“Actually "nerve" is one of the qualities it takes to tackle a first novel, the others being inflated ego and a gambler's sense of crazed bravado, all of which I felt imbued with, more or less, when I sat down to write my account of one woman's efforts to keep her ex-husband, a deranged fence jumper, out of her apartment and life.” WritingCourageAdviceWriting ProcessWriting AdviceBravadoNerve Book:A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs Source: A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs
“I still remember typing the title page on my manual Smith-Corona with clammy hands and a racing heart. When I came to the words, "A novel by Joyce Elbert", I heard the New York Philharmonic break into Wagnerian praise for a major new literary voice, yet seconds later doubt and insecurity had crept in.” InspirationalWritingInspirationNovelWriting ProcessNovelsNovel WritingFirst Novel Book:A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs Source: A Tale of Five Cities & Other Memoirs