book, check them out ~ there are a number of excellent reviewers.

I went and visited a Toastmasters meeting last week. It’s the first time I’ve ever attended one. The people I met were genuinely friendly, and wow, quick thinking. There were a variety of jobs while the speaker was giving his/her speech. My favorite was the ‘um’ keeper. She kept track of how many times a speaker said um or er or any other filler words while giving their speech. I found it quite educational and will most likely head back. If anyone is in need of improving their public speaking skills, I highly recommend checking out a toastmasters in your area.

And finally, I need to apologize to all the people who have subscribed to this blog. My first apology is that it’s been so long since I’ve written. I hope that won’t happen again (no promises, but I’ll really really try). Second, I was informed that there was a maintenance update which just happened to delete my subscriber list. Some of you I knew and was able to replace. Others – sorry. So if your one who subscribed and were not notified and just happened across this by facebook, twitter, or accident – please resubscribe. And for any of you who haven’t subscribed but would like to – please do. And yes – I’m going to make a back-up this time.

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