My Wishes for the New Year

 

Dear readers of my blog, here’s my wish for you on this important day that washes away the 2015 and welcomes the 2016:

 May the old year take away all the sorrows and miseries as it goes by, and fill up your upcoming days with sunshine and happiness now and always!

Wish You a Great, Prosperous, Blissful, Healthy, Bright, Delightful, Energetic and Extremely Happy, HAPPY NEW YEAR .

 

Wednesday Writing Wisdom (40) Sidney Sheldon

Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.

 

Sidney Sheldon

(1917 – 2007)

Curious facts about

Sidney Sheldon joined the army during World War II but was disabled before seeing any action. He moved to New York City and began writing Broadway musicals. He continued to write for Paramount Pictures and MGM Studios.

With the rise of television as a popular medium, Sheldon decided to try out his luck in it. He wrote a series called ‘The Patty Duke Show’ and for the next seven years wrote every episode of it.

 Sidney Sheldon wrote a whole raft of bestsellers even though he didn't start writing novels until after he turned 50.

Sidney Sheldon's second novel The Other Side of Midnight (1973) became #1 on The New York Times bestsellers list.