Category: Musings

  • Reading habits exposed

    Today, we’re going to delve into all your dirty little secrets — reading secrets, that is. When Gwen Hernandez, one of my Starcatcher sisters, posted about sometimes not finishing a book she’s started, it got me thinking. Her argument against slogging through something she’s not into: Why waste valuable hours reading a book I don’t […]

  • Great CP search is on

    The gals at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood posted a form to look for a critique partner. When I tried to post my response in the comments, it didn’t show up. So here it is, in all its glory: NAME: Arlene Hittle Please E-MAIL me directly at [email protected] I write: humorous contemporary series and single title […]

  • Moving ahead

    Since RWA Nationals ended, much talk has been going on amongst my Starcatcher Sisters about fear … of submission,  rejection, inadequacy — you name it and we’ve probably felt it. Aislinn, who recently sold not one but two books, wrote an excellent post on writers’ fears just the other day. Her conclusion? I must sit […]

  • An honor just to be nominated

    We’ve all heard someone say it, usually in connection with the Oscars … And if you’re like me, you probably snicker. “It’s an honor just to be nominated?” Yeah. R-i-i-ght. Well, I’m here to tell you, in the case of the RWA Golden Heart® award, it really is true. I’m not just saying that because I […]