From November 1 to 30, 2018, the original 53,037 words of Star-Crossed Alliance (then called simply “Princess”) were first created on the virtual page. A few of those words remain in the book today, exactly seven years later. The story… Read More »Book’s 7-year journey to publication
I’ve never so closely tracked a package delivery as the past week. Sunday, November 9 – order shipped from the Whitby, ON facility. Thursday, November 13 – order arrived Rocky View County, AB at 10:10 a.m. and left 4:46 p.m.… Read More »Book birthday!
Happy Victoria Day long weekend, or as Bob and Doug McKenzie would say, happy 2-4 weekend. Let summer begin! Welcome to the traditional time for tourist sites to flip the welcome sign to open, gardeners to plant, and cabin-owners to… Read More »Happy Long Weekend
File your own Canadian tax return using CRA-approved software on your device. If your income is reported on T-slips (employment, CPP, limited investments, etc.), don’t pay the bone-chilling amounts charged by tax preparers. Download software similar to what they use… Read More »Yes, You Can Do Your Own Taxes
Happy Winter Solstice! Writing life is ups and downs. From what I’ve heard, that never changes. Send a submission to a publisher, get ten rejections, then eventually (hopefully) an acceptance. Get five great reviews, then be devastated by a nasty… Read More »Highs and Lows
During the weekend, I took a break from the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild annual conference to go for a walk (a break from crowded rooms full of people and a break from sitting). Walking in an unfamiliar city is tricky, because… Read More »On My Way to What I’d Dreamed Of
Some people think mid-August is the end of summer. Maybe for teachers, facing back-to-work after 2 months off and parents of schoolchildren celebrating back-to-school shopping, but often for me summer vacation has been the last 2 weeks of August. It’s… Read More »Happy Summer
Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 Exciting news (for me): I received my author copy of S&S Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 with my story on page 85. This is the first paid story in a… Read More »Hot off the Press
2023 in Review: My 2023 NaNoWriMo (interNational Novel Writing Month) goal was part traditional and part rebel; I aimed to write 50,000 words of a new novel but I began October 15 and finished November 29 (I was travelling November… Read More »New Year 2024
Happy (inter)National Novel Writing Month! Have you set your goals? I plan to write at least 50,000 words of a new novel (classic NaNo) but I started on October 15 (rebel NaNo because it’s supposed to be during the 30… Read More »NaNoWriMo Kick-off