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...

As December (and 2018) marches forward, it feels like a lot of craziness leading up to the end of the year and the holiday season. But I...

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....

Happy Thursday, happy book review day, and Merry (almost!) Christmas! I've decided for today and next week's book review, to focus on...

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...

I've talked about Stephen King before. Specifically, how it took me a ridiculously long time to read anything by him, because I always...

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...

Hey Alberta! If you're around the Lethbridge area, come to Lethbridge, downtown, for the annual Word on the Street Festival, on September...

Last week I talked about how I focused my recent reading on books about Italy, in response to my withdrawal from such an amazing place. I...

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 Book Review Day! Typically I keep this blog pretty family friendly. I don't really watch my language, but I typically don't swear a...

A week ago I posted about traveling, and how I am in Italy right about now. This is another post coming to you that I've written in...

Happy Thursday! This means it's book review day! Last week I went on a bit of a road trip to visit my family. It's approximately a...

I love to travel. Don't get me wrong, I do love being home, too. But the world is such a great big place, and there is so much to see and...

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....

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 review day all! I am in such a ridiculously good mood lately. Spring is actually here - the sun is shining! And I'm on my way to a...

A few weeks ago I read The Book of Night Women, by Marlon James. The story follows Lilith, at the end of the eighteenth century, a slave...