While making the myriad preparations for an upcoming trip, I realized I had not yet published my post on the last conference I attended. So here it is. Central Coast Writer’s Conference I attended the Central Coast Writer’s Conference held annually in San Luis Obispo, California in September. It was a new conference for me […]
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We were blessed to have a Sisters in Crime conference here in Victoria, BC on 19 August 2018. I’m a bit late sharing my experience but still wanted to tell you about it in hopes you might be encouraged to attend a conference in the future, either with them or another organization. I love when it
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Illuminated Manuscripts give me an amazing amount of pleasure and inspiration. On this blog, today is Something Beautiful Monday and this is the cover image of the latest addition to my personal library. I found this beautiful book Friday in the rare book section of our local beloved bookstore – Russell Books. During my Medieval Studies
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I love watching the Olympics. And when I’ve placed a self-imposed deadline to have a revision of my manuscript to an editor by the 18th of March, it doesn’t make it easy. So for the duration of the games, I’ll be either looking like this… or this… GO CANADA!!!
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There is not a bit of creation that is not named. Can you imagine the task God gave Adam, the naming of every single creature? Not having had children, I can only imagine the process parents go through when naming their offspring. Biological children I do not have, but I do have children of another sort.
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I love the Comic Strip by Bill Watterson. The above image of Calvin perfectly represents how I feel at my desk more often then I care to admit. Since making the decision to get serious about writing as a career I would say the biggest thing I have learned so far is to succeed you
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We’ve all heard it said it takes a village to raise a child. I would like to adopt that adage here and say it takes a village to produce a writer. The writer practices their craft in isolation. But to enable a writer to practice their craft to the best of their ability, and to
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This first Saturday of 2018, I am returning to my series: Weapons in my Armoury. If you are new to this series, an explanation can be found in the last paragraph here. My weapon this week is that of believing in yourself. Throughout our lives, there will be nay-sayers. Those people who, for whatever reason,
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Another year is upon us. A year full of possibility, hope and adventure. No matter how difficult 2017 may have been for you, I pray that you look at 2018 with those three things in mind. Every day is a possibility: to move forward in our dreams or to mend something broken, whatever they may
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I have decided to pause my Saturday series until the New Year. I will still post so stay tuned for more Seasonal offerings in the coming weeks. The Christmas decorations will be going up, time will be spent with family and friends, and I will be walking around enjoying all the wonderful light displays that
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