Lessons in Publishing by Marilyn Simon Rothstein

by Marilyn Simon Rothstein

1. Getting published saves time. That’s because it’s no longer necessary to spend hours yearning to be published.
2. Nine out of ten authors are “bestselling”. The rest are “award winning”.
3. Almost every writer was once a lawyer. 
4. Smile at this remark, “I’m constantly lending your new book to friends. Did I mention I won it in a giveaway?”
5. While scrolling on social media, pay no heed to the author who writes two books a year while caring for multiple small children and maintaining a full-time job as a neurosurgeon. 
6. When addressing a large group, any quip about writing that mentions liquor will get a laugh.
7. If you spot a woman on the beach engrossed in your latest release, snap a picture for Instagram. Alternate method: Bring your new book to the beach and ask a sunbather whose playing with her phone to pretend she’s reading it.
8. A true friend is a Beta reader, pre-orders the book, posts reviews, attends launch events, and gifts you a new car.
9. When you’re at a party and mention you’re an author, you may hear this response: “I’d like to write a book. Or run a great restaurant. Or both.”
10. Your brain may cease to function whenever an interviewer says, “Please share the names of your favorite authors.”  You will remember these names as soon as you step off the stage.
11. For big numbers, count the acquaintances who ask whether your novel will be made into a movie.

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Marilyn Simon Rothstein grew up in New York City, earned a degree in journalism from New York University, began her writing career at Seventeen Magazine, married a man she met in an elevator and owned an advertising agency for twenty-five years. She is the author of four novels: Who Loves You Best, Crazy to Leave You, Husbands and Other Sharp Objects, Lift and Separate. She would like each book to be made into a movie.

WHO LOVES YOU BEST

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. A humorous, heartfelt, feel-good novel from the author of Crazy to Leave You.

For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan.

When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house. Lisa’s mother-in-law, Di—a hard-nosed real estate agent—has moved into the house. What’s more, there’s Grannie Annie, the twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend of Lisa’s oddball father-in-law. They’re not the only surprises. Lisa’s marriage is faltering even as her new restaurant is taking off.

As the competition for Macallan’s attention among the three “grandmas” increases, Lisa drops a bomb about her life that changes everything. Under pressure, and determined to help her daughter, Jodi must choose her next step. Her decision surprises everyone—Jodi, most of all.

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