Writers write from life. Fiction needs to be believable or else readers won’t be pulled into the story. Right now, there is more truth in fiction than can be found…
Is Honesty A Lost Virtue?
If The Dead Could Only Talk
The thought, if the dead could only talk, came into my head in the middle of last night. I’m not sure why except that I’ve been writing a story in…
The Agony and Ecstasy of Writing
What writer hasn’t experienced both agony and ecstasy in their writing? Following your passion means subjecting yourself to those highs and lows. Self-doubts of All Writers This post, however, isn’t…
An Author’s Nightmare
I had no ordinary nightmare. It was scary, as all nightmares are, but in the aftermath, I found it hilarious and telling and not entirely surprising, given that I had…
Looking for a Book Cover Design
This January, I finished revising my third novel, a historical one, as different in feel from the first two I’ve written, as the second was from the first. It’s about…
A Year of Unexpected Delights and Frustrations!
I love year-end reviews. I look back at what I’ve experienced, what I’ve learned and what I’m planning for the new year. The delights were many: travel, family visits, theatre, and…
Musings About Immigrants at Pier 21
Recently, Robert and I toured the Maritimes. We went there to see our granddaughter, who’s attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. That city is also home to Pier 21…
10 Writing Tips From The Surrey International Writers Conference
I jotted down some excellent writing tips at the recent Surrey International Writers Conference, (SIWC) even though this is my fifth time there, three as an attendee and the last…
SIWC – An Exceptional Writers Conference in B.C.
I’m back from a wonderful holiday in the Maritimes. I’ll post more about that later, but today, I’m off to work at the Surrey International Writers Conference, held Oct. 19-22,…
An Extraordinary Book of Belonging
My husband, Rob, and I recently visited Green Gables on Prince Edward Island. It’s our second time visiting Cavendish, the place that inspired the novelist Lucy Maude Montgomery in the…