Despite everything: Happy Hanukkah
Each of us is a tiny light,
And together we create a fierce light
Kol ehad hu or katan, vekulanu or itan.
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Mia Sivan
- Nov 25
- 2 min
Love the Book? Leave a Review! 📚
The response was overwhelming : More than 3,000 (!) copies of my book were downloaded. Yet, to date, I have less than forty reviews.
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Mia Sivan
- Nov 2
- 3 min
The Frauds that Calm Me
Hearing about scams and frauds that take place (mostly) in America works to calm me.
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Mia Sivan
- Oct 18
- 3 min
A Message from Tel Aviv - carrying on in a time of War
Amidst all of this - should I keep on writing? It was a question I asked myself from the very beginning.
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Mia Sivan
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Do I use my traumas in my books?
In this post I want to share a memory with you, one that left its mark, though I haven't used it yet in any of my books.
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Mia Sivan
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Nora Ephron and the Price of Baring it all
Life is a supermarket of raw materials. Any and every experience we encounter is fair game for the writer's canvas.
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Mia Sivan
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Balancing Act: Imagination Meets Reality in Storytelling📺📚
In the world of literature and television, there is a contract between authors and readers, writers and TV viewers: some details are...
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Mia Sivan
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Unwinding in Sicily: Beaches, Books, and a TikTok Sensation
Last week, I went on vacation to Sicily, and made an impulsive one-click purchase.
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Mia Sivan
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Taking a Break vs. Meeting Obligations: The Battle Within
I write, because obligations, especially those I've imposed on myself, must be fulfilled.
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Mia Sivan
- Jun 7
- 2 min
JPMorgan gets screwed and I'm writing about it
I never try to invent a scam.
Why would I, when other people have gone to such trouble to think of it, act on it, and get caught for it?
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Mia Sivan
- May 25
- 2 min
Are your characters real people?
Are your characters real people?
The short answer is yes.
The long answer is yes, but not really.
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Mia Sivan
- May 15
- 2 min
Write what you believe, do as you write
It would have been much easier to play ball, to be friends with everyone. To be nice and confirm by the rules - the rules men made.
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Mia Sivan
- May 3
- 2 min
Do you have a Girl Squad?
A driven career woman finds her girl squad, love, success (and lots of hot s*x)
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Mia Sivan
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Three Ways to get a little Happier
It is a truth universally acknowledged that being angry is bad for your skin. In some recent newsletters, I shared with you my...
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Mia Sivan
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Gilead is Here Passover 2023
On this day, when we celebrate freedom, I cannot write to you and pretend that all is as usual.
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Mia Sivan
- Mar 8
- 2 min
I'm Pissed Off My thoughts on international women's day 2023
Today is international women's day and this blog, folks, is a rant.
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Mia Sivan
- Feb 22
- 2 min
A belated valentine blog
I’m often asked whether I do research before writing steamy scenes. The answer is of course I do. I read fiction books, visit websites,...
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Mia Sivan
- Feb 10
- 1 min
I'm dropping the F bomb
My non-negotiables as an author. My duties to my readers.
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Mia Sivan
- Jan 28
- 1 min
My Favorite Book
My favorite book is criticized for its poorly developed characters and was dubbed mommy porn.
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Mia Sivan
- Jan 13
- 2 min
A funny thing happened with ChatGpt
It is agreed that despite ChatGpt great capabilities, its style is flat and dry, and it 'lacks emotions'. I beg to differ.
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