Alright, this is a pretty sentimental post. I've been trying to figure out how to word what I want to word correctly for a while now....

Well this is exciting. As of right now the end is in sight for completion of my second novel! I'm, like, crazy excited for it. It isn't...

Happy Black Friday! I'm a proud Canadian, but Black Friday has transcended the 49th parallel, and thanks to online shopping and living so...

Exactly one year ago today was my book launch party. The Girl with the Empty Suitcase was released November 1, 2017. That night I hosted...

There is maybe this idea that writers are these wise, creative creatures penning masterpieces by candlelight, or beside a flowing river,...

"International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to...

HAPPY SUMMER! Well, happy official first day of summer. Summer for me doesn't start for another eight days.... Not that I'm counting....

Today is a day to honour dads. When I think of my own father, I think of quiet advice, strong hands. Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata" embodies...

Every once in a while, in some of the social media writing groups I'm a part of, the question of "critique" partners or groups rises....

For the past couple months, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase has been available at The Koffee Kabin! The Koffee Kabin is located in the...

At the beginning of April I was fortunate enough to get to travel to my hometown of Hanna, Alberta, to do a book event. You can read my...

Happy May! It's one of my favourite months. Of course, I also say that about June, July, August, September, October... You get the idea....

In honour of Earth Day today, I thought I'd share an Emily Dickinson poem, all about nature. You can also check out last year's posts of...

The Easter Flower by Claude McKay Far from this foreign Easter damp and chilly My soul steals to a pear-shaped plot of ground, Where...

It was a rough winter. Colder than usual, snowier than usual. I was okay with it until a couple weeks ago, and then enough was enough....

On March 17, 2017, I posted by very first blog post. I had spent the week previous setting up my website, researching blogs, and...

My first seasonal bucket list was about spring. You can read that here. It started a bit of a trend for me to think of what I'm most...

Recently I wrote about the difference between literary and genre fiction. The Girl with the Empty Suitcase is an example of literary...

I love movies. Not as much as I love books, mind you, but still a lot. Every year, my husband and I (and his parents!) watch all of the...

A few years ago I didn't know there was a difference between literary fiction and genre fiction. In case you don't know, I thought I'd...