I was recently awarded the 7 Facts Reward by Authors Promoting Authors. First I would like to thank my family for without you I wouldn’t be me. And then there’s Authors Promoting Authors, of course, as without you the award wouldn’t have been passed on to me and then I can’t forget … YOU! Ok, […]
Being Followed
You’re walking down a seemingly deserted road on a very cliched dark and stormy night. You feel eyes on you, watching, seeking, searching and staring and wondered why you didn’t charge your cell phone that day. Of course your car battery died, you were lost and it was raining and you were alone, or at […]
Should Books be Banned for Content?
Cheryl Rainfield‘s book, Scars, was recently the number one choice of the American Library Association’s Young Adult Services Association (YALSA) as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Rainfield is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and writes from the heart, as do most author’s. Scars is a novel which follows the horrific memories of Kendra, […]
Distractions Are Time Consuming
You have a goal, an objection and a reason to sit down and ‘get ‘er done’ and yet, a few hours later you’re still wondering how you’re ever going to manage to find the time to accomplish what you set out to do. We’ve all been there… sitting down to the computer to write something […]
What’s Your Favourite Treat?
The other day I was asked what my favourite treat was. Among a dozen or so other questions I found this one to be the most compelling and thought-provoking. When I asked others for advice they gave the same typical answers I immediately thought of. I was trying not to be typical. My efforts were […]
Bone Cold by Erica Spindler
What an amazingly written tale which got me and kept me hooked the entire 480 pages it took to tell me Harlow’s story. This novel almost had me biting my nails I was so intrigued. Surprised that I never heard of this author before receiving Bone Cold as a gift, Erica Spindler drew my attention […]
Handicap Washrooms
Every time I walk into the washroom where I work I wonder this and think I may either be crazy or extra considerate. If you’re not disabled in any way you wouldn’t park in a spot designated to those who may have a harder time accessing the building, would you? You wouldn’t take the closest […]