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Words & Pictures: More illustrations from the writing process
September 24, 2020
Here are a few more illustrations created while I wrote the novel, Life: part-time. I
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Gardening, Plants, Math & Ghosts in Life: part-time
September 23, 2020
Lost in Translation Around the
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Life: part-time.
Available Now at
The Book Loft, Solvang, California
August 24, 2020
One more pre-publication announcement. This time for my very local, independent
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Life: part-time.
Available Now at
Chaucer’s Books, Santa Barbara
August 24, 2020
Pre-release copies of Life: part-time are available at Chaucer's Books in Santa
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Life: part-time.
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at The Book Den, Santa Barbara
August 23, 2020
Pre-release copies of Life: part-time are available right now at The Book Den in
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Novel Locations: The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara
August 10, 2020
During the summer of 1979, in the novel Life: part-time, (Chapter 22), there is a
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Life: part-time. Available August 25, 2020.
August 3, 2020
My novel, Life: part-time, is available for pre-order at Apple, Amazon, and Barnes
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Words, Wind & Water
December 1, 2019
While writing the novel, Life: part-time, I would often go to the actual locations
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Happy first day of autumn to my fellow Autumn Peop

Happy first day of autumn to my fellow Autumn People.

Photo is one of my Jethro Tull Coreopsis plants flowering today during the Autumnal Equinox. The plant is probably named for the English agricultural pioneer Jethro Tull, but it does have fluted petals so maybe a double nod to the seed pioneer and the modern day flautist, Ian Anderson.

#autumn #jethrotull #iananderson #first day of autumn #seedmoney #life-part-time #flowermusic #yellowflowersofinstagram

On Independent Bookstore Day, a THANK YOU to my lo

On Independent Bookstore Day, a THANK YOU to my local book shops:

THE BOOK DEN - Santa Barbara
THE BOOK LOFT - Solvang
CHAUCER’S BOOKS - Santa Barbara
TECOLOTE BOOKS - Montecito

And to these bookshops of days gone by, I will always remember:
EARTHLING BOOKSHOP - Santa Barbara
WOMRATH BOOKSHOP - Fresh Meadows, Queens, NYC
SCRIBNER’S BOOKSTORE, 5th Ave, Manhattan, NYC

Paige loved watching these new book relationships unfold around her while she worked in the bookshop. Often, a customer’s browsing habits would inspire her to create some impromptu song lyrics. Tonight, she improvised a song about a secret bookshop in the forest populated with towering trees that housed rows of books on their welcoming branches.
From, LIFE: PART-TIME by Robert M Gerson

#independentbookstore #independentbookstoreday #booksofinstagram #bookshop #supportindependentbookstores #santabarbarabookstores #earthlingbookshop

Today is Book Launch Day. At long last!! My nove

Today is Book Launch Day. At long last!!

My novel LIFE: PART-TIME is now available for sale. Online at AMAZON, APPLE BOOKS, and BARNES & NOBLE.

The roll-out to bookshops has begun. Please, please ask for it at your local independent bookshop.

I would love to hear your thoughts, ideas, and comments about the story. If you write online reviews (especially at goodreads), I would love to read them. Thank you to all my friends (and especially, most definitely to Annette) who have been part of this writing journey. Gratitude times infinity!

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Here is the cover painting that I created back in

Here is the cover painting that I created back in 2001 for the hardcover edition of Bloom's Literary Review Collection: RAY BRADBURY'S FAHRENHEIT 451.

Today would have been our beloved Ray Bradbury's 100th birthday. There will be a RAY BRADBURY CENTENNIAL READ-A-THON read by writers, actors, librarians, and young readers of FAHRENHEIT 451 at 1:30 Pacific Time streaming on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
More info at https://raybradburyreadathon.com

#raybradbury #fahrenheit451 #raybradburyquotes #raybradburybooks #bookcoverart #coverillustration #bradbury451 #fictionart #dystopianart #dystopianfiction #bookcoverillustration

Santa Barbara Readers! This weekend you can buy an

Santa Barbara Readers! This weekend you can buy an advanced publication copy of the new Santa Barbara novel LIFE: PART-TIME. Travel back to the summer of 1979 along the beaches, into the ocean, and up to the mountain canyons above Santa Barbara.

Pre-release copies of my novel LIFE: PART-TIME are available now at THE BOOK DEN on East Anapamu. The national book release is next week, Tuesday, August 25.

As always: Support your local, independent bookshop! And drink lots of water.

#bookdensb #santabarbara #santabarbarabookstores #santabarbarareads #santabarbarawriters #santabarbarafiction #debutfiction #californianovel #californiafiction #lifeparttime #goletabooks #goodland #goletafiction #santabarbaraauthor #santabarbarabookclub

Santa Barbara Readers! This weekend you can buy an

Santa Barbara Readers! This weekend you can buy an advanced publication copy of the new Santa Barbara novel LIFE: PART-TIME. Travel back to the summer of 1979 along the beaches and into the mountain canyons around Santa Barbara.

