The 2016 Golden Heart Finalists #RITAGH

Ever since I heard about Romance Writers of America I knew it was where I needed to be if I wanted to be serious about my writing career and so I joined as soon as I could. When I learned about the Golden Heart contest I felt that if I won a Golden Heart award it would mean that I had a really good story and would be a successful author in my genre and so of course I’ve chickened out each and…

Romance Contest, Conferences, Conventions & Workshops 2016

As an unpublished writer one of the best things you could ever do for your manuscript is to run it through a few contests before pitching it to literary agents and publisher. Why? Because, depending on how far your MS goes it will have been seen by a professional’s eyes and hopefully given feedback if it wasn’t good enough. It is better to know now, if that novel isn’t quite ready before you send…

Audio Books: Are They Worth The Fuss?

I’m not a big audio book reader and by that I mean I have only bought one audio book and rented three others from the library in the course of my life. I don’t find listening to a story as entertaining as reading one. Even though audio books are not my preferred format I acknowledge that it is for other people. For some it’s the only way they can read due to lack of sight , certain disabilities…

Top 10 Blog Posts About Writing, Reading and Body Confidence

“Hello…it’s me…” Nah, lol I wont go there. Is it just me or is everyone else having a heard time not singing that line when someone says “Hello”. I love Adele but I’m ready for radio stations to give that song a rest. There are so many newcomers here at Musings from a Curvy Romance Writer! Welcome! I hope you are finding my website useful, informative and entertaining. If not, don’t tell me, I…