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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
While being busy is often seen as a fault or aggravation, I thrive with deadlines, projects and will always say yes to tasks that align with who I am. There’s an old saying that goes something like – when you want something done, ask a busy person, they’ll do it. In some ways, it’s the […]
Read by the Sea MainStage Authors 2022
And I’m not the only one who knows that. We all understand by now that overnight success really isn’t a thing. Before a name is known and fame is found, there are many battles, challenges, doubts and attempts building up to that moment. Many have said to be patient, that success will come when I […]
There are times I read a book that I wish I could have read when I was younger. Books that stand out and stand up for their readers by creating characters that are so real and relevant it’s important for their story to be told. When that happens, I am elated that it’s available now […]