Musings of a Novelista

Most writers think it’s procrastination that puts a monkey wrench in their novel progress. But sometimes it can be something a little more subtle: Workcrastination.
I learned about this word from author Tayari Jones on her blog:
“[T]here is another, more sneaky, incarnation– Workscrastination.

This is when you blow off your novel for important stuff that needs doing, [...]

Most writers with day jobs or any other responsibilities can relate to the issue of time.
If you can fight off procrastination, fear of the blank page, and other phobias, time is really something that is in limited supply.
One of my goals this year is to accept the limited time that I do have. And not [...]

I was talking with a writer friend who was freaking out over a recent sale she saw on one of the publishing trade websites.
“That’s MY story!” she wailed. “I should just stop writing my novel now because this other writer has just sold MY book!”
After talking her off the ledge, I tried to reassure my [...]

I’m a true Southern girl and every time that it snows, I get all giddy inside. This is before the snow freezes and causes all kinds of havoc and chaos.
I know that people who are used to snow probably don’t get why people down here freak out when the snow “storms” occur but considering [...]

In the midst of the chaos that is my day job, the news about the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy brought some excitement into this week.
Scholastic has unveiled the title and the cover of the third book, Mockingjay, which drops on August 24, 2010.
I don’t believe that they are sending out ARCs [...]