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I'm a San Francisco author and writing teacher here to provide resources for writers of any level of experience. I am the author of the novels Extraordinary Means (William Morrow) and California Street (Simon & Schuster), as well as two books on writing: Get that Novel Started and Get that Novel Written, both published by Writer's Digest Books. Visit often for updates about newly released books and trends in publishing. Send me a message--and be sure to read and add your comments on my new blog, below.

One Good Dog Is One Good Book

Posted by Donna Levin on February 23, 2011 | Read More & Add Comments >>
One Good Dog is a super novel, one that you do put down, but not because you want to: Because you can’t bear to see it end and you want to stretch it out as long as possible.

Writing in the Wine Country

Posted by Donna Levin on October 22, 2010 | Read More & Add Comments >>

You don’t have to live in San Francisco, or another major urban center, to thrive as a writer.Anywhere in California will do just fine, thank you.

Chicklit from the Block

Posted by Donna Levin on September 23, 2010 | Read More & Add Comments >>
What’s a nice suburban dude doing writing Chicano-chicklit?

Scribd.: the New Self-Publishing Highrise

Posted by Donna Levin on September 01, 2010 | Read More & Add Comments >>
You send a manuscript to New York agent.  The agent sends it to an editor who buys it for a lot of money.  Soon your book is on the New York Times bestseller list.
A dream? Well, as Bloody Mary sings in South Pacific, “You gotta have a dream/If you don’t have a dream/How you gonna make a dream come true?”

A Hand in History

Posted by Donna Levin on August 22, 2010 | Read More & Add Comments >>

It has been said that “the Internet is word of mouth writ large.”  (Why yes, in fact, it was first said by yours truly.  Thank you for asking.)  And so it was on the Internet that I “heard” about Lincoln’s Hand a new mystery by Joel Fox, published by Echelon Press, which introduces series hero Zane Rigby, an FBI agent with more baggage than will fit under the seat in front of him.

 

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