Category Archives: Writing

Some help from my readers

I’ve got a Passover-themed press release for my novel going out to the Richmond-area Jewish newspaper and some synagogues. But I don’t need to limit myself to my area. I’d appreciate it if my readers would either send me the … Continue reading

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Darkness Rising makes it into the Times Dispatch

Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles made it into my local paper. Alas, they don’t review self-published books. And they don’t link to them on Amazon, either, which is missing a crucial form of revenue, if you ask … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, back at the writing biz

The ebook of Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles is on sale at $2.99 until Thursday. You can get it via Amazon, B&N, and Kobo. Remember, you can read four chapters for free (and send the link to … Continue reading

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Found

I’ve been recovering my old short stories from various backup directories, and converting them from XyWrite to Notepad to Word files. Been a busy day. Reading these stories again is like meeting old friends that you haven’t seen in ages.

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Retrieving XyWrite files

Yep, that’s what I’m going to be doing this week–retrieving files I wrote using XyWrite, which was a fabulous word processing program written by some of the guys that brought you Atex, the typesetting system I learned in the early … Continue reading

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Sales and giveways

The ebook sale is going to continue through the end of the month. The Goodreads giveway ends tomorrow at midnight PST. Three more copies, six more days. You can sign up for Goodreads with Facebook and other social media accounts. … Continue reading

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A friend in need

I’ve mentioned Clarkesworld Magazine (a monthly online SF and fantasy magazine) to you before. Neil Clarke, the editor/publisher is an old friend and a huge science fiction reader/fan. He started an online magazine in 2006. He’s won the Hugo twice, … Continue reading

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A book signing!

At my local mall’s Barnes & Noble, in March, just before Passover. Which works out wonderfully, because the Catmages get their powers during the first Passover.

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One more Goodreads giveaway

Three more copies, six more days. You can sign up for Goodreads with Facebook and other social media accounts. Goodreads Book Giveaway Darkness Rising by Meryl Yourish Giveaway ends January 14, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to … Continue reading

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A writing update

Yes, I know. Most of you read this blog to hear about Israel and my take on the news. But sometimes, I post about my life, and at the moment, the most important thing in my life is my writing. … Continue reading

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