The Now & Then of SweetSpot: Now and Then

SweetSpot: Now and Then, published on 3/21/25, has no reviews yet but I will be sharing bits and pieces of this novel that tells the story of one woman’s major midlife shift from her perspective ‘THEN’ and her perspective NOW.

Her story opens in NOW. Here’s a snippet of the opening page:

NOW

Dear Readers,

When I first wrote ‘SweetSpot: Now and Then’, I didn’t consider it fiction but it wasn’t my memoir, either. Years ago, literary legend Norman Mailer defended the author that Oprah eviscerated on her show for fudging the facts in ‘A Million Little Pieces’ his memoir turned best seller once Oprah added it to her ‘Book Club’ list. Mr. Mailer said every memoirist has to lie because no one’s life is that compelling, not even his own. His words struck a chord as did those spoken by Nora Ephron in an interview about her debut novel ‘Heartburn’. She considered it as much memoir as work of fiction, a declaration likely affirmed by her ex-hubby who did his legal best to keep ‘Heartburn’ from seeing publishing’s light of day.

I began writing this novel a few years before 9/11 shifted us into the world we inhabit now. In the years since typing ‘The End’ lots has happened and much of it good. I have three published books, all part of a series that sold well enough to establish me as a bona fide writer. Readers will learn more about my ‘home gardening’ series as this story progresses, a project I began in 1998, the summer before attending my first writers conference. That conference is also featured prominently in this story I’m about to tell you. …

SweetSpot: Now and Then pub’ed 3/21/25 and available here:

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