This week, we have special guest blogger, Yvonne Perry, sharing her thoughts with us on why she chose to self-publish her new book, “Whose Stuff Is This Anyway? Finding Freedom from the Thoughts,...
Thanks for the great discussion that ensued from my last post on honesty and our prime virtues. You guys rock, and I love the vibrant community we have established here. As members of several...
In keeping with our interest in the subject of language, I’ve asked long-time friend and PWAC colleague, Kathe Lieber, to post her first-ever blog post here with us. Kathe is a writer, editor and...
Those of you who are long-time readers of this blog know how strongly I feel about the importance of networking for writers. Belonging to writer’s groups and/or professional writers’ associations is critical. I belong...
I had the pleasure of attending the first ever “Word Fest” in Kenora, Ontario, Canada–a lovely resort town on Lake of the Woods located three hours from my home in Manitoba. The event was...
As I’m giving a writing workshop at the Kenora Word Fest this weekend in Kenora, Ontario, I went through the material I have previously used for similar workshops and updated it. The result is...
Back from overseas and happy to say the continuing research for my chocolate book brought great results. I have met with many talented, creative and innovative chocolate makers over the past year and have...
Wow! What a week it’s been! I hope you’re enjoying as much time away from the daily grind as I am. Our weather has been pretty darn good and I’ve taken every opportunity to...
Sure, I had 346 unread e-mails in my inbox and had plenty of work to do. But I wasn’t about to refuse an invitation to spend the afternoon with a couple of girlfriends in...
This week I’d like to engage in a writing-related discussion that was inspired by Christopher Plummer, one of my favourite actors. I’ve just finished reading the Summer 2010 issue of Zoomer magazine (a wonderful publication for...
