Ellis ShumanGood Morning Venice!The moment I’ll remember most from my recent visit to Venice was when I emerged from a dark alley onto a wide sidewalk on the banks of a…Apr 22, 2023Apr 22, 2023
Ellis ShumanJerusalem Is Much Harder to Run than Tel AvivMy thigh muscles ache as I run up the cobblestoned ramp-like street leading to Jaffa Gate. I pass through the historic walls, breached for…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Ellis ShumanMy Modern World: PodcastsReflections on the 21st century, and how it took me so long to get here.Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Ellis ShumanThe John Irving Theory of EverythingJohn Irving is one of my favorite authors of all time. I first read The 158-Pound Marriage when I was in high school and aspiring to weigh…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
Ellis ShumanThe Hebrew-Speaking Bedouin I Met in the Middle of the Jordanian DesertI traveled to the stunning ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan, across the border from the kibbutz where I had lived for…Dec 19, 20171Dec 19, 20171
Ellis ShumaninThe Writing CooperativeDon’t Read It Until I Finish Writing It!I had just finished writing the first section of the first draft of my first novel and I was eager to have my wife read it. Who was better…Nov 15, 20173Nov 15, 20173
Ellis ShumaninThe Writing CooperativeHow I Found My EditorAfter I finished writing, revising, and polishing my manuscript — a suspense novel set in Bulgaria — and after receiving very few responses…Nov 7, 20173Nov 7, 20173
Ellis ShumanWriting in My SleepThe other morning, just after 4 a.m., my cat woke me up as she does every morning. She stood at my side of the bed, pacing back and forth…Oct 28, 20175Oct 28, 20175
Ellis ShumanAt Some Point, You Have to Stop EditingCongratulations! You have finished writing your novel. Quite an accomplishment. And now, the hard part begins.Oct 3, 20172Oct 3, 20172
Ellis ShumanThat Awesome Moment When You Finish Your ManuscriptThe other day I let out a big sigh. After 13 months of constant writing and editing; after multiple revisions and three drafts; after…Jul 7, 20171Jul 7, 20171