Dec 4, 2013 | The Writing Life
As writers, we have one great, powerful tool. A voice. And whether we use that voice for good or ill, for something that will make people think or make them laugh, is up to us. I tended to use that voice to scare people. Until recently. A good friend of mine took his...
Dec 2, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello Dear Readers, As many of you know, I lost a dear friend last week. His death was sudden and shocking, and the last thing I felt like doing was writing a happy list for this blog. But then I thought about how tragedy happens in everyone’s life. And no...
Nov 20, 2013 | The Writing Life
Writing is one of the only careers where it’s considered gauche if you expect to make a living. As writers, we survive on faith. We spend hundreds of hours putting words down on paper, not sure if anyone will ever pay us for our efforts. Or read them. Or care....
Nov 18, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
“She wanted to write but the 15 pound cat had other ideas.” – sketch by Donelle Lacy Happy Monday, Dear Readers. November is a crazy month for me. I’m juggling National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo to its fans) with a hectic journalism...
Nov 14, 2013 | The Writing Life
I’ll try (almost) anything once. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, to the uninitiated) has long intrigued me. Write an entire novel in a month, really? Could such a thing be possible? When I saw the actual word count required, it seemed attainable. Write...
Nov 12, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello again, Dear Readers. It must be the impending holiday season, but it’s getting easier to find great stuff for this list. Enjoy, and don’t forget to tell me what’s making you happy. I wanna know! Or if something on this list made you happy, feel...
Nov 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hello dear readers, Ordinarily I’d be publishing my weekly happy list today, but out of respect for our veterans, I will be waiting until Tuesday. November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the United States. On this day, we take a minute to...
Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sometimes being a writer is a wonderful thing. We get to entertain people. We can make them laugh, cry, feel. We can give them nightmares or inspire them to action. We get to tell stories all day. Being a writer gives one a unique way of looking at the world, and we...
Nov 4, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Happy Monday, Dear Readers! This past weekend was not a happy one for me, unfortunately. I spent a lot of it being an insecure mess, as writers are wont to do (and as you’ll see in my Insecure Writer’s Support Group post this Wednesday). That said, there...
Oct 30, 2013 | The Writing Life
Hello again, Dear Readers, Most of you know that I recently returned from a writer’s conference. I personally love conferences, but they can be physically and emotionally draining–a lot is packed into those few days. I thought it would be helpful to share...
