Musings of a Novelista

I’ve had better days that’s for sure but I’m looking forward to the summer challenge. I’m happy so far with the writers who plan to join me. For payment, I’ll share inspiring quotes to help us get through the stretch.
Unfortunately, I’ll be starting with a handicap since I had to go the ER for a [...]

Last night, I watched the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee. I’ve always loved watching it even when I was a little girl. My love was renewed when I saw the movie, Akeleeh and the Bee.
I almost won the 6th grade spelling bee but I misspelled the word “spur.” I added an “e” to the end. [...]

A lot of writers ask this question: Do I Have to Write Every Day? Some writers say that you must because if you start to miss days, you lose your novel focus. Other writers say you don’t have to write every day but you have to write consistently.
The thing about being a writer is that [...]

Growing up, I saw Virginia Slims commercials on TV. I can’t even fathom those commercials being on TV today. Can you imagine?
Anyway, that jingle was in my head this past weekend, when during a procrastination tactic, I decided to open a file that sparked my writing journey. The file contained my first “focused” novel. [...]

Borders bookstore is going to focus more on children’s books in this tough economy. Good news for writers. Children’s book sections will be expanding in every Borders store over the next 90 days. Plus they plan to move the young adult and teen section further away from the baby and youth books.
Personally, I’m glad that [...]