I wanted to share my friend Alexandra's latest Substack post on being in nature--a study between where she grew up in Venezuela, where she lives now in the United States, and visiting Costa Rica.
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Read my latest Substack post—it’s about getting a second new year. L’shana tovah u’metukah!
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Something like it was the art for the Xmas movie “The Family Stone.”
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Just wrote another little post for my Substack newsletter! You can read it here and then you’ll definitely want to subscribe!
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Oh, Brian Wilson. I saw his Pet Sounds tour in NYC and it was so wonderful. God only knows what we’d have done without his beautiful songs.
If you’re in the NYC area, maybe you’d like to come to my free book reading on June 8 at 1 PM at the Riverdale Neighborhood House in the Bronx! You can sign up here!
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I started a Substack! Subscribe for writing, book marketing, and more!
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Overheard at Union Square Farmers Market: I’m sorry, I just need to go get those ramps.
Port Authority. Just when you thought It couldn’t get any worse, there’s a live band playing Eagles covers.
While listening to 1999, by Prince, 15YO commented on its similarities to Manic Monday by singing, “… kissing Valentino by a crystal blue Italian stream…” knowing full well that Prince also wrote Manic Monday and my work as a parent might be done.
Has anyone self-published a novel and if so, do you want to chat about it with me? I would appreciate it so very much. Thank you.
Decided to post some of my YA novel, Acts of Lovingkindness, to Wattpad. Let me know what you think!
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School crest of Uther Academy.
A prestigious academy. A centuries-old mystery. And two transfers, each with connections to the enigmatic Uther Academy. Together, Jennifer and August must reconcile themselves with their own pasts, even as the school’s blood-soaked secrets threaten to eat them alive.
#YouDeservepIt #Q
Art-Evy Abel
Agent’s guide: YA Cyrano retelling
The pitch: He’s slow. He’s awkward. But he tries hard.
Comps: Shipped. Tweet Cute. Not here to stay friends
Characters: awkward comic nerd. Insecure fangirl
After his two best friends break up, 17yo comic nerd Zach gets stuck in the middle–just like with his parents. So he dresses up as his favorite superhero to patch their relationship incognito. His plan was foolproof. Though catching feelings wasn’t part of the plan.
#YouDeservepIt #YA #R #WIP
Can’t wait for this to be snapped up so I can read it in print!
A postcard for Alexandra Hidalgo's novel "GRAND GESTURES" with red, green, and blue rectangles. The top left red rectangle has white text that reads "UPMARKET WOMEN'S FICTION" with a black silhouette of a stack of books. The top right green rectangle reads " Drama runs in the family, but can they stage their own happy ending?” The middle left blue rectangle has a black silhouette of comedy and tragedy masks. The middle right red rectangle reads "GRAND GESTURES." The bottom left green rectangle reads "COMPS" with photos of the covers for Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, the show Gilmore Girls, and Book Lovers by Emily Henry. The bottom right blue rectangle reads " Broadway Dynasties, Cozy Academia, Family Saga, Second Chances, Latina Protagonist, Multiple Love Stories, Empathic Friendships, Three POVs" with black silhouettes of man and a woman dancing and of a woman singing on stage.
When her marriage hits the rocks, an Ivy League professor, her playwright husband, and her Broadway legend mother-in-law/best friend set out to rescue their imploding family by trying to make a hit musical despite the spectacular failure of their latest collaboration.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #S #WF #A
ACTS OF LOVINGKINDNESS: Francie, 17, begins her senior year on Long Island in 1994, falling in love for the first time and grappling with the absence of her beloved older brother, who’s been recovering from his drug addiction in Brooklyn for the past five years.
#YouDeservepIt #Q #YA
Haven’t read this, but I read The Man Who Saw Everything a few years back. I remember it being odd. From the description of this book, maybe you need to read The New York Trilogy, by Paul Auster.
One of my favorite bands has a song called “Why Do You Have to Put a Date on Everything” and the answer is, so when you’re cleaning out your mom’s fridge after your dad dies unexpectedly, you know which bags of frozen dumplings to toss.
Thank you, Alex!!
My YA novel, Acts of Lovingkindness, got a stellar Kirkus Indie review! They called it “A realistic rendering of teen life and its tumults” and “… a book that teens will enjoy, and one their parents should read along with them.” Still looking for an agent…
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