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Big thanks to the lovely Paige Crutcher for profiling me in this month's Publisher's Weekly! Hugely appreciative for her time and special attention.

“Fishman demonstrates a rare gift for illuminating the interior lives of women with honesty, generosity, and a whole lot of heart.” – Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of I Couldn’t Love You More and Hunger Point “A refreshingly honest and insightful story of a woman whose questions about the direction of her life follow her fromContinue reading “Driving Lessons: Reviews”

Ari and I braved the friendly skies to fly home last week for the MFOL luncheon. The crowd was so kind and the organizers so lovely to me. I felt like a star! Thanks too for the delicious dinner at Felix's. It was a real treat to have a night out sans the little man.Continue reading “A huge thank you to The Mobile Friends of the Library!”

Need to light up your Kindle? Balancing Acts is just $1.99 on Amazon this month and includes a sneaky peek excerpt of Driving Lessons!

To tell you about my Winter 2014 Schedule at Callanwolde. I'll be teaching Novel Writing 101 on Saturday mornings from 10-12 PM, A Novel in Progress Workshop on Thursday mornings from 10-12 PM and a 101 Bootcamp beginning January 18th. Sign up now! http://callanwolde.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Winter-2014-web.pd

Well, here we are. Labor Day. This summer flew by, and other than a wonderful trip to Israel in May (not technically summer per se, but close enough), it didn't really feel like summer at all. Most days were spent frantically searching for a new home and tossing/packing/planning. We're now officially one month in toContinue reading “Goodbye White Jeans, Goodbye”

So thrilled to be interviewed for this month's Mobile Bay Magazine by the lovely John Sledge! http://www.mobilebaymag.com/Mobile-Bay/July-2013/Winning-the-Writers-Race/  

Last Wednesday was nuts. Not only did I wear tinted moisturizer, a dress, Spanx, heels and a scarf as an accessory ( not all at once + this is unheard of for me as the mom to a 13 month old and writer on a deadline), but I had the pleasure of speaking to twoContinue reading “Big thanks to The BNC and The MJCCA”

My lone Springfield photo. Had a wonderful time reminiscing in Boston with my good friend Lauren beforehand and then, off to Springfield for a nice talk at the beautiful Longmeadow Library. Added bonus: my old college roomie and all around homey Bev came with her fam to show support. Hadn’t seen her in years andContinue reading “Thanks, Springfield JCC!”

What a fantastic event! Dana Barrett conducted a terrific Q&A, and it was my honor to share the stage with Jillian Medoff, author of "I Couldn't Love You More." Dana, Jillian and me. My lil' bookworm, Ari.