There is no question that it is an exciting time to be a writer. I mean, think about it: with influential social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Tik Tok, SnapChat and many more, writers are faced with a better opportunity than ever before to generate engagement and visibility. Put another way, no matter... Continue Reading →
Authorpreneur. If you are an author in this digital age, then you have a comprehensive understanding of what this term means. Authorship today is truly an exercise in entrepreneurship. For most of us, even traditionally published authors, we have to do a lot of our own marketing. We run our own blogs, manage our own... Continue Reading →
How many times have you read a book and fallen head over heels in love with a character because something about them just resonated with you? On the flip side, how many times have you read a book and found you wanted to smack the main character upside the head because they were so irredeemably... Continue Reading →
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry If you’re a planner addict like me, then you know what I’m talking about when I say that each morning when I’m writing out my daily task list and decorating it (yep… I do that), one of the things I like to... Continue Reading →
Being a writer in today’s digital climate means being not only an author, but an entrepreneur and business owner as well. We authors are wearers of many hats, and most of us know what it’s like to manage our own social media profiles, create our own e-newsletter distribution lists, organize our own promotions and giveaways,... Continue Reading →
Today, I make an announcement. A declaration. A promise to myself: I am giving up on the Almighty Social Media machine. Yes, I am well aware of the irony of this statement… which I am addressing on my blog, and will be posting to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (and which, thanks to this nifty little... Continue Reading →
FOUR YEARS AGO, I wrote a blog post about the little fixer upper I had bought. This post was written with a healthy dose of optimism, and an undercurrent of idealism. Me and my 70s-era fixer upper—we would go on an adventure together. I saw into her soul, saw who she once had been and... Continue Reading →
Ah, springtime. Hands down, it is my second-favourite time of year (close on the heels of autumn, which is my absolute favourite). Springtime is the time of year where mother nature is waking up again, and filling the air with her perfume. Spring is when the trees are alive with the scent of lilac and... Continue Reading →
It resides permanently in my basement, in a ten-by-ten nook parcelled out of the main floor plan behind the garage. It is squat, square and black. It is my new favourite thing on these cold, rainy spring nights. It is… my wood stove. My actual stove. I call her Delilah. Two years ago, I bought... Continue Reading →
My quieter, more introspective moments seem to be fewer and farther between these days. Whether this is because I have grown less introspective over the years, or because I have less free minutes with which to be introspective, I’d prefer not to think about. I’d prefer simply to accept that it is, and to appreciate... Continue Reading →
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