Work – in the form of my position as conference coordinator for the Surrey International Writers’ Conference – has been nuts, and is likely to stay that way until after the conference in October. I knew that would happen, but in a bid to at least keep a little piece of my head churning away… Continue reading A Writer's Mind… or Where do you get your ideas? (I know. Sorry!)
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The Language of Relationships
I’ve been wanting to write a post about this for awhile, but somehow it never happened. It’s been in the back of my mind for long enough that I actually searched through my posts before I wrote this, wondering if I might already have said what I’ve been thinking about. Ever have that happen in… Continue reading The Language of Relationships
West Coast Summer
It’s been a beautiful and busy summer here on the west coast, as evidenced by my complete and utter lack of posting here. What’ve been your summer highlights so far? For me, a lovely week spent on my favourite island in the sunshine at the beginning of July is one. We explored beaches, visited the… Continue reading West Coast Summer
What Do You Write?
Yesterday, I had a great meeting with kc dyer, SiWC webmaster Dale McGladdery, and a guy we’ll call “Chris” who will be bringing us a fabulous Saturday Night Owl event at SiWC. (Hmmm…. Could that be a clue? Those of you playing along with our mystery on the SiWC blog might think so, but I’m… Continue reading What Do You Write?
The Result
I spent an hour on my WIP yesterday afternoon. My concern about not being able to get back in were unfounded. And I made myself sniffly reading the first couple of chapters, which made me very happy, paradoxical as that may seem. After mulling it over for months, it turned out that the bit of… Continue reading The Result
Coming Up For Air
Can’t quite believe it’s been two months since I posted here. They’ve gone by in a blink while I worked flat out on getting ready for SiWC registration opening on June 2. I got there, and am very proud to have presenter and workshop information all available on the site along with registration options and… Continue reading Coming Up For Air
Time keeps ticking…
I’m a first generation Canadian on my mum’s side. Mum was born in Scotland, and she, her parents, her aunt and uncle, and her grandmother came to Canada in 1957. These were the relatives I grew up with, the people I consider my closest family, the ones we spent Christmases with and whose homes were… Continue reading Time keeps ticking…
Wherever you go…
I’ve been meaning to post this for a few days, but didn’t get around to doing it. Do you read Ev Bishop’s blog? If you’re at all interested in writing, you should. Yesterday, over a decadent piece of cake (well, two… we didn’t want to share!), my friend kc and I got talking about this… Continue reading Wherever you go…
13000 days
I mentioned in my earlier post that I’ve been catching up on blogs and finding inspiration in other people’s writing lately. Ever thought about how many days you have left in your life, if you’re lucky? Read this. In the interest of full disclosure, it happens to have been written by my husband. But I… Continue reading 13000 days
Writing Through
I’ve been in a bit of a frustrating writing spot lately. It’s one of those times when the disconnect between my brain and my fingers seems particularly noticeable. I have all this great stuff in my head, but when it comes to actually putting in in words, I fail badly. What comes out is not… Continue reading Writing Through