Clik here to view.
Why I’m against recreational drugs.
When I first went to university, I was lonely, as many of my friends from school had gone to a Yeshivah, which is a live-in school where you learn Jewish studies. I was eager to make new friends and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the importance of coming forth about feeling sick.
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease when I was seventeen, however I was secretly unwell for about two years before that. After several years of operations and different forms of medication, my doctors...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Invitation to the launch of The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew
I know some of you reading this will be overseas, however if you’re in Melbourne, I would like to invite you to the launch of my debut The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew (Sleepers Publishing),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On How Getting a Novel Published Isn’t Just About Persistence
The post first appeared on www.aerogrammestudio.com. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease when I was seventeen and was unwell for a number of years. I had an operation when I was twenty-four, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the benefits of no longer believing my own delusions.
[Quick pre-post note: My novel's now available in all ebook versions, including Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Apple :) the Sleepers Publishing Website has all the ebook links as well as options to purchase...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Discussing the reactions of the religious community to my writing.
This post original appeared on the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival website, where I’ll be on two panels August 24th 2pm – ‘Coming out the 21st century – Who Cares?’ and 4:30pm – ‘Getting published is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On why I don’t think it’s helpful to say: ‘the world should be atheist’....
I am, as I’ve previously talked about, an atheist. However, just because I am an atheist, doesn’t mean I think that everyone in the world should be. I know many would disagree with this point, and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the literary world’s obsession with age.
The post first appeared on the Kill Your Darlings Blog. I used to be obsessed about what age I would be when I had my first novel published. I’d go on the Wikipedia pages of every famous writer I could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On losing my pleasant memories while depressed.
I was diagnosed with depression and OCD when I was seventeen, however I was unwell for about two years before that. The depression crept up slowly. I found it harder to concentrate on my studies and it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On writing a gay character, even though I’m straight.
This post originally appeared on Inside a Dog, where I was a writer in residence for the month of August. My first novel, The Boy’s Own Manual to Being Proper Jew, is about, Yossi, a homosexual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On Treating Writing as a Form of Play
This post originally appeared on that amazing website Aerogramme Writers’ Studio. For years before my novel was published, I felt insecure about whether or not I was a ‘real’ writer. I don’t think this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On writing ‘overly personal’ blog posts.
This post originally appeared on Inside a Dog, where I was a writer in residence for the month of August. When I started writing, I never expected that my work would be read by anyone. There’s such a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On writing fictional characters emerging from real life experiences
This is a slight variation on the speech I gave at the Emerging Writer’s Festival 2014. I’ve been writing since I was about eight years old. Over this time I’ve developed a very honest, confessional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On wondering whether I’d still be me when I started my antidepressants.
[Here’s a link to the Goodreads profile of my novel, if you care to check it out. Pardon the plug :) When I was seventeen and needed to begin taking anti-depressants, I found that I was reluctant to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Discussing sexual anxieties around having a stoma.
A few years ago, I had an operation to have a stoma fashioned. For those who don’t know, a stoma is a small opening in your bowel, which is brought out from your skin and covered over by a bag, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On my fear of becoming a failed writer.
This post was featured on ‘Freshly Pressed’. Three years ago, after I’d had my second short story published in Voiceworks magazine, I was emailed by an editor at a small publishing house saying she...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On learning to socialise.
I was a fairly social kid when I was quite a bit younger, however when I reached my teenage years I found it hard to hang out with others. Even when I was in groups and talking, I would feel isolated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On not romanticizing my anxiety disorder.
A few years ago, when I began on antidepressants that worked for me, I went through a transitional period from being mentally unwell, with O.C.D and depression, to being mentally healthy – in that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On How Getting a Novel Published Isn’t Just About Persistence
The post first appeared on www.aerogrammestudio.com. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease when I was seventeen and was unwell for a number of years. I had an operation when I was twenty-four, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A video interview I did for the Voiceworks blog.
Link to Video interview Tagged: Author, book, books, creative writing, eli glasman, literature, publication, published author, publishing, reading, video interview eli glasman, writer
View Article
