As Nature Winds Down, Fall Stirs A Writer’s Passion Once More
As Nature winds down its work, I find the impetus to get back to writing. With its blazing colors and cooler temperatures, fall has given me the lift I needed…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Writers’ Gold Found In Memories
Drawing On Memories With Easter come and gone, I’m struck by how memories, of what once was, hit me during this time. A few tears were shed as I recalled…
Are Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels For Everyone?
I recently read All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer prize winner 2015. Though his book wasn’t a page turner, I didn’t want to stop reading once I’d…
Why Do Writers Write What They Write?
The question of why writers write what they write came up a while back, when I caught an interview that Stephen Colbert did with author, Toni Morrison, a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize…
The Joy of Writing Conferences
I just finished the three day Surrey International Writers Conference. To say I was inspired and encouraged would be an understatement. I’m still processing. It was the third time I’ve…
This Mobius Strip of Ifs – A Remarkable Book
When I opened the book This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias B. Freese, I had no idea what to expect. The cover gave me no clues, as for starters…