2011 – Page 2 – karensbellblog

The good and the bad or what else is new?

03/07/201110/25/2015spiritual musings, Writer's world

First the bad. My pitch for my second novel, Sunspots, didn’t make the first cut in that Amazon contest. Out of thousands of entries, it wasn’t picked. How does one feel about that? First of

Mythology

02/22/201110/25/2015female empowerment, spiritual musings

I became a fan of Joseph Campbell after I saw him by accident on Bill Moyers–a rerun of the broadcast. Joseph Campbell had one of the most fertile minds given to man. His legacy is

This and that

02/18/201110/25/2015spiritual musings, working mothers, Writer's world

I know we all love our families but do we take the time to step back and really appreciate the miracle of it all? When your children have children it sparks the wonder. This little

Thick skin

02/07/201110/25/2015spiritual musings, Writer's world

So you can’t please everybody. I know, I know. But when my book was read by my husband who can see some of himself in it–it brought tears to his eyes. He loved it that

Creating buzz

02/02/201110/25/2015spiritual musings, Writer's world

Why does it seem like some books get published and BAM! they’re considered bestsellers. NPR just reviewed a book on its FB page about an alligator wrestler. Say Wha? So how did that debut novel strike