Is your character Suzanne Rickson a combination of real people, or not? Suzanne Rickson is inspired by my mother. While planning my first mystery novel and searching for ideas, I visited my parents at their retirement community on the West Coast of British Columbia....
Today is National Donate a Book Day, which has the bibliophile's among us stressing about our precious collections. Should we keep, or donate from our shelves, or not? I have mentioned before that I have a circle of friends who regularly swap books. These are books...
Slow Down, Little Junie A calming guide for energetic children and the grownups helping them by critically acclaimed author and financial expert Kalee Boisvert Junie runs everywhere.She runs to greet her fish, races through the yard, and even runs in her dreams. The...
Did your writing process change between writing both novels? I had to do a lot more research for my second novel, At Least I’m Trying whereas Chasing Through Time was based primarily on real experiences I’ve witnessed. This made my second book much more challenging....
The Ascension Book One of the Callum Walker series The critically acclaimed supernatural series by J.M. Shaw relaunches in an all-new edition with new content and a new cover! A hidden war is spilling into our world. Two realms. One veil. A conflict that won’t stay...
As we all know February is romance and lover's month with the notable flooding of cards, gifts, and date nights, but we can show our love of literature too. As bibliophile's we have a deep relationship with romance through the words of classic and contempory...
For many authors this system gives them a welcome cheque once a year. It is easy to register once you apply and add your newly published books to keep the program updated. On the website the overview states: The Public Lending Right is the right of authors to receive...
After a request concerning my research into barrel racing, I can cover some here concerning my protagonist, Madison's life. As previously mentioned I am grateful to Kendra Edey, a champion barrel racer, for her kind assistance in understanding the technicalities of a...
As many of you know I log the books I read every year during the Goodreads Reading Challenge. It allows me to see what genres I have read during the year, as well as remind myself of the stories that resonated with me. There is a fine balance between the reader in me...