Shameful Book Update: February 28, 2012
So I’ve been deep in edits on my novel (most recently titled A BRILLIANT NOVEL IN THE WORKS) the past two months. Far bigger a task than I expected. Basically I had to rewrite the last quarter of the...
View ArticlePublisher’s Mindset
There’s an aspect of the publishing process that I’ve been obsessed with and it has to do with the editing work I did with my editor/publisher. I’m not talking about the copyediting (which was also...
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Balls Out, 100%
This week, my friend Kate Maruyama coached me through yet another writing life crisis. So permit me to spill the borcht. Now that my book is close to publication, now that I have a galley copy in my...
View ArticleThe Week in Neurotic Yuvi News
My next presentation will go live this Saturday. Without saying too much about the content, the presentation will incorporate my survey results when asking folks on Twitter, Facebook, and Email which...
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Crowdsourcing My Anxiety
I’m terrified of reading to an audience. At a podium, I completely lose sight of who I am and I can barely even pronounce my own name. This fear has gotten better over the years — experience really...
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The (semi-) Great Fear & Failure Experiment of 2012
I’ve said before that I’m terrified about reading in public… especially this upcoming weekend in San Francisco where I’m reading with Cheryl Strayed to celebrate the release of her enormously beautiful...
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A Crying Anteater
Sorry for the quietness on this site. A little crazed this month. I’ll have a video (about a crying anteater and a bad book review) on August 11. My book officially releases on August 14. There will be...
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Notes from the (Failure) Field
This round I have a short video with a bit of an update related to what’s been going on with me as my novel approaches the official August 14 launch date (along with, of course, the emotional baggage...
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BOOK RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT
I know the book has already been floating around online and in bookstores, but today is the official release of my debut novel: A BRILLIANT NOVEL IN THE WORKS. For one, I’d like to share with you the...
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I’m a Failed Publicist (+ New Video)
It’s been a tough month. A tough month with very little writing. A month of reading at bookstores around the west coast and doing interviews and doing a not-so-great job at publicizing the release of...
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