Oct 28, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Welcome back, Dear Readers. Sorry today’s happy list is a little late. I’m a bit fried from the Surrey International Writers’ Conference–so much information to take in during such a short amount of time. But I’m very happy I went....
Oct 27, 2013 | The Writing Life
Oops, I did it again. Almost. Right on the heels of a post about how I let one negative comment stymie me, I nearly did it again. I had a blue pencil session today. For those not in the know, a blue pencil session is when another writer or editor critiques your work....
Oct 26, 2013 | The Writing Life
Wow, I’m spent and it’s only day two. I’d forgotten how exhausting this conference can be. There are three workshop/panel sessions every day except Sunday, when there are only two. Each is 90 minutes long. Factor in the two keynote speeches per day...
Oct 25, 2013 | The Writing Life
Here’s a confession, Dear Readers. Every time I show my work to someone new, I’m afraid they’re going to tell me to keep my day job. So you might understand how I was feeling before my masterclass with Jack Whyte. For those of you not familiar with...
Oct 23, 2013 | The Writing Life
One of the most hurtful things I was called as a kid was “weird”. Confusingly enough, this insult was usually hurled at me by a friend. Right after I’d made her laugh with some witty remark. “Oh Holli,” she’d say, still laughing....
Oct 21, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Last week was so incredible that I spent most of it walking on clouds (and nearly collapsing from exhaustion–it was also a really busy week). I was headed home from lunch with a friend, the autumn sun warm upon my face, when I was moved to tears by one...
Oct 16, 2013 | The Writing Life
Hello, my name is J.H. and I’m a Twitter-aholic. It wasn’t always this way. Until recently, I was on Team Facebook. I didn’t see the point of Twitter. Then a friend told me about TweetDeck and I was forever changed (Thanks, Drew!). HootSuite will...
Oct 14, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
There’s a lot that I’m happy about this week. It’s been a great couple of weeks in a lot of ways, both professionally and personally. And here in Canada, today is Thanksgiving, which is a stat holiday–I bet all Canadians are happy about that! I...
Oct 11, 2013 | The Writing Life
I suspect my brain has more sharks and ghoststhan butterflies and rainbows, but whatevs.”Where do you get your ideas from?”Inevitably, at every appearance of every Big Name Author, this question will be asked. A muffled groan will go up from the crowd....
Oct 7, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
One thing I’ve realized about myself is that whenever I get into a dark place, it doesn’t take much to snap me out of it. I can have a complete meltdown where I’m convinced absolutely everything is WRONG WRONG WRONG, and then the next day I’ll...
