My Brain Hurts
I just finished writing the rough draft of my new book. Although I would argue that it is better than a rough draft. I did a lot of revising throughout, went back over it a number of times to make […]
Librarians are the cat’s pajamas
Isnt that great? Cats pajamas. It couldnt be dogs pajamas because a dog wouldnt wear them. But a cat – I can just picture a sleek cat wearing silk or tailored pin-striped cotton nightwear. I wonder who came up with […]
Feltus Ovalton…The Movie
Ok, I know I should probably have put a ? at the end of that line but I figured more people would be likely to read the blog with a headline like that. I’m not altogether perpetrating a falsehood because […]
Winner of the Harry Potter “Deathly Hallows” contest!!!
Hello everyone, I just wanted to thank you all for participating in the “Win a copy of “the Deathly Hallows” courtesy of Feltus Ovalton contest. The winner with all five questions answered correctly is: Emily Buncher, aged 11, from Brooklyn, […]
The Muse and how it hits you
Winston and Jo (Jo is on the left) Let me tell you a little story: About three years ago I was up late. It was a humid night. Lightning scored the sky and thunder rolled and crashed and it was […]
Teachers I have known and… loved (?)
So, my son just started kindergarten. He went off on the bus his first day without tears, without worry, without fear. He was so happy and confident that I didn’t even cry, and I cried last year when I spotted […]
Procrastinate? Me? Never!
Anthony Trollope used to get up everyday at 3 in the morning and write for a few hours before going to work at the post office. He invented the mail box in fact. He was an amazingly disciplined and gifted […]
“I don’t read books. Never…none at all.”
I just read an interview with a celebrity- one who shall remain nameless-and he said the above. I was really surprised for one thing hes a rapper and well respected for his ability to incorporate a lot of widely […]
DEATHLY HALLOWS CONTEST
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS CONTEST COURTESY OF FELTUS OVALTON for Readers aged 16 and under In the spirit of the Potter-crazed world we live in I am offering a free hardcover copy of “Harry Potter and the Deathly […]
Book Praise- The Golden Notebook
A wonderful, surreal journey through the mundane and the magical with a reluctant, flawed and oddly lovable hero. -The Golden Notebook Children’s store  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////