“I read it in one sitting”
-Jill Emerson
“Charming and utterly engaging”
-Nina Solomon
“Memorable characters and cinematic prose”
-Alex Segura
“Something quite extraordinary”
-Sandra Block
“Remarkably emotional and satisfying”
-Tom Straw
“A complex and beautifully told story”
-Jonathan Santlofer
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Time Flies Like an Arrow
People have asked me how, in between practicing law, being a deeply devoted watcher of TV and roasting the occasional chicken, I found the time to write a novel. The truth is that I have no idea. I didn’t set out to write a novel. I wrote a short story, The Mostly...
Bookreporter on THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES
THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES does not read like a first novel. It reads like exactly what it is: an accomplished work of fiction written by a super-talented writer. Click here to read the review
Numbers Count
I read about a study a few years ago using phone cases on Amazon.com that found that we're more likely to buy a product by reason of the number of reviews it has, than by reason of what they say. Just think about that for a second. Weird, right? But ok, hold that...
The Truth About the Title
The truth is that The Truth About Parallel Lines was not always the title. Just between us, I am still madly in love with my original title – Love is Like the Color Blue – even though I knew from early on that there were some problems with it. Among other things,...
MEET
JILL
Three years ago, my father asked if I’d like to write a short story for an anthology he was editing. I said yes, without hesitation. I forgot about it for a month, panicked for a month, procrastinated for a month and then I sat down and wrote a story. Since then, I’ve had four stories published, and I wrote a novel. It feels like this is the beginning.