30 Wednesday Jan 2019
Posted in Articles, David Saperstein Books, Interviews
After the 1985 movie Cocoon proved to be more than just a story for the older generation — and after it had won two Oscars — author and creator David Saperstein penned his New York Times bestseller and two subsequent novels following the Geriatric Brigade on their interstellar journey. Be sure to follow the series to its exciting and thought provoking conclusion in Metamorphosis and Butterfly!
Learn more about David Saperstein and his Cocoon journey in January’s addition of AARP!
11 Friday Jan 2019
David Saperstein, author of the Cocoon series, Evil on Earth, and co-author to the Christmas books, has written an article for the January issue of AARP Magazine. In it, he discusses growing older, but never slowing down; accepting the reward of retirement, but seeing it as the start of a new chapter of his life, rather than the end to a story. Check out this poignant read, and let us know your thoughts!
11 Friday Jan 2019
Grab your free Kindle copy of Cocoon today! Hurry; tomorrow is the last day to snag any of our 4 free books!
Antarean space travelers return to Earth to where their once thriving settlement, on the now submerged continent we call Atlantis, had been destroyed by the impact of an asteroid. Their mission is to retrieve and revive a unit of Antarean diplomats, cocooned in suspended animation, for future use on Earth. They find that the planet’s humanoid inhabitants have emerged from a primitive, tribal, nomadic existence to a position of planetary dominance.
08 Tuesday Jan 2019
Let’s kick off the New Year with our first round of giveaways! For the next 5 days, you can download a free Kindle copy of Lost Treasures of the Heart, Cocoon, Rosemary Potatoes & Her Three Bears, and Welcome to Wompkee Wood!
Hurry! This offer is only good until this Saturday!
05 Monday Nov 2018
Posted in David Saperstein Books, George Samerjan
Loved getting to know George Samerjan in our latest interview? Well, we have exciting news! The latest in George Samerjan and David Saperstein Christmas books has just arrived — A Christmas Performance is now available on Amazon! Be sure to grab this book before the start of the holiday season and a couple others as we continue our November sale. All e-books on Amazon are now $2.99!
George was kind enough to share photos of the charming dollhouse he built for his neighbor’s granddaughter for Christmas. It takes a lot of time and care to craft something as wonderfully whimsical as a doll’s house, but seeing the joy on a child’s face upon receiving such an object makes it all worth it.
21 Tuesday Aug 2018
Posted in David Saperstein Books, Uncategorized
The older we get the more we understand why there should be a special day to celebrate and appreciate our senior citizens. In many cultures all over the world the elders in the community are revered and respected for their wisdom and life experience. Seniors are also generous and caring. They give more donations to charity than other age groups, and the give of their time as volunteers in community service. Join us in celebrating National Senior Citizens Day by reaching out to a senior friend or relative and ask how they’re doing, or drop by a retirement home during recreation hour and play a card or board game with the residents. Then relax by reading one of the books in our Cocoon Trilogy. The first one was adapted into a popular movie for the big screen.
22 Tuesday Mar 2016
Posted in Author Talk, David Saperstein Books
David Saperstein
How can readers discover more about you?
If my publishers don’t help them find me, and my agents don’t help me find them, and my social network folks don’t help them find me then I’ll just keep writing and pass it along to my children and grandchildren.
What advice would you give aspiring writers?
First of all, understand that writing is a craft. So is painting. So is composing. Learning the craft is only accomplished by doing it. The more that you do it, the better you will get. That’s guaranteed. Don’t talk about it. Do it! The creative aspect? Who’s to say? That, I believe, can be a gift, or a lightening bolt, or serendipity.
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16 Tuesday Feb 2016
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David Saperstein
Where do you see publishing going in the future?
When I had the good fortune to have first novel on the Internet, it gave me an insight as to where publishing might go. I held back publishing some of my novels, and reverted the rights of others back to me as soon as I could. That day arrived and I was able to bring any books out – new and previously published. Being in the music business, I watched CD’s, Napster and the Internet change how we buy and play music radically. E-books, the Internet, ipads, smart phones and Amazon came next and the publishing business and how we buy and read books changed radically. Currently Netflix, Amazon, wi-fi, streaming and broadband are changing the TV/Cable business radically and how and what programming we choose to watch. Movies are next. Soon when a film opens it will be available in your home on your large, hi-def screen, same day, on a worldwide basis. Years ago, in 1975, I wrote an essay about all of this titled, “Your Time, Your Station.” It appeared in a book, Woman in the Year 2000, that was derived from a series of documentaries I was commissioned to do by Prentiss-Hall, but was cancelled for lack of funding.
As the means of quality physical production becomes more available, and the venues and outlets of distribution become more becomes accessible, fewer and fewer middlemen and gatekeepers will remain to stand in the way of the creators. I see the future of publishing, music, TV, Cable and movies becoming more personal, ubiquitous fractionalized and accessible worldwide. In simple terms, I see a lot of people creating a lot of stuff and seeking an audience directly. As someone who faces the blank page every day, I think that’s great!
Which social network works best for you?
I leave that up to people who know far more than me about it. I’ve have to spend my time filling that blank page.
More short conversations with David, soon coming up!
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19 Tuesday Jan 2016
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David Saperstein
Whats the hardest thing about writing?
I don’t see it as hard. It is what I do professionally. I guess getting to the place where it is ready to find an audience – when I am completely satisfied I’ve reached that point.
Whats the easiest thing about writing?
Have the characters and circumstance that take you on an interesting, absorbing and wonderful journey.
Do you write full-time or part-time?
I’m a professional. Full time. Except when I directed a film or worked with a rock ‘n roll or R&B act. And then were those trips to “Hollywood.”
More upcoming short conversations with David, stay tuned!
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15 Tuesday Dec 2015
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David Saperstein
Whats your favorite film and why?
Not favorite, but most memorable. Citizen Kane. It opened my eyes to cinema techniques as storytelling devices and enhancement as did some of Fellini’s and Bergman’s work.
In what format are your books available?
Paper, e-books, audio books and movies. I had the first full novel on the Internet in 1998.
How long on average does it take you to write a book?
At least a year. But the pot is filling and filling until it comes to a boil and I face that blank page to begin to put all of the thoughts and notes and passion into words.
More short conversations with David to follow…
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