Jul 042025
 
Personal Author Takeover with David A Robertson

When helping organize Read by the Sea, a local literary festival, I discovered David A Robertson, an Indigenous highly-acclaimed author of an outstanding amount of books. When I first reached out, with some other invitations sent, the request was for him to read from The Theory of Crows, a fictional novel, though based on other […]

Jun 272025
 
Personal Author Takeover is for Michelle Robinson

While her website alludes, Michelle Robinson‘s start began in the UK but, like many good stories, her setting changed and now we can officially celebrate her as a Canadian author. There’s no particular reason I’m starting with her in this new segment, I just am. I discovered Michelle quite by accident as I heard of […]

Jun 262025
 
Author Takeover In a Different Way

If you’ve been following my blog and subscribed to my newsletter, you would know that I have been allowing other authors to take over my blog each month to share their stories. Reflecting on this, and the time it was taking to seek out such authors and encourage others to visit, I realized I needed […]

May 142025
 
Meet Canadian author Francene Gillis in This Author Takeover

A revived segment of my blog is The Author Takeover, where an invited guest is asked to contribute a blog to my site. This allows my readers to connect with more authors and celebrate the world of literary in a different way. Today, welcome Canadian author Francene Gillis as she talks about her love of reading, recovering […]

Apr 162025
 
My path to being a published author by Ivanka Fear

A revived segment of my blog is The Author Takeover, where an invited guest is asked to contribute a blog to my site. This allows my readers to connect with more authors and celebrate the world of literary in a different way. Today, welcome Canadian author Ivanka Fear as she talks about her love of Scholastic book […]

Mar 132025
 
Phyllis Entis Takes Over With Green Pearls and Wisdom

A revived segment of my blog is The Author Takeover, where an invited guest is asked to contribute a blog to my site. This allows my readers to connect with more authors and celebrate the world of literary in a different way. Today, welcome Phyllis Entis as she talks about her love of Carmel-by-Sea, Pen to Paper […]

Mar 072025
 
Explore Growth and Self-Discovery with Safekeeping

Day two of my journaling through Chelene Knight’s Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal for Launching a Book With Love. Yes, there were many other insightful questions and activities to do since my first post, and I will definitely be exploring those avenues, maybe even here at a later time, but this one spoke to me, […]

Mar 062025
 
Safekeeping by Chelene Knight

I know, I know, I tried this before with Pam Grout’s E-Squared and admittedly didn’t complete it, but I wanted to try it again with Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal for Launching a Book with Love by Chelene Knight. I also promise to complete E-Squared when I can. As I am reading this to review […]

Feb 122025
 
Introducing Korey Steckle

A revived segment of my blog is The Author Takeover, where an invited guest is asked to contribute a blog to my site. This allows my readers to connect with more authors and celebrate the world of literary in a different way. Today, welcome (Shayam) Korey Steckle, a recent guest of OC Publishing, as he talks […]

Jan 152025
 
Meet Aren Morris

In my first author blog/newsletter takeover of the year, I want to introduce you to Nova Scotian author Aren Morris! A revived segment of my blog is The Author Takeover, where an invited guest is asked to contribute a blog to my site. This allows my readers to connect with more authors and celebrate the […]