If you are like me, you are always seeking out the books and teachers who inspire and motivate writers and non-writers alike. To that end, I polled a bunch of friends, tweeps, and writers from all over and asked them: What writing books do you love? What has done the...
I was really glad to kick the dust off of 2011 and celebrate the New Year. I don't know about you, but 2011 was difficult. I don't think I need to cry on your shoulder about my problems, because I know I am not alone and you all have yours as well. And maybe some of...
When you go to a conference, in my case, The Surrey International Writers' Conference, you never expect to arrive and have to undergo four security checks by RCMP just to get into the hotel, dodge past a couple hundred protesters, as well as having been pre-screened...
I cannot believe how swamped I am. I finished my book, for goodness sakes, I should have a life. But ever since I hit the send button I have been in frantic catch up mode. 'Cept with this blog. And since I am off to the Surrey International Writer's conference in...
Well, get her book done. Right now I am in the home stretch of finishing a book and there is chorus going round the house right now is "When my book is done—". I don't think I can compose the strident tone or the aggravated, please don't bother me AGAIN notes...
As I wrote last Saturday, I made a plea to my fans over on Facebook that the well had gone dry on what to talk about over here on my blog, and they in turn offered up a bucket load of questions. Here is what I have plucked out today from this treasure quest of "I want...
