This week we celebrate those marvelous people - librarians! From 6th-12th it is National Library Week, with the 8th as National Library Workers Day and the 9th National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day). Librarians facilitate access to...
As we approach National Pencil Day on the March 30, I thought it would be fun to look at the various writing implements scribes have used over eons. From chiseled stone slabs to laptops, writers have adapted to the evolution of the various inventions for their...
Over the last fourteen years of being a published author, I have become less nervous about reading to an audience. I'm not sure anyone is ever totally confident when standing in front of a large group of strangers, but I might be wrong. Anyway, here are some tips to...
I am so honoured to be highlighted in this great UK magazine. You will find out the how and why of my writing and creativity. Please if you have a question please comment below, I'm always happy to answer. There are a plethora of authors you can get to know through...
With the excellent mentoring support and encouragement I received from my local writing group, the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, I would not be writing today, that's a fact. And so after sixteen years of experience, I am more than happy to help other...
What was the impetus behind writing the series? I wanted to share what traveling was like before cell phones and having Internet at your fingertips. The challenges each day brings and the joy in the little things that happen along the way. To give people an escape, a...
As writers and authors we want and need to find ‘our people’. This enables us to be connected even while solitary in our work. There are myriad of ways of doing this, so let’s get started. We can begin with finding comparable authors in our genre(s) on social media,...
Did your occupation as an educator lead to you writing? I grew up in Michigan and came to Canada in the 1960s to attend the University of British Columbia, where I more or less flunked out of my PhD program in Modern Chinese History. This turned out to be a blessing...
1. What made you want to write your memoirs? My first memoir, Looking for Normal I wrote for my three adult children. They never met my father and he was quite a character–kind, comical and fun loving. I wanted my children to know him. Initially, I began by...