An Old Lady’s Writing Tips

About the Book

This octogenarian author has followed up her last book, An Old Lady’s Confessions, with an “old lady sequel” in which she shares her writing experience with aspiring writers. The book covers tools, space, health, planning, working habits, and writing tips. She gives advice on writing novels, mysteries, and short stories. She emphasizes research, writing group involvement, and the necessity of emotional support. Contests, agents, and self-publishing are covered. She concludes with the meaning of success in writing. In answers to questions about the sources of her inspiration, she reveals several secrets.

About the Author

Reva Spiro Luxenberg is a social worker who began writing in earnest in retirement. She has authored a series of mysteries Murder at the Second Lily Pond, The Cereal Killer, The Beauty School Murder, and The Bumbling Bigamist—featuring her zany protagonist Sadie Weinstein. Four of her dramas are Grand Army Plaza, And Then There Was Light, A Flickering Flame, and Recipe for Love. She has also written Native American Fun Crafts, The Call from Beyond and Other Stories, Romantic Calligraphy, Reflections and Recollections, and An Old Lady’s Confessions. She is a contributing writer to the Kings Point News and is the president of the Kings Point Creative Writers Club. Her hobbies are reading, ceramics, and photography. She’s a proud grandmother and great-grandmother and is married to Dr. Edward R. Levenson, a writer, who has edited five of her books.