Pre-release copies of my novel LIFE: PART-TIME are available now at CHAUCER'S BOOKS on upper State Street. The national book release is next week, Tuesday, August 25.

As always: Support your local, independent bookshop! And drink lots of water.

#santabarbara #chaucersbooks #santabarbarabookstores #santabarbarareads #santabarbarawriters #debutfiction #californianovel #californiafiction #lifeparttime #goletabooks #goodland #goletafiction #santabarbaraauthor #santabarbarabook

Character study, Nicholas Affini, from the novel,

Character study, Nicholas Affini, from the novel, Life: part-time.
#portraitdrawing #lifeparttime #pencildrawing #novel2020 #debutauthors2020 #robertgerson #artistsoninstagram #novelcharacter #nicholas #fictionart

Looking through my sketchbooks. A quick anatomy sk

Looking through my sketchbooks. A quick anatomy sketch. Drawing bones. #artistanatomy #figuredrawings #pencilsketching #artisticanatomy #drawings #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram

Ocean to beach dinner along the California coast.

Ocean to beach dinner along the California coast. Fresh catch of the day for some lucky sandpipers and seagulls. Fresh crab with a seaweed salad. Enjoy!
#seafood #seaweed #california #sandpipers #bythesea #summer2020 #beach #oceanbeach #santabarbaralife #goletathegoodland #goletabeach

One more from the movie theatre design series #ca

One more from the movie theatre design series

#californiamovietheatre #arlingtontheatresantabarbara #santabarbaramovies #santabarbara #moviemarquee #movietitles #designinspiration #creativelife

Design is everywhere. Movie theatre exterior desig

Design is everywhere. Movie theatre exterior design. The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara. Other photos I’ve taken at my website robertgerson.com

#santabarbara #movietheater #designinspiration #architecturedesign #creatives #santabarbaratheatre #californiamovietheatre

Yesterday was International Cat Day and now what d

Yesterday was International Cat Day and now what do you know, today is National Book Lover’s Day. Get out! Is tomorrow Intergalactic Chocolate Cake Day?? Here is our sweet little Asia with her latest read. An unbiased and novel pick from the Kitty Cat Book Lover’s Club.
#nationalbookloversday #nationalbookday #catread #internationalcatday #newfictionbooks #newfiction #cutecats #authorsofinstagram

Jet says, “International cat day is everyday.”

Jet says, “International cat day is everyday.” We agree Mr Jetty Jetson.

#internationalcatday #saturdayvibes #catsofinstagram #catstagram #catworld #caturday

Just read today is International Cat Day. Here’s

Just read today is International Cat Day. Here’s Asia enjoying the sun while repurposing the curvy scratching post into a contoured couch.

#internationalcatsday #catsofinstagram #catlife #funcats #postmodernchair #kittylove #catlover

The original artwork for the cover of the novel Li

The original artwork for the cover of the novel Life: part-time. An ink wash drawing that I scanned then colored on multiple transparent layers with a Wacom tablet in photoshop. The end result looks very much like my watercolor technique. Drawing while writing and rewriting a specific story scene is a creatively, satisfying experience.

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Diving into cool ocean water. Hotter than hot this

Diving into cool ocean water. Hotter than hot this weekend in the valley.

This is an ink wash drawing from the series of drawings I created while writing my novel, Life: part-time. Colored on Wacom in photoshop.
#oceanartwork #brushart #bookillustrations #wacom #indiainkdrawing #novelist

A new born deer in the front yard enjoying a break

A new born deer in the front yard enjoying a breakfast of daisies and assorted greens. A mom and another fawn where here too enjoying our peach tree. They’ve pruned the bottom of one tree into a nice vase shape.
#deer #fawn #naturelovers

Pre-ordering for my novel, Life: part-time, is ava

Pre-ordering for my novel, Life: part-time, is available at Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and Amazon. Will also be available in some (possibly many) independent bookstores. I hope you will consider my novel for a late-summer read.

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#figuredrawing

Good to know. Walkers, joggers, dog player humans,

Good to know. Walkers, joggers, dog player humans, beach loungers, and summer readers choose your best beach spot. #summer #beach #summerreading #california #santabarbara #swimming #ocean #watersports #sundayvibes #sunshine #pacificocean #pacificbeach #choices

My novel, Life: part-time, has a revised Publicati

My novel, Life: part-time, has a revised Publication Date: August 25, 2020. Looking for a “late” summer read to take to the beach or maybe your backyard? The story opens on the beach in Santa Barbara during the first week of summer and ends on the . . .
#read summer fiction #summerfiction #newfiction #bookstagram #santabarbarabeach #books #goodreads #summerreading #beach #summervibes #newbooks #authorsofinstagram #ocean #beachlife

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