Here’s a reprint of a post I published on another site in 2011. It’s aimed at my writer friends, but readers should appreciate it as well. When I ordered David Jauss’ “On Writing Fiction” (Writers Digest Books, 2011) I wasn’t confident I’d find much worthwhile. I have a basic distrust of how-to books. The last […]
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Year-End Report on my Fiction.
By Peter Pollak on December 30, 2015 in blog, Fiction, House Divided, In the Game, Last Stop on Desolation Ridge, Making the Grade, Peter G. Pollak, The Expendable Man, Writing and Editing
As 2015 closes, you may be interested in where things stand with regard to my fiction. Amazon is the measure of how well each of my books is doing, although they are also for sale in half a dozen bookstores in upstate New York and on Barnes & Noble, iTune and Kozo websites. Here are […]
Reviews, Interviews and views (updated)
By Peter Pollak on August 28, 2015 in blog, Book Stores, House Divided, Peter G. Pollak, The Expendable Man
Thank you to blogger Cy Weiss for the 4-star review of House Divided. Weiss wrote, “The philosophical discussions of the Palestine/Israel conflict alone are worth the read, and as someone not highly versed in the conflict, I appreciated Pollak’s balanced and nuanced views. Overall four stars, a book I recommend reading for its strengths.” And […]
Beginning Novelists: Is Self-Publishing the way to go?
By Peter Pollak on March 27, 2015 in blog, House Divided, In the Game, Last Stop on Desolation Ridge, Making the Grade, Self-Publishing, The Expendable Man, Writing and Editing
If you’re a first time novelist and you think your novel is ready for public consumption, you’re probably haunting author discussion groups looking for advise on whether to self-publish or not. While any analysis can’t cover all circumstances, I hope this broad overview will help you begin to ask the right questions. There are clear […]
House Divided Press Release: Peter Pollak’s thriller is now available
By Peter Pollak on February 2, 2015 in blog, House Divided, In the Game, Last Stop on Desolation Ridge, Making the Grade, Peter G. Pollak, The Expendable Man
House Divided, a thriller depicting how Islamic Terrorism could bring dire consequences to America, is now available in print and ebook formats Peter G. Pollak’s fifth book tells the heart-wrenching story of a war no family should have to fight ELKRIDGE, MD – February 2, 2015 – House Divided, Peter G. Pollak’s 88,000-word thriller, is […]