Recently I have connected with so many new writers it’s convinced me I’m on the brink of a major tipping point in my writing career. It’s been overwhelming but so enjoyable and confidence boosting. With each connection comes a question or two (or more) so I thought I would start sharing them here as I […]
A Review of: Send More Tourists… The Last Ones Were Delicious
A collection of short stories by Tracey Waddleton I hoped was a novel. Each story grabbed me and sucked me in then ended, letting me decide if she made it to Russia, if the driver survived, or who killed the lady in the lake but I guess that makes for a good story – leaving […]
Making Connections
Life isn’t always easy, filled with parties and great friends. Sometimes it means sitting alone and pondering your existence and that’s ok, too. A lot of people I talk to have been wondering where all the good friends have gone lately. A childhood friend staying connected through social media but never really sharing their life […]
Book Lovers Day!
Would I even be an author if I didn’t post about books on Book Lovers Day? There are so many books I love and also want to write but today I do want to learn about books and authors you love. Do you remember the book that inspired your love of reading? I can’t recall […]
How Did I Do It?
The other day I was asked the question “how did I do it?” in relation to becoming a successful writer and it made me pause. I modestly said “it just happened” but, much like overnight successes, it never just happens and my journey has been a trying one. Trying because I was impatient, persistent and […]
Balancing Acts
With dreams coming true and opportunities being presented, and I have recently decided to just say yes to it all. As scary as some projects can be, the lights are shining down on the path before me to help me gain the confidence to know I’m right where I need to be. There are still […]
A Place Called Home
Pictou County has a magical way of pulling people back. Despite the talk of the Pulp Mill, being low on the list of happiest places to live and the other negative things seen in the news, this place just has something that pulls people back. Steven Bowers was someone who recently felt that pull and […]
What’s Holding You Back?
This year I planned to focus on writing. With my son now at school full time I have the hours to do what “sparks joy” in me in that is definitely writing. And then I started watching a Netflix show called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and realized I needed to clear some space, literally […]
Poplar Falls The Death of Charlie Baker
The newest, yet to be released officially, book by Pierre C. Arseneault, an author living in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Not for the faint of heart, even though it ventures away from his more terrifying tales such as Oakwood Island and Sleepless Nights Poplar Falls takes us to the privacy of a bedroom that, we […]
Mary Knew by Irene Baron
Here’s a guest post to get us all in the Christmas spirit. Mary Knew A Biography of Mary From Ancient Scriptures WHY SHOULD PEOPLE READ THIS BOOK? Most people have no idea how perfect and holy Mary was. She was named by God, consecrated to be holy and ordained to be the mother of […]