I was really taken with this image…. Stacks of books with a small handwritten note, ripped from a page, and peeking out from between two novels with a small heart and the inked “life is beautiful.” It perfectly captures ME. I was always a bookworm growing up, and found quiet refuge in reading. As …
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Who Loves Coffee?
…a Mama with an early riser and an endless “to-do” list 🙂
From the CanLit Queen…
“The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise you begin excusing yourself. You must see the writing as emerging like a long scroll of ink from the index …
Book Launch of The Poisoned Pawn!
My friends Tara Hollister and Sarah Atchison accompanied me to the book launch of Peggy Blair’s The Poisoned Pawn at the Orange Art Gallery in Ottawa. It was a very fun evening with a Cuba theme and not only did we get to chat with Peggy again, Tara was able to cozy up to the Mayor …
Necessary Punctuation Marks! :)
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Science and Storytelling – Starring Atif Kukaswadia!
Talk about the why. Â Tell that story.
Vincent Lam gave me some advice…
Have you ever had the opportunity to ask a question of one of the greats in your field of interest? Â I have.
A writing tip from Chuck Wendig
HARDEN THE FUCK UP, CARE BEAR Any creative person has to be a little bit hard of heart — how can you not be? You can’t go sobbing into a potted plant every time you get a bad review. Just because someone told you “no, I can’t rep this, can’t publish this” doesn’t mean it’s …
The only writing rules you’ll ever need!
Hi! You may have noticed that I’ve been missing in action for a few weeks – but with good reason. Â I have been working almost daily on polishing my novel. Â I have even found some readers to provide editing and feedback before I start sending out my manuscript to publishers (with fingers crossed and a …
Jokes about writing….
A visitor to a certain college paused to admire the new Hemingway Hall that had been built on campus. “It’s a pleasure to see a building named for Ernest Hemingway,” he said. “Actually,” said his guide, “it’s named for Joshua Hemingway. No relation.” The visitor was astonished. “Was Joshua Hemingway a writer, also?” “Yes, …