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Similarities Between Gardening and Writing…

I may be stretching it a bit with today’s word. Perennial 1) present at all seasons of the year 2) continuing to live from year to year 3) recurring regularly: permanent I have inherited some of my...

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Inept – now there’s a word that resonates…

Inept – Definition: 1) not suited for the occasion: inappropriate 2) lacking in skill or ability: incompetent No matter at which point we are in our writing journeys, feelings of being inept plaque us....

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Excerpt from my current WIP…Comments welcome.

This character is Doze the Dormouse. The story is for children and is about woodland sprite’s that look after the forest animals. Over the past few days Doze had managed to build up his nest with extra...

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Sunday Snippets – 24 March …

Sorry for the delay - this section is from my novel, Life in Slake Patch, a speculative alternative future novel. Men and women live in separate compounds with visiting on only one day. It is from the...

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Sunday Snippets…19 May

Apologies to everyone for missing the snippets recently. My back problems are making sitting, standing or even lying down difficult! I’m on the mend so hopefully back to normal soon. Please visit these...

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Utilize Your Wonder and Respect for The Natural World Within Your Narrative…

  My upcoming children’s chapter book, Ockleberries to the Rescue, centers around two woodland sprites, who help all  the forest animals through illness and injury. The theme was inspired by my...

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Elements of a Writing Retreat…

This coming weekend is not only a long weeked (whoop!) but also when I am spending four wonderful days fully immersed in my writing at Strawberry Creek Retreat. Anticipation is high for my fellow...

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Writing Retreat Reflections…

  I am honored to thank the wonderful writers I spent this past weekend with at Strawberry Creek Retreat. Unfortunately, Brenda was not in the group photo (unsure why!) but I found one to add. These...

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Where Is Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript Now..?

So it’s seven months since the frantic November writing frenzy. It’s hard to believe time has passed that quickly. We participate in NaNoWriMo for various reasons and levels of success but what...

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Ideas for Novels Spark From Everywhere, From Anything…

Our creativity can be inspired from the smallest word to a globally known news worthy article. I was in the grip of such an idea this weekend. It formed from the merging of several obscure news items...

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Hidden Stories Found and Friday Fun…

I read this article concerning ‘lost’ stories from Truman Capote with interest.   http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/books/lost-stories-by-capote-are-published.html?_r=0 I wonder how many other authors...

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Stress Blocks Creativity…

We all tread this writing journey with a certain amount of trepidation. Even the most successful authors have concerns. Will my novel be good enough? Is the story strong? Will I get good reviews? Have...

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Writing Hub -Books, Writing, Tips & more…

Writing: Maybