I’m thinking of doing Camp NaNo. In 2009, I wrote my first novel She during National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo as it’s popularly called. It was just the thing I needed to help me write as my brain injury … Continue reading
Diving Back In To “Time and Space”
I’m about to restart revising my third novel Time and Space. And I must say I’m finding it daunting. I did the easy stuff a few weeks ago – typos, small mistakes, things like that – and promptly got sidetracked. … Continue reading
Finalist for The Word Guild Awards
I’m pleased to announce that my novel She has been shortlisted in the Novel – Futuristic category in The Word Guild Awards. “On June 13, The Word Guild will present Canada’s top Christian writing awards for 2012, rewarding the best … Continue reading
Robins Brooding are Like Writing
There’s a robin’s nest near my kitchen window, hidden but for the activity around it. Robins zip into my view and land on a tasty patch of soil nearby, pecking at dead strands of grass, running along, pecking at another … Continue reading
ScriptFrenzy Interruptus
I took Easter weekend off from ScriptFrenzy. I wanted to be like a government worker for a brief moment and took off the whole weekend: Good Friday, Waiting Saturday, Celebratory Sunday. and Easter Monday. When Tuesday came, I was not … Continue reading
Much Ado About ScriptFrenzy
Well, five days of ScriptFrenzy have suddenly appeared and gone, or at least four days have. The fifth day, today, seems hardly to be believed it’s here. One day, I’m worrying, thinking, pondering, ignoring, stressing out about the first day … Continue reading
It’s ScriptFrenzy Time Again!
It’s that time of year again, when one attempts to write in a foreign format and finish it within thirty days, the time otherwise known as — ScriptFrenzy. My calendar told me it was time to decide what to write. … Continue reading
Read An E-Book Week is Here! And So Are Smashwords Deals!
March 4 to 10 is Read An E-Book Week! To celebrate, Smashwords is running a promotion all week, and I’m pleased to announce that I’ve enrolled all my ebooks in it. To participate as a reader, all you have to … Continue reading
Some Stories Are Easier To Write
Some stories are easier to write than others. Sometimes it’s the amount of research required plus ensuring you keep all the facts in mind, the references at hand, the themes in the head as you write that makes it difficult. … Continue reading
Novel Genesis
I’ve written a biography and three novels, and each has come to me or started in a different way. A conversation with my former boss at Judy Taylor’s funeral turned the light bulb on over my head to tell Judy’s … Continue reading