Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Summer allows us some extra time to read, if we are lucky. Vacation time can be a manic organization of activities and travel, but escaping for a while into a good book and allowing ourselves to relax and feed our souls is just as...
Actually, if you are in central Alberta on Sunday 16th June, you will find me at the Fort Saskatchewan Public Library. They are holding a Local Author Fair from 1:30 pm-4:30 pm. I, along with several other authors, will be tabling our books for sale and giving author...
As readers, we have a special day tomorrow - 24th January, as it is Library Shelfie Day, traditionally celebrated on the fourth Wednesday in January. It was founded in 2014 by the New York Public Library. We are given the unique opportunity to display and pose with...
Watch out for a Book Giveaway on 6th September! Make sure you enter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReadersCoffeehouse Which book should I give away? Comment below. The Commodore's Gift (steampunk romance) Life in Slake Patch (speculative fiction romance) The Twesome...
https://www.heatherweidner.com/blog/2023/4/5/writerwednesday-interview-with-mandy-eve-barrett?fbclid=IwAR2Ab78AweCIHxpiCSg7IaD_giD2uU1DdkEyb-fOfvUedhpzjEpOz7jo_vw Questions: Hardest thing about being a writer: Finding time to write around full time work, and other...
There is always discussions on the pros and cons of print versus eBook, but to be able to travel light, an e-reader makes vacation reading much easier. Some traditionalists, like myself, take our printed versions. However, I just finished reading an eBook collection...
As secretary of the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, not only did I help plan, set up and tear down this event, but also attended as an author. It was an early start at 7 am to ensure the volunteers and all the display items were organized and in place prior...
I have just finished a wonderful novel, While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax. It is a super read and I recommend it. (My review is on Goodreads). After I finished reading, it occurred to me that as I lived near, and often visited Highclere Castle...
The latter end of last week, I suffered a tooth abscess, which led to half my face swelling to three times it's size. Not a pretty sight and agonizingly painful. As I lay with a succession of ice packs on my poor face, I reflected on the popular 'freak' or 'creep'...