As St. Patrick’s Day comes around again, I think about the Irish and their beautiful country. Half my debut novel, A Cry From The Deep, is set in Ireland, from…
Musings About The Irish
Writing Settings For A Novel That Engages The Reader
Writing the settings for a novel is one feature of a Novel Writing Workshop I’ll be giving at the North Vancouver library. In thinking about my presentation, I thought I’d share…
Finding Treasure At An Indie Author Book Fair
Indie Author Book Fair This morning, I participated in an Indie Author Book Fair at the West Vancouver Library in British Columbia. It’s an event that indie authors love as…
A Writer’s Post Conference Blues Brought On By The American Election
A Fabulous Conference After attending the recent Surrey International Writers Conference, you wouldn’t think I’d come down with post conference blues. Not when it was such a fabulous event. It’s the…
Cover Reveal for ALONG CAME A GARDENER
Cover Reveal Thrilled to reveal the cover for my next book, ALONG CAME A GARDENER. In this inspirational book, I’ll share some tips on managing life’s ups and downs. Tips…
Indie Author Day
The first Indie Author Day takes place on Sat. Oct. 8th in libraries all over North America. Key members of the publishing industry are supporting indie authors and their growing…
Homage to Book Lovers Everywhere
National Book Lovers Day When I read that there was such a thing as “National Book Lovers Day” in the USA (August 9th), I decided to re-blog a post I…
Book Cover Wins Gold Star
The Winning Cover I’m thrilled that the book cover for THE RUBBER FENCE has won a Gold Star from Joel Friedlander of the BOOK DESIGNER. When I submitted the cover for their…
Writers Festivals, Libraries, and More
North Shore Writers Festival April is turning out to be quite a month for a writers’ festival and more. The month begins with my book launch of The Rubber Fence at the Campbell…
Book Launch of THE RUBBER FENCE
It’s official! The day has arrived for my book launch of THE RUBBER FENCE online. It’s now on sale on Amazon and will be available at other booksellers in time. Inspired by…