Abandoning My Babies
I’m referring to my books, of course. Strange as that might seem, they’ve been with me so long…
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Energy
Author Interview Podcast
This week I had a ton of fun chatting with Booktastik’s Dione Lister.
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Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo: What are your pre-writing rituals?
The Value of Rituals This is a great article, and also I love this guy so I recommend subscribing. This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day Here’s what research says is the #1 ritual you should do every day to
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Remembering Thanksgivings Past
BOUNTIFUL BEGINNINGS I was the child of parents who grew to adulthood on a pioneer homestead in Manitoba. Throughout my life, I took it pretty much for granted that the major holidays would signal a large family gathering, accompanied by some significant feasting, with food that
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Dare I Do NaNoWriMo?
COMMITMENT PHOBIA Right off the top, National Novel Writing Month sounds like a really bad idea for a person as commitment phobic as me. For readers who aren’t familiar, NaNoWriMo is “National Novel Writing Month, shortened as NaNoWriMo (na-noh-ry-moh), … “an annual internet-based creative writing project that takes place every November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to
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DOES THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX SIGNAL A TIME OF PRODUCTIVITY?
A TIME FOR EVERY SEASON There’s something about this time of year. I always anticipate that it’s going to hit at the beginning of September with the start of the school year but I’m usually wrong. There is always a month of readjustment and settling in. It’s not until now, at the equinox, that I
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Fire in the Belly
Every once in a while I read a book, see a movie, or gaze on a work of art that just rocks my world and reminds me why I’m alive and who I am. CONVERGENCE I had one of those moments recently while reading Susanna Kearsley’s latest novel, The Firebird. Something about the convergence of
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
After seven long weeks in a small rural island community over the summer, the past week was spent on a quick return trip to the city, ostensibly to attend a friend’s wedding, but also to take care of a hectic round of shopping and errands in preparation for the start of the school year. The experience
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Corporal versus Cerebral Temptations
Come in, sit down, have a cup of tea. I want to tell you a story. Truly, I tell you, I’ve been absconded by fairies this past three days, and taken on a fanciful journey. My body aches with fatigue, my head spins, my spirit soars, and my feet have not yet returned to the
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