This is a special, unscheduled post about The Next Big Thing, an author’s Work In Progress project from SheWrites. When I read A.K Andrews’s blog last week, I immediately thought what fantastic questions for any author to ask themselves....
On the eve of leaving for Montreal to attend the 35th anniversary conference and annual general meeting of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), I realized I must fulfil my promise to you...
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...
Thanks to reader, “Lindy Lou” for reminding me that I was late with this week’s blog post. I’m grateful that she (and hopefully others) actually miss the posts when they don’t arrive for a...
The highlight of my past week was attending a professional development symposium put on by The Writers Union of Canada (TWUC) in Winnipeg as part of a travelling roadshow across the country. I’ll share...
Last week I attended a fascinating panel at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg about self-publishing. McNally’s is terrific for supporting local authors — whether they be self-published or published by large publishing houses. http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com...
Thanks to Lorna Tergesen of Tergesen’s General Store in Gimli for arranging the Author’s Readings last night at the charming and historic Aspire Theatre in Gimli. The tiny theatre used to be a church...
I had the pleasure of meeting Andrew Davidson — author of the highly acclaimed debut novel, The Gargoyle, in Toronto in 2009. It was a great pleasure for me to watch Andrew engage the...
