Sarah Butland

Safekeeping by Chelene Knight

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 […]

Introducing Korey Steckle

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 […]

Meet Aren Morris

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 […]

Debbie Boswell Takes Over

Debbie Boswell Takes Over

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 Debbie Boswell as she talks about her love of reading, her parents and, of […]

T.P. Wood Takes Over

T.P. Wood Takes Over

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 T.P. Wood as he talks about writer’s block, tarot cards and passion. Be sure […]

Don Bourque Takes Over

Don Bourque Takes Over

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 Don Bourque as he talks about Dungeons and Dragons, retirement and […]

Next Month I'll Be Rumbling on the Road!

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 […]

Margarita Felices Takes Over...

Margarita Felices Takes Over…

As I love using my tools to help others, I’m handing over my blog and a special edition of my newsletter to have her tell you about her connection to Doctor Who, BBC and her love for Gothic. Read on to see why she wrote the third book first, how to support her and more! […]

Inquire Within with Jan Fancy Hull

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 […]

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

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 […]