Valentino and Me

Here I am at the Museo di Valentino in my hometown of Castellaneta with Daniela, the museum secretary, both of us holding my novel in Italian, CIOTTOLI e BUCCE D'ARANCIA. A large photo of Valentino is behind us. The museum has movies, pho...See More

 — with Museo Valentino in Castellaneta, Puglia, Italy.

Point #5 How to Write a Compelling Novel

Point #5 Let the conflict of the book show its face early in the first two pages.

5th National Day of Writing

October 22

October 22nd was the 5th National Day of Writing. I was invited to speak at St. Joseph College, Patchogue branch during Common Hour today and the students present were very receptive and wonderfully attentive. It was a pleasure to talk about my book and about writing.

HOW TO WRITE A COMPELLING NOVEL continued...

4. Write about something you love or hate.  It has to be a strong emotion so your passion comes through.

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3. Write about something you know, something you're familiar with.  It comes across as more authentic.  There isn't much you can say about what you don't know.  You need to research what you don't know if that's what you want to write about.  Once you research it, you know it, so it's still writing about what you know.

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2. Think like a journalist.  Provide Who, What,Where,Why and How

HOW TO WRITE A COMPELLING NOVEL

1. WRITE IN SCENES.  This satisfies writing's cardinal rule, which is, "Show, Don't Tell."  Think of each chapter as a play composed of scenes.  You are a spectator or eye witness of the scene.  Then record the action, which is what happens; the dialogue, which is what each person says; description, what the people look like; location, where the scene takes place. (Come back another day to see more points.)

Link to Excerpt from ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES published in The East Hampton Star, July 18, 2113  http://www.easthamptonstar.com/Fiction/2013716/“-Dance”-Fiction-0

An excerpt from ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES was published in The East Hampton Star, July 18, 2013 in their fiction section.   The title of the excerpt is "The Dance."  Here is the link:

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/Fiction/2013716/“-Dance”-Fiction-0

Author Talk Montauk Library Sun. Aug. 4, 2013, 3:30 PM

I have another Author Talk at the Montauk Library on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 at 3:30 PM.  The event is free.    All are welcome.

ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES now on Barnes & Noble

My novel ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES now also sells on Barnes & Noble.  The link is below:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/orange-peels-and-cobblestones-rose-marie-dunphy/1114819551?ean=9780615696713&itm=1&usri=9780615696713

ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES Book Talk Dates

1.  Wed. July 24, 2013, 7PM, Book Club in Mt. Sinai
2.  Tues. July 30, 2013, 7:30 PM Side Street Books, 76 North Ocean Ave., Patchogue, NY (one block north of Main  St.) The event is Free. All are welcome.
3.  Sun. Sept 8, 2-4 PM 2013 Sachem Library, Holbrook, NY
4.  Mon. Sept. 9, 2013 Book Club in Syosset
5.  Wed. evening Business Women Networking Group, Albany, NY
6.  Sun. Oct. 20, 2013, St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY
7.  Wed. Nov. 13, 2013, 4PM, Center For Italian Studies, Stony Brook University
8.  Thurs. Nov. 14, 2013, 6PM St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY

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Book Talk July 30, 2013 7:30 PM Side Street Books

Tues. July 30th, 7:30 PM., I will be speaking about my book ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES at Side Street Books, 76 North Ocean Ave., Patchogue, NY (one block north of Main St.) The event is Free. All are welcome.

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ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES Now in major book stores on Long Island

ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES is now in almost all book stores on Long Island that carry fiction, including Book Revue in Huntington, BookHampton (in East Hampton, in Southampton, in Mattituck), Canio's in Sag Harbor, The Montauk Bookshop in Montauk, Side Street Books in Patchogue and Amazon.com.  The e-version is on Kindle.To read a review, go to bookrevue.com, choose local authors and scroll until the book's front cover displays. Click on the cover and a review of the book will appear.  A book review is also found on Amazon.

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ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES in BookHampton, Canio and the Montauk Book Shop.

BookHampton (all locations), Canio's in Sag Harbor and the Montauk Book Shop all carry my novel, ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES.  If you are on the East End, please visit these book stores for a fine selection of books including mine.

MEET THE AUTHOR MAY 11th 2 P.M. Patchogue Library

Meet the author ROSE MARIE DUNPHY  Saturday, May 11, 2013, 2 p.m.
PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD LIBRARY
54-60 East Main Street, Patchogue • 631-654-4700 • www.pmlib.org


Copies of the book ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES will be available for sale/signing or purchase a copy in advance at Amazon.com

All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.



About the book ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES
From her early childhood days in Italy to her life as a young wife and mother in Brooklyn, Marietta is haunted by hard questions from her past. In her struggle to be free, she realizes what she must do: discover the truth about her tangled family life even at the risk of losing the little she has left. This is a deeply moving novel about the enduring power of love amid abandonment, rejection, betrayal and consequences of others’ decisions.

About the author
Rose Marie Dunphy lived in Italy and now resides in New York. With a Master’s Degree from Stony Brook
University, she taught science for 10 years, coauthored That First Bite -- Chance or Choice, a book of nonfiction and has written numerous essays and short stories that have appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEWSDAY and other publications. This is her first novel.

I just got finished reading Defending Jacob.  While the plot was riveting, the dialogue and descriptions well done, I didn't like the book.  It disturbed me.  I've come to realize I don't like thrillers.  I thought it was just a court drama but it was a thriller.  Just like Stephen King.  I think King is one of the best writers we have but I can't and won't read his books ( except On Writing which I love).  King's novels scare and upset me too much. When I read I want to be uplifted, amused, transformed.  I do not want to think that the human race is evil or sick.  I want to see it redeemed.  I want to read books and stories like the ones I write.  Like ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES, which readers tell me how moved they are by it, in a good way.  You can still have twists and turns to the story line but it doesn't have to be bizarre.

Join me for another book talk and signing at the Patchogue Library on Sat. May 11th, 2013.  Refreshments will be served.

Check out my interview with ViviCastellaneta.  It's in Italian but can easily be translated by Google or Reverso.
https://m.facebook.com/?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F&_rdr#!/note.php?note_id=481686465212401&__user=539214333

ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES  is now on Kindle.

Those wishing the paperback copy can click on the following link:  https://www.createspace.com/3337784