I’m thrilled to announce that my novel THE QUIET IS LOUD will be published by Invisible Publishing in Fall 2021!… (READ MORE)
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7 NaNoWriMo tips that worked for me
It’s almost NaNoWriMo time, and if you’re a writer you may be considering trying it out this year. And if you’re not, maybe you should, because it’s pretty cool! I’ve finished National Novel Writing Month twice, and I thought I would share some tips and things that helped me have a successful time.… (READ MORE)
Clock & Bell
When I think about some of the memorable parts of my years writing online, I’m usually most nostalgic for the earliest years: 1997-2001-ish. But recently, I fell into a different sort of nostalgia spiral. I forget how it even started, but I found myself missing the way blogging was just a handful of years ago. In 2008, when I was living in Calgary, I started a new blog called Clock & Bell. I’d started it because I felt I’d been getting too personal on my… (READ MORE)
Reading Ruth Goodman’s “How to Be a Victorian”
Ruth Goodman is one of my favourite historians. I’ve watched several of her shows and have seen her as a guest on other history programs, and am always impressed by how she tries to live as period-authentic as she can during a project. I don’t have that much commitment to anything! I’ve recently finished her book How to be a Victorian, which I was very excited about. If you’ve read this blog before you’ll know that my favourite part of history are the smaller, everyday moments… (READ MORE)
Exciting writing news!
So, ha, in all the excitement and all the announcing it all over social media, I somehow managed to overlook my own blog. I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed with literary agent Kelvin Kong of K2 Literary! Even though it’s been a few days, it’s still sort of sinking in that now my first novel, The Quiet is Loud, actually has a shot of being read by more people than myself and my handful of beta readers. I have to admit, it’s been lovely… (READ MORE)
Semi-Retired Hens: In praise of the best writing group
One February morning last year, I shuffled along a snowy Toronto sidewalk, internally freaking out. I was on my way to the very first meeting of my new writing group. My friend Teri had set it up, and while I trusted her, I didn’t know what to expect. Would we all get along? Would I fit in? Would we be able to help each other? One year later, we have a name (the Semi-Retired Hens), our meetings are longer because of the ~30 minutes of general… (READ MORE)