The Bigfoot Case Arcane Expeditions The first book in the Oddish Questor series and a new direction for critically acclaimed children’s author S.A. Schneider The book is published by Mind Architecture Creative and is available worldwide in print and e-book format....
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...
As we celebrate National Tell a Story Day on 27th and Great Poetry Reading Day on 28th, this question arises. Why Read Books? For the consummate reader this is an easy question to answer - the love of story, the chance to 'escape' into a narrative, to indulge in a...
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...
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...
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...