It’s
always fun when you can meet a new author and discover a fascinating read at
the same time.
Today I’d
like to welcome author Don Lubov to Thoughts in Progress to talk about his new
release, THE SIDE JOB, and his writing. First here’s a quick synopsis of
his book.
At 17, unmarried, unskilled, and pregnant,
Maggie Gomez is abandoned by her boyfriend and evicted from her home by her
parents. For five years, she leads a hardscrabble life on the underside of a
Las Vegas ghetto, working at menial, minimum-wage jobs, to support herself and
her asthmatic daughter. As her daughter's health declines, Maggie's need for
money turns from needy to desperate. Either 5-year-old April gets an expensive
operation, or she dies.
When she takes a new and dangerous profession; as a hitman for a local mobster,
Maggie’s life becomes a soap opera of mixed emotions and dangerous ties. Things
come to a head when she discovers that her detective lover is investigating her
loan-shark boss…who, has put out a contract on her. With the help of one
of Frankie D's thugs, all of Maggie's unsavory connections to the Las Vegas
underworld are violently canceled. She and Shawn and April survive ‘what
happens in Vegas…' and remain in Las Vegas, together.
Now
please join me in giving a warm welcome to Don as he shares a bit about his writing.
Welcome, Don.
What is your writing style and where did the
idea for your book come from?
Don:
How I
write - I’m a "pantser." I just sit down to the keyboard and start
typing away. The book, THE SIDE JOB, just came to me as a
500-word word flash-fiction.
What do you hope readers will take away from
reading your book?
Don:
The
take-away is that "a mother's love for her child knows no limits.”
What is the best advice you’ve received as a
writer and are you working on anything at the moment?
Don:
Best
writer advice: hard work, perseverance, and read other books. In 2018, I
completed 5 books, simultaneously, and published them at the same time.
Consequently, I am focused on promotion by way of literary contests and book
reviews.
My 6
books, currently in print, can be purchased from Amazon
as paperbacks or on Kindle.
Don,
thanks for stopping by today and giving us this insight into your writing and
your new release.
For those
who aren’t familiar with Don, here’s a bit of background on him.
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| Author Don Lubov |
He was a guest lecturer at
Stony Brook University on “Hyperspace—A Visual Introduction to the 4th
Dimension”. In 1985, he received a grant from The Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation
for his work combining art & mathematics, with his “Quantum Pictures”.
He has
written about spirituality and stress relief since 1971. He is the author of 9
books. 10
years successfully teaching his “Six-Step Path” at College of Central Florida
Sr. Center, MTP College, and The Lifelong Learning College in The Villages, FL.
He has taught his unique brand of meditation to over 2,000 people, who
subsequently achieved a level of inner peace. He has taught his
"Six-Step Path" for stress reduction for the past 12 years, at Del
Webb and 3 local colleges.
Don has
written for Yahoo Voices, Beliefnet.com, and Kinja.com. His writings have been
published in various magazines and books. He has written the following 6
books —
An End to Stress – spirituality and
self-help
The Plague – sci-fi cautionary tale
The Side Job – a novel of a female
assassin
The Writers Bloc Club – an anthology of
prose & poetry
Near Death in the Gila National Forest – a
memoir
Frosty the Soulman – an illustrated
children’s book
His YouTube videos include—
“The Grassroots Manifesto”,
“Creativity Manifesto”
“Spirituality Manifesto”
He created and developed
“Pyramoids” – an energy-efficient building system, and taught this system at
Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. One of his “Pyramoid”
designs was accepted and juried in The World Trade Center Memorial Competition.
Articles and Poems — Beliefnet.com, Kinja.com, Yahoo
Voices, Florida Writers Magazine,
Journal
of Creative Writers Notebook, The Daily Sun, The Stress Blog on Deeper
Meditation,
Horizon Magazine, Mark Miller’s One, What is love – Diane
Sikel, Fifty is the New Fifty – Steve
Winston, The Speaker Anthology – Shields
& Gustavson, The Florida Writer, The
Boomer Cafe
For more on
Don and his writing, visit his website.
Thanks
for stopping by today during Don’s visit. Do you agree a mother’s (or father’s)
love knows no bounds when it comes to their children or at least that’s the way
it should be?
