Grab a cup, read a book, relax
I have been preparing for this event for months now, especially the Agent Pitch that comes with each registration. Carmen, my book coach, helped me put together a perfect pitch for “Between Tehran and the Caspian Sea,” and my friend Jonanne suggested the perfect agent. I won’t say her name to not jinx it, but…
Last month I queried three agents just to test the waters. Today, I received rejections from two of them. One sent a form letter, the same one he sent three years ago that fooled me into thinking it was a personal response. The other had issues with my word count. It was disheartening, but not…
After receiving excellent feedback from my writer friends online, I found the perfect new title for my book. It is now called BETWEEN TEHRAN AND THE CASPIAN SEA. Every word in that title has a connection to the story. The plot moves between Tehran and two cities on the shores of the Caspian Sea, and…
For years, time has held a fascination for me. I continuously wrestle with it in my daily life and as such, have uncovered facets of it that are not openly talked about. Time is humanity’s most valuable unreplenishable resource, yet “Time is Money,” is used mostly as a throw-away quote or a marketing slogan that…
From January of last year until a month ago, I was deeply immersed in writing and editing my book. Alongside my regular job, I barely had time to focus on anything else, like my social media accounts. During this time major changes occurred. Twitter became X, and the topics that once interested me became too…