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Robert Steven Goldstein

Fiction Spirituality Paranormal

3.4/5 (102 ratings)
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Influences
Jerzy Kosiński, C.G. Jung, Hermann Hesse, Harry Houdini, John Steinbeck
Robert Steven Goldstein learned to read when he was three years old, and began writing stories almost immediately thereafter. At the age of seven he had a poem published in his elementary school newspaper. When he was a senior in high school he took first prize in Scholastic’s national short story contest. And in college Robert Steven Goldstein majored in English Literature and Creative Writing, and had a couple of articles published in trade journals.

His writing career was off to a terrific young start. Sadly, that is precisely where it languished for the next thirty-five years.

Because writing was not a reliable way to make a living, Mr. Goldstein made the decision to become a healthcare information executive instead. But he had a plan: live frugally, invest wisely, and retire early to write novels without worrying about how many copies they sold. Everyone told him it was a bad plan—it would never work.

Mr. Goldstein retired from full-time work at age fifty-six and has been writing novels ever since. His first novel, “The Swami Deheftner,” about the problems that ensue when ancient magic and mysticism manifest in the twenty-first century, has developed a small cult following in India. “Cat’s Whisker,” his second novel, will be published soon; an excerpt from it entitled “An Old Dog” was featured in the fall 2018 edition of the literary journal “Leaping Clear.” Mr. Goldstein’s third novel, “Enemy Queen,” was published by SparkPress in spring of 2020.

Robert Steven Goldstein lives in San Francisco with his wife of thirty years, and two rambunctious dogs.

Robert Steven Goldstein

Fiction Spirituality Paranormal

3.4/5 (102 ratings)
Website
Go to Website
Influences
Jerzy Kosiński, C.G. Jung, Hermann Hesse, Harry Houdini, John Steinbeck
Robert Steven Goldstein learned to read when he was three years old, and began writing stories almost immediately thereafter. At the age of seven he had a poem published in his elementary school newspaper. When he was a senior in high school he took first prize in Scholastic’s national short story contest. And in college Robert Steven Goldstein majored in English Literature and Creative Writing, and had a couple of articles published in trade journals.

His writing career was off to a terrific young start. Sadly, that is precisely where it languished for the next thirty-five years.

Because writing was not a reliable way to make a living, Mr. Goldstein made the decision to become a healthcare information executive instead. But he had a plan: live frugally, invest wisely, and retire early to write novels without worrying about how many copies they sold. Everyone told him it was a bad plan—it would never work.

Mr. Goldstein retired from full-time work at age fifty-six and has been writing novels ever since. His first novel, “The Swami Deheftner,” about the problems that ensue when ancient magic and mysticism manifest in the twenty-first century, has developed a small cult following in India. “Cat’s Whisker,” his second novel, will be published soon; an excerpt from it entitled “An Old Dog” was featured in the fall 2018 edition of the literary journal “Leaping Clear.” Mr. Goldstein’s third novel, “Enemy Queen,” was published by SparkPress in spring of 2020.

Robert Steven Goldstein lives in San Francisco with his wife of thirty years, and two rambunctious dogs.

Books from Robert Steven Goldstein

Enemy Queen

Robert Steven Goldstein

3.2/5 (52 ratings)

The Swami Deheftner

Robert Steven Goldstein

3.5/5 (24 ratings)

Will's Surreal Period

Robert Steven Goldstein

3.5/5 (18 ratings)

Cat's Whisker

Robert Steven Goldstein

3.6/5 (8 ratings)