acknowledging our accomplishments
As we’re just six weeks from saying so long to 2013, I’ve begun reflecting back on the 11 months that have passed. It had been my assumption that 2013 was not a good year...
Category: Writing
our words are a part of our soul
We writers produce a product just like other marketable products out there. It’s just so much more personal, as the products we create, whether they be in the form of a book, article, short...
social media: surviving or thriving?
Running three blogs has been difficult, so plans are to combine them into one site. In addition to my blogs, you’ll find me on social media at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/wizardofwords Facebook (three pages there: my personal page,...
profit from your passion
Many people ask me how I got such a great gig: writing about the best chocolate of the world. My response is simple. No one handed me this gig on a silver platter. I’ve...
the woes of book marketing
Yesterday was a bit of a bomb. I took a table at the Gimli Craft and Trade Show in the nearby community of Gimli, Manitoba. The cost for having a table at this event...
marketing my book
It’s been fun having launch events to introduce chocolate lovers to my new book, Chocolatour, A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate. But I now have to get serious about marketing my book and...
the first three events celebrating the launch of Chocolatour
It’s been a terrific six weeks celebrating the launch of Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate. We began on July 18th, 2013, with a launch at the beautiful Evergreen Gate B&B in...
happy to be a hybrid author
Those who have been following my chocolate travel blog know that I’ve recently posted about hybrid varietals of cocoa. But I’m pleased to report … I’m now a hybrid author! Just what is a...
changing priorities
I think that sometimes we have to reassess our priorities as life or work circumstances change, and we must be sure to change with them. As I wrote in the last post, I’m having...
Chocolatour has launched!
I’m happy to say that we launched Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate at the beautiful riverside Evergreen Gate B&B in St. Andrews, Manitoba on July 18, 2013. It was a lovely...
