Tag Archives: BEAUTY

Aging female protagonist, capable and ambitious and hopeful of even physical love. Nobody wants her. An everlasting assumption of editorial acquisitions policy. Weldon in the Times advises aging women among her students, women who write protagonists like themselves – it … Continue reading →

And what about women? Here’s one in her mid-fifties, not a beauty but she’s got skills and wants to use them. And although she’s learned how to be lonely, she wants love and the sex that comes with. If you’re … Continue reading →

Word of mouth is the critical element. How to drive it has changed. The Times doesn’t. Standing bookstores haven’t for years. Readings, except for stars or locals, do not excite. It’s social media, online reviews, Skype to book clubs. BEAUTY … Continue reading →

Less than two weeks until BEAUTY launches, and the world waits with baited breath. For sure the landlord does. He’s at the end of the driveway now, rifling the incoming mail for checks.