Musings of a Novelista

There is nothing like a great ghost story. I’ve always loved ghost stories as a kid—even when it meant that I would be scared going to sleep at night. Every shadow was the boogey man and I just knew that there was something outside my window wanting to get me.
My middle grade novel, Ghost Summer, [...]

Your protagonist speaks up for something that is wrong.
Questions to ask about this scene spark:
*Do other characters agree with your protagonist?

*Are there good or bad consequences for this action?

*Does your protagonist think he/she did the right thing?

I was just reading this Publisher’s Weekly article, Barnes & Noble Stores to Offer Free AT&T Wi-Fi.
There is a HUGE Barnes and Noble up the street from my day job where I sometimes write. One of the benefits of it was that there wasn’t any free wi-fi, and I didn’t spend my time surfing the [...]

8 weeks down, 5 more to go…
July is almost gone. Where did the time go? July is the “Middle of my Novel” month, and my goal was to be finished with the middle by the end of the month. With one week to go in the month, it seems like that isn’t going to happen.
The [...]

One of the things that I love about summer is the abundance of books that come out. All those extra bookcases in the bookstores with suggested summer reading.
I come across an oldie but goodie recently. Forever… by Judy Blume.
What girl doesn’t like Judy Blume? I read Forever last month, and it’s amazing the impact [...]