Writing is work. Sentences and paragraphs need to make sense. Every character has their own voice and they are always telling me what they would say…and what I should write. It can get very noisy inside my head. Andrea, Beth, Scrooge and Marley all have their own wants and desires.
It can get exhausting, and sometimes I need to shut them off and take a break. So what do I do? I play guitar.
The guitar is an amazing instrument. I currently own 10. Seven acoustics, two electrics, and a classical. I’ve been playing since I was 14. Now I’m 63. The guitars chronicle my life. I can still remember conquering my very first full barred F chord. I still take lessons…from one of America’s best guitar players. There is always something new to learn…and many things to relearn.
Guitar’s have always been my very best friends. They offer refuge from a world that is often both out of control, and beyond my control. So where do I begin my practice sessions? Tuning, of course. Outside of saran wrap and duct tape, clip on tuners are mankind’s best and most important invention. I play guitar in synagogue once per week. Nothing crashes an evening faster than being out of tune…especially if I’m playing with other musicians.
Playing guitar is the best therapy in the world. I highly recommend it. Chinese made instruments are not expensive…and many sound great. If you are looking for a new best friend…head on down to your local music shop. If Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley are there, tell them David Weinberg sent you…and keep on picking.
David Weinberg
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Old Fezziwig Press
Date of Publication: May 23rd, 2023
ISBN: 9798218104054
ASIN: BOBRZ457N4
Number of pages: 285
Word Count: 80,000
Cover Artist: Nicole Collis
Tagline: Love and redemption are always possible…even for the dead.
Book Description:
Award-winning, but down-on-her-luck playwright, Andrea Smilow, is commissioned by The Playhouse in Connecticut to save it from bankruptcy with a new work.
When she arrives, she discovers that The Playhouse is inhabited by the spirit of the real Jacob Marley, and he wants her play to be about him…to set the story straight about how Dickens ruined his life with A Christmas Carol.
Andrea believes he needs to be reunited with the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, who lives in the caretaker house. It is all Scrooge’s idea. He has been working with Andrea’s roommate, the most powerful witch in North America, to win a second life for Marley from God…and to get Marley and Andrea to fall in love.
Excerpt:
Andrea walked to the coffee table and picked up the letter. She held it up and jabbed at it with her right index finger. “Eleven regional theatre companies have performed Rememberings this year, and I get a royalty check for $750. How could that be right? They’re screwing me and I have no idea what I’m supposed to do.”
“Call Roger and see what he has to say.”
Andrea laughed. “Roger? He texted me yesterday. Not a word about money. He texts me once a year and never once has mentioned royalties…let us not forget that Roger is my last remaining tie to Brian. I met Roger through Brian. Fifty agents wanted to sign me, and Brian insisted I go with Roger and WMA. He’s a pleasant enough guy, unlike Brian, but he’s never done a damn thing for me. Is it Brian’s fault for recommending him, or my fault for listening to him?”
Thoughts of Brian hit Andrea like a face against a windshield. She hadn’t thought about him consciously in a long time, yet he was never far from her thoughts. Some guys are like that; they just get into your blood. Often it is the horrible ones that stay there. As the hot water from the shower touched her skin, it elicited an almost imperceptible sigh. She and Brian had spent many a shower together. She remembered how he loved to soap her breasts, and make her nipples hard…until they begged for his lips. She tossed her wet hair out of her eyes and slapped the wall, chastising herself for even thinking about him. He was just one of many evil spirits she had encountered in her life, and he was her past. Perhaps Ivoryton would point the way to her future. She shook her head as she dried her hair with a towel. She had no idea that she was not quite done with Brian yet.
David Weinberg is a screenwriter and musician. Most recently a quarter-finalist in the 2022 Creative Screenwriting Pilot competition.
He has a B.S. in Environmental Health from Quinnipiac University and a Masters in Liberal Studies from Wesleyan University. He is divorced and owns the two most spoiled cats in America.
Website www.davidweinbergauthor.com
You can also enter The Contest on the author's site to win
1st Prize – A cameo in the movie version when it gets produced.
Winner chosen Christmas Eve -2023
2nd Prize – Ibanez 6 string sunburst acoustic guitar, gigbag and capo.
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