Nov 12, 2014 | The Writing Life
Chuck at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. Photo credit: SiWC 2014 I see a lot of writers asking for help on social media. Buy my book! Follow me on Twitter! Like my Facebook page! Review my book! Did I mention I have a book coming out? Oh God,...
Nov 5, 2014 | The Writing Life
Am I a sucker? A glutton for punishment? Someone with too much time on their hands? Probably yes to all except the last one. But that’s not why I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo (and which I personally call...
Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
One question keeps getting asked about the Jian Ghomeshi situation…. “Why didn’t the victims go to the police?” I understand why people are asking this. In fact, I asked it myself at first. And then I read the stories of young women who had...
Oct 28, 2014 | The Writing Life
True story. Stephen King used to be on Facebook. And not the official author page he has now. He used to have an ordinary profile page, just like the rest of us. It was pretty fleeting, as I’m sure he realized early on that Facebook is a huge time suck and it...
Oct 20, 2014 | The Writing Life
I’ll be leaving for my favourite writer’s conference soon. I look forward to this conference all year long, and when I’ve been unable to attend due to work commitments, I’ve definitely felt something was lacking in my life. Writing can be so...
Oct 17, 2014 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
I’m going to be published. Finally. I’m still in shock. I found out on Monday night, signed the contract on Wednesday, and the press release went out from Samhain on Thursday morning. I wanted to tell you right away, all of you who have been so supportive...
Oct 3, 2014 | The Life Less Ordinary
My G Adventures Group in China–I’m on the far left, in the back.I hate to travel alone.Over the years, this has meant I haven’t traveled nearly as much as I’d like, as my friends or significant others haven’t always had the same means,...
Oct 1, 2014 | The Writing Life
Part of our G Adventures Group on a train in ChinaAs writers, we can get too stuck in our own heads.One of the best cures for this, I’ve found, is to travel. I always keep a journal when I travel, and I try to update it everyday, but inevitably so much will...
Sep 28, 2014 | The Life Less Ordinary
I’ve just returned from the trip of a lifetime–almost a month exploring the culture and history of China.I’d wanted to visit China since I was a little girl and first saw pictures of the Great Wall. It was on my bucket list long before people called...
Sep 1, 2014 | The Life Less Ordinary
How many times have you met people who want results without the work? The reward without the sacrifice? These are the people who have always wanted to be novelists, but haven’t finished a book. The ones who want to see the world, but content themselves with...
