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Tag Archives: Writing Life
What’s To Lose?
(In which I disagree with my husband.) Last week, Aaron posted a blog entry on Apple and the future of publishing. It pretty much disappeared without a sound, as blog entries often do. But being a good and dutiful wife … Continue reading
On Productivity and Golf Balls
Over the last week and a half, I’ve tried something new. I put writing first. It was a busy few weeks. I’d been planning the workshop, and judging stories for a contest, on top of my usual writing-related (but never … Continue reading
Blue Heron Books featured on CBC Books
Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge is being featured as one of Canada’s best-loved bookstores on CBC Books! See the Shop Talk article here. I’ve blogged about Blue Heron books before. Shelley, the owner of Blue Heron, was kind enough to … Continue reading
Poem for Writers
Lots happening lately in my little writing life. The Mabel’s Fables workshop (aka. George Brown College’s Writing Fiction for Children, level two) started up again last night. It looks like we’re a smaller group than usual, probably because of the … Continue reading
Children’s Literature Awards
Tuesday night , the Canadian Children’s Literature Awards Celebration was held at the Carlu in Toronto. That’s right–the same night as the Giller. I think it was on the mind of a few of the speakers, as they congratulated us … Continue reading
Online Interview, Arthur Slade and PYI Conference
It’s been a busy few days in writing land. Yesterday was the annual CANSCAIP Packaging Your Imagination Conference. The day before that, I had the opportunity to drive one of the PYI speakers (Arthur Slade) to a couple of library … Continue reading
Ten Honest Things: Blog Links
Have you ever heard of the Honest Scrap Award? I hadn’t. A writing friend, Kevin Craig, recently chose me as one of his three pay-it-forward Honest Scrap Award recipients. Which means that at the end of this blog, I get … Continue reading
All on the Same Fuse
The power just went out. No surprise. We’re getting into that chilly time of year, and my husband and I both work from home. Unfortunately, both of our offices, and the space heaters that we’ve squeezed into them to make … Continue reading
Holly Lisle and First Drafts
I just stumbled across Holly Lisle’s novel-in-progress, Talysmana. Holly is an established fantasy writer who is sharing the first draft of her latest novel scene by scene, as she writes it. Incidentally, she is currently running a contest, if anyone … Continue reading
It’s About the Audience…
I’m just back from “Breakfast with Santa” with my six year old daughter. It’s a fundraiser event put on by the Ontario Ladies’ College, at Trafalgar Castle, which is right here in Whitby. This is Sarah’s fourth time attending, I … Continue reading