Canadian winters can sometimes seem endless. This year, amidst a succession of grey, overcast days filled with work and the regular routine, a special day trip made for much-needed February fun. Although I love my small-town world, there are times I also crave city...
Thanks to author Laura Vosika and Certified Cicerone (beer sommelier) Michael Agnew, hosts of “Books and Brews: Where Literature Meets Beer” for interviewing me on this fun podcast. Listen in to hear me read three excerpts from The Sweetheart Locket, my Second...
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk to the North Grenville Writers Circle at the North Grenville Public Library, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, on February 6, 2023. It was great to meet other writers at various career stages, and I appreciate your interest in and...
If you subscribe to my monthly reader newsletter, you may remember in January I mentioned a podcast chat with author Laura Vosika and Certified Cicerone (beer sommelier) Michael Agnew, hosts of “Books and Brews: Where Literature Meets Beer.” In that chat, I read three...
I’m speaking to my local writing group next week about life as a traditionally published author and moving from writing as a hobby to a job. As such, I’ve been thinking about what being an author means and the best and hardest things about this career. Building a...