As many of you know I am the Secretary of the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County. We hold a writing conference every year. Our 14th will be held on 2nd May 2026 and the title is - Claiming Your Future Creativity Our presenters are experts in their field, so take...
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....
I have an extra special offer on my western romance novel, Willow Tree Tears for Canada Book Week. From 20th to 24th April it is only 99c, so hurry and get your copy. As always I hope you enjoy Madison's story and the complications she encounters when two men are...
Teen Literacy Day encourages younger people to read books and raises awareness for teenagers to be interested in reading more. Unfortuantely, teenagers are reading less and less and this is evident statistically: STATICS Back in 1980, 60% of high school seniors read...
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...
April is National Literature and Poetry Month, as well as the 4th being National School Librarian Day and the 10th National Encourage a Young Writer Day. So April truly covers all things literary for readers and writers alike. My writing group is holding a poem a day...
I have always referred to the multiple manuscripts I have filed as 'backburner', however, I found this word, which seems to give a better explaination. palimpsest *A manuscript, or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced...
Many of you have subscribed to my newsletter, thank you! I send out a review of my month's writing and reading activities, attendance at events, and more every month. I drafted up a newsletter for March only to find that Mailchimp have changed the settings and will...
As authors we all face rejection of our manuscripts at one time or another. Yes, we can be disappointed and disheartened, but the truth is a rejection doesn’t always mean the quality of our work is below par. There are numerous reasons it could be rejected by a...