I am excited to announce a new venue for my books. The Little Boutique in Westlock, Alberta is now stocking a number of my books. This is the new larger location for the store and it is filled with local artisan crafts. You can find them on Instagram...
Although, as readers, we tend to read what we like, there is some indication that the blending of genres is allowing us to explore other kinds of story. In 2026, this is indicated by the following staples and growing topics and themes. TRENDING GENRES Young Adult (YA)...
This year's celebration, is from October 7-11, 2024, and marks the 35th annual READ IN Week in Edmonton, Alberta. Usually held during the first full week of October, the event highlights the crucial role reading and literacy plays in schools, libraries, workplaces,...
I have submitted five submissions for an anthology to be released in the fall. It is a second volume to be published by The Writers Foundation of Strathcona County. This second book is also full of prompts to inspire our creativity. Each prompt has a few responses...
I hope this blog post finds you well and safe. Reading is an important portal into other worlds, where we can all escape for a while. With the opportunity to read a lot more, I have been looking at my book shelves for inspiration. Re-reading a book after a number of...
As many of you know, I commit to a blog schedule at the end of each year for the coming year. My blog has in the past morphed into a writer's blog as opposed to a reader's blog and so I want 2020 to be different by still continuing to support my writing community as...
Congratulations are in order to Jenna Greene for winning the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. I asked Jenna some questions about her experience. Which book won the award? Reborn – a YA dystopian novel. (The first in a new series). Can you tell us a little about the...
What inspired your latest novel? In my youth, my father filled my bookshelves with Tolkien, Lewis, L'Engle, Alexander, and Eddings. As I entered adulthood, he bought me Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books as they released. My dad's health declined. I began writing my...
Does writing energize or exhaust you? Mostly it exhausts me, both emotionally and physically. But so does playing the piano and doing art. If I was doing those things to relax, then it would be like a colouring page or writing a diary entry. But when I’m truly...