Jun 8, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Dear Readers, Do you remember the first time you succeeded in something? Most of us do, and subsequent successes never quite produce the euphoria of that first, perfect moment when you realize, “Hey, I’m good at this!”. One thing that will probably...
Jun 7, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Dear readers, I have some exciting news! I just found out that my application for Susie Moloney’s writing retreat was successful! So, come September, I’ll be heading to the Catskills…to the very same place Dirty Dancing was filmed. Perhaps the ghost...
Jun 3, 2010 | The Writing Life
Dear Readers, I may be doomed. Here I am, a most impatient person, struggling to succeed in a field that requires an infinite amount of patience. Laila Ali posted a timely quote today that got me thinking about this. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day...
Jun 2, 2010 | The Writing Life
Dear Readers, I recently enrolled in an online course to learn how to better promote myself through social networks: Facebook, Twitter, and the like. One of the first assignments is to create a Facebook Fan Page for our writing, whether or not we’re published....
Jun 1, 2010 | The Writing Life, Uncategorized
Hello Dear Readers,I will be sending everyone’s questions to Finch tomorrow, so today is your last chance to sneak one under the wire. Post your questions of death, dismemberment, and decay, and I will make sure they get to the Great Finch. Let’s give this...
May 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Writer J.A. Konrath (you may know him from his successful Jack Daniels murder mystery series) wants to prove a point. For months, he’s been touting the validity of ebooks and epublishing, and now he wants you to “steal” one of his books. Do pirates...
May 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Readers,I hope you had a better weekend than I did. Like many of my fellow Winnipeggers, I spent the weekend bailing out my poor basement during a torential rainstorm. The city’s catch basins overflowed, spilling grey rainwater onto my floor, at a...
May 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Readers, The lovely Annie of Annie’s Eats, a foodie blog I follow religiously, posted about the coolest treat recently. An American company called Chocomize allows you to design extremely unique customized chocolate bars, which they then create and ship to...
May 28, 2010 | The Writing Life
I have a problem with balance. It’s inevitable that, just when I start succeeding in one area of my life, another starts to collapse. When I was a journalist, it was all about my career, dating, friends, and kickboxing. I didn’t write a word of fiction for...
May 27, 2010 | The Writing Life
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a ritual when it comes to writing fiction. I start my writing session by lighting a candle, and I keep the candle going until I’m done my writing for the day. I only do this when I’m creating fiction–never...
