Can you believe August is almost here? Can you believe I haven’t written a post in three weeks? In my […]
The Dog Days of Summer!
Writing
Thank You, Next
This is my last post for 2018 I’m taking a couple of weeks off to enjoy the holidays and gear […]
Come See Me at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery This Sunday!
Sunday, December 9th is the last Family Art Day at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery for 2018. I’ll be […]
On Writing
I am in the throes of writing a new book. Every time I begin a new book, […]
Another busy week and beginning to brainstorm another book
I’m mostly off the road this week and it is a welcome relief, though I absolutely love meeting my […]
A New Year
A Clean Slate. A Blank Page. Does such a thing exist? I think of that a lot […]
True Friends and Good Writers
2017 is quickly drawing to a close. And with it, the end of my debut year as a […]
The Writing Process
Every book I write is different. My writing process, for good or bad, is not. Since I am in […]
Renovating a Book
I’m in the midst of a kitchen renovation, and it’s not fun. we’ve just started the tear-out and it […]
Recharge Those Batteries!
Everyone needs a break now and then I’ve been working so hard this past month, revising book two, that I […]
On Editorial Letters
Until I got my first book deal, I had no clear understanding of what an editorial letter was […]
Book Three
A short post because: I am almost ready to pass book three into my agent!!!!! Cue the marching band: […]
Is there a “right way” to write?
I stumbled upon a twitter thread yesterday by an author I greatly admire, Kate Milford. She was commenting upon […]
Words of Wisdom on Writing
We writers can be a solitary lot, given to highs when the work is going well and lows when […]
Revision Land
I am there. And can be a dark, dark, place. But it doesn’t have to be! […]
Some thoughts about St. Stephen Storyfest
When Derek O’Brien, the CAO for the Town of St. Stephen, told me last summer that he wanted […]
When Your Characters Veer Off Course
I was fully prepared to draft my current Work in Progress. Character Sheets were done. Scenes were sketched out. […]
Writing Resources To Help You Prep for NaNoWriMo
Most writers benefit from guidance now and then. And since next Tuesday is the beginning of NaNoWriMo, I thought […]
Wendy’s Four Stages of Starting a New Writing Project
Every time I start a new book I seem to do two things: I read as much good writing […]
Are you doing NaNoWriMo This Year?
I love NaNoWriMo. And since it’s October, that can only mean one thing: it’s time to prep for the […]