Today is Clean up Your Room Day, National Receptionist Day, School Nurses Day, and the birthday of Monica Dickens, Jayne Cortez, Jean Mairet, Johann Peter Hebel, Benito Galdos, Caroline B. Cooney,

Tip: Do yourself a favor and start doing crossword and other word puzzles. They will stretch your vocabulary and help with your writing.

Thought: “It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you ‘d do something else.” –  Lawrence Durrell

Teaser:Answer an unanswered question in a familiar novel – what happened to Rhett when he wasn’t with Scarlett (Gone with the Wind)? What would have happened if Romeo and Juliet had lived? Who makes Batman’s costume?