Joan Gelfand Boeken

Hope Ellson, a brilliant underdog, joins a Silicon Valley gaming startup with ambitions to elevate it to success. Complicating her journey is the presence of her ex, Doug Wiser, who is still married. As they navigate their professional relationship, sinister elements threaten their progress. The narrative incorporates elements of extreme sports, featuring renowned figures from surfing and skateboarding, while exploring themes of women in tech, business ethics, and the thrill of high-stakes challenges.

A well-structured, to-the-point, genuinely useful, and fun-to-read guide to writing narrative fiction, poetry. nonfiction, essays, and memoir . . . Crisp, informative, and mind-expanding.

"The Long Blue Room, is a splendid powerful collection of poems. Gelfand invites us to see things that we usually overlook... Her mature poetry inspires chuckles (the Parisian returning home to kiss his wife after having just enjoyed a cassoulet and a crisp Sancerre) and will resonate with contemplative souls in her poetic Sangha. After reading William Saroyan years ago, I wanted to meet him, shake his hand and drink a beer with him. I feel the same way about Joan Gelfand." Joel Fallon, Poet Laureate of Benicia, CA (Emeritus)