Monthly Archives: September 2012

Give Yourself a Livened Up

Posted on September 26, 2012 by seductivevenice

In Venetian, apparently that’s “Date ‘na reffada!” So, I recently signed up for the social media site http://www.venessia.com, which seeks to bring together local Venetians and others who love Venice and want to preserve it as a living city. Tonight … Continue reading →

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Breakfast of Casanovists

Posted on September 23, 2012 by seductivevenice

I love this new habit–roughly every six months I have breakfast with a Casanovist! Last February, I met up with Marco Leeflang and Branko Aleksic in Paris, and today I had breakfast with Tom Vitelli at Buck’s in Woodside, California. … Continue reading →

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Casanova’s Genius

Posted on September 19, 2012 by seductivevenice

Tonight I heard a TED talk given by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray Love, on creativity. She said that she’s really “not okay” with the idea that creative people must suffer for their art.  She decided to learn how other … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by seductivevenice

In reading through Seductive Venice to prepare it for publication, I was struck again by the street and place names. There’s the ever-so-much-fun Ponte de le Tette in the previous photo, named for the street and bridge (and there were not one … Continue reading →

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Ponte delle Tette

Posted on September 17, 2012 by seductivevenice

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How Did You Do?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by seductivevenice

Here are the quiz answers. Now, you know that if you had bought the book already, you’d know the answers! But I won’t make you search. Here they are, following the questions. 1. What was Casanova’s favorite morning drink? Hot … Continue reading →

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Yipity Doo Dah! It’s Published!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by seductivevenice

Here it is, the long-awaited Seductive Venice: In Casanova’s Footsteps! Please visit https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/233976 to view the book, download a free sample, or purchase it. It’s currently available in a number of e-formats, such as the Kindle or even just to … Continue reading →

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Take this Quiz!

Posted on September 9, 2012 by seductivevenice

In the meantime, here’s a quiz you can take on Casanova. See what you know. I’ll post the answers next time. There are 5 more quiz questions on my website: http://www.seductivevenice.com (with the answers!) and 20 total in the book … Continue reading →

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Alas, Not Yet

Posted on September 9, 2012 by seductivevenice

I really thought I’d be ready to e-publish Seductive Venice: In Casanova’s Footsteps by tonight, but alas, it’s not going to happen just yet. I added just enough new details that I then wanted to make a couple changes to … Continue reading →

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What the Prostitute Said

Posted on September 3, 2012 by seductivevenice

I’m doing the final edits on Seductive Venice before I send it off to the e-publisher. As I read through Walk #4 again, I came across a detail and now I need to make a decision. There’s a story of … Continue reading →

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