augmenting the author’s income stream
I’ve been a freelance writer since 1993. Although freelancing is challenging, and you have to weather the storms of either too much work at once or the dry spells when you have virtually nothing...
Category: Writing
book review: Being Grateful, Being Thankful
It’s always a good time to feel grateful and give thanks, so in this post I’d like to share a review of an e-book by Sarah Butland of Nova Scotia, Canada, that reminds us...
the messy baker — book review
I met Charmian Christie a number of years ago in Toronto at a PWAC conference. I immediately liked her warmth, sense of humour, and smile. And over the past few years, I’ve loved receiving...
award winning author
Wow. Seeing those three words in a note of congrats that I rec’d from a colleague made me realize I had actually achieved something wonderful. I am now an award winning author. My latest...
Chocolatour wins bronze medal!
I’m thrilled to announce that “Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate” has been awarded a Bronze Medal in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards! I plan to go...
Have you found YOUR tribe?
I’ve always been a joiner. I’ve belonged to numerous organizations, including Toastmasters International, the Professional Writers’ Association of Canada, The Writers’ Union of Canada, and the Manitoba Writers’ Guild. There are other organizations I...
accepting the Versatile Blogger Award
Many thanks to Chris Nash for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award! Chris knows me via the Travel Blogged group on facebook, and so he nominated my travel blog for the award in...
Chocolatour is a Readers’ Favorite Finalist!
Such amazing news came through tonight that I just had to share! Chocolatour has been named a finalist in the Readers’ Favourite 2014 book awards in four categories: Non-fiction, Cooking & Food Non-fiction, General...
Book Review: 10% Happier by Dan Harris
This week, we have the privilege of a guest post from author, writer, editor, blogger Jeri Walker-Bickett, whom I met via the Bloggers Helping Bloggers group on LinkedIn. Jeri Walker-Bickett (@JeriWB) writes short stories, creative...
join Chocolatour on a virtual book tour
This is an exciting week+ for me as I take Chocolatour on a virtual book tour around the world, from June 23-July 1, 2014. I’m thrilled to have an interesting line-up of hosts who...
