A few years ago now I took part in a writing workshop; the focus was on short memoirs, anecdotes, snippets of time. I recently stumbled...

Happy Halloween! I am including here a handy place to find some of my previous Halloween-related posts, to make your life easier and...

Hello all, and happy Thursday! Happy March! Happy almost-spring-at-least-on-the-calendar... I know on Thursdays I typically post a book...

Happy Halloween, everyone! Spooky season is here, even though, depending on where you are and what you think and how you feel, you may be...

Happy book birthday to my second book! To Air the Laundry was published on May 21, 2019! This book was, and is, very special to me. It...

I've disappeared for a few months. A few unprecedented months. Not just for me, but for the whole world. What follows is a bit of a...

For the past few months, I have had a tough time feeling guilt over NOT writing. I have been about 1/3 of the way through the draft of my...

I love new years. I love the reflection and the looking-forwardness of it all. (Yup, definitely made that phrase up there.) So that's...

Merry Christmas! It's probably my most favourite time of year. However you celebrate, if you celebrate, I hope it's a good one for you....

I get it. It's Christmas, and the shopping list is massive. The days are speeding along, lost in a mess of wrapping paper and tinsel and...

Some people love rereading Harry Potter every fall. Others, every Christmas. I'd want to revisit the Yule Ball every year, too. While I...

Writing is a funny thing. And writer's doubt is a real part of that. What is that, you may ask? Well, it's - not surprisingly - exactly...

You've seen them on social media, in Facebook groups or #bookstagram, with their piles of books, proudly posting, "My top 10 reads of the...

This month we are doing some traveling. I'll be updating my social media feeds with the bajillion pictures I'm likely to take, but I also...

I'm a proud Canadian. I really am; I love to travel, but I think Canada is probably the best country in the world, and I am so fortunate...

Yeah, I'm still alive. I know I've disappeared off the face of the website and blog and everything else, but I'm back now! Well, more or...

To Air the Laundry is officially released and available online today! Both e-books and print books to order are available via Amazon:...

I saw a question posed on Facebook the other day. What book made you fall in love with reading? It's a good question. I don't remember...

Yesterday we all said goodbye to 2018. I did so here on the blog, too. Which means today, we look forward to the year ahead. I love a new...

2018 was quite the year. It was hard in some ways, and wonderful in others. On the personal front, we started the year dog sledding, and...