Izolda Trakhtenberg, Storyteller

Playwright, Author, Director, Podcaster

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Writer, speaker, singer, educator

Category: books

  • On being a thick-skinned artist

    When you create, sensitivity is a must. But when you are trying to sell what you’ve created, it can be downright dangerous. This is what has me thinking this morning before I head out to another day at Balticon (The Baltimore Science Fiction Convention at which I am a presenter/participant this year). I’m about to…

  • Speak Your Words, part 1 – Bring Your Written Work to Audible Life!

    In addition to narrating and voicing products for NASA, the National Geographic Society, and others, I have recorded a few audiobooks in the past few months. This has prompted me to ponder why any author would want to read his or her work out loud and how they would approach such a project.What vocal, acting,…

  • The Writing Road is full of cul de sacs, bumps, and superhighways

    I’ve released two books. One is non-fiction and the other is fiction. The first “Life Elements,” I released back in 2008. It’s done well, and I periodically still do workshops and other marketing to boost sales. What hadn’t I done until yesterday? For whatever reason, I waited and waited and waited until more than five…