Sep 172024
 
Next Month I'll Be Rumbling on the Road!

On October 24, I’ll be taking part in an event in New Glasgow called the Writing Rumble. It’s a four-hour writing relay event, where two teams of five Nova Scotia writers compete to “chain-write” a short story, each of us writing up to 350 words before passing it on to the next author to try to figure out where to take the […]

Sep 142024
 
Inquire Within with Jan Fancy Hull

This collection of short fictions is hard truths wrapped in creative genius. I loved the characters, the plots, the different way of getting to the point and introducing us to the setting – an obscure office building with a mix of strange professional workers. Like the building, the introspective messages were subtle enough that a […]

Sep 042024
 
My Review of The Treasure Hunter’s Club by Tom Ryan

Admittedly, I had very high expectations for this novel and typically when that happens, I am grandly disappointed. The hype, the pomp and circumstance and, yes, the chocolates, teas and packaging all had me swooning. Thankfully, though this review is completely unbiased and not based on anything more than the story itself – the hype […]

Sep 032024
 
The First Chapter of The Shadows Behind Us...

With my launch of The Shadows Behind Us coming up on September 28, 2024, I thought I would share the first chapter with everyone. This is a romance. This is a suspense. This was a new challenge for me to conquer with a time shift, every second or so chapter being a look at the […]

Aug 162024
 
A Cover Reveal... for Sara Flanagan

As a Canadian author, I truly love the ability to support other Canadian authors in their living through passion. It is never a competition, it is a community. When a friend of mine from high school excitedly revealed the upcoming launch of her sister’s book, of course I wanted to know more and immediately signed […]

Jul 312024
 
Meet Me At the Fair? A book fair, that is

Lately I have had many conversations about the value of an authors presence at a book fair, and the importance of hosting a book fair at all. There are many sides to these questions, and while no answer is more than the next, I thought I would share my thoughts. If my schedule allows, I […]

Jun 232024
 
My Review of Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

A fantastic look at a Canadian community, a family of immigrants and their efforts into making Canada a home for themselves and their children. Sunshine Nails, while a universal story, centers around the Trans who settled in Toronto from their home in Vietnam. Phil and Debbie raised two children, Jessica and Dylan, to be independent […]