For those of us, who love books and reading, we celebrated Book Lovers Day (National Book Lovers day in USA) on 9th August. It is an unofficial holiday, unfortunately - wouldn't it be marvelous to have a day off work to read? The aim is, of course, to encourage...
My household has begun a monthly creative day. Before COVID19, I used to host a ladies group, where we went on outings, enjoyed potlucks and craft days. So this is a welcome addition to keep my creativity inspired. This past Saturday, we learnt acrylic pours. There...
Inspiration can strike us at any time from a vast array of sources. An overheard conversation, a scenic view, an image or a news report - the list goes on and on. One of the most frustrating but rewarding is dreams. They are elusive a lot of the time but if we can...
Radio Interview - RadioYou I was thrilled to be part of a local radio's evening broadcast recently. I talked about my books and also my local writing group. Without this group I would not be writing at all. Mandy's Interview April 2 2020.mp3 I am continuing with the...
I spent our 'extra' day, 29th February indulging in two writing workshops. One was a novel workshop, which will span four months. A group of writers email a number of chapters of their current work in progress for edits and suggestions to each other and then email...
I certainly had fun with this #interview with ThreeSixtyAlberta talking about my writing life, books, publisher and writing group. https://www.facebook.com/ThreeSixtyAlberta/videos/190286145417886/ Did I answer a question for you or was there something else you wanted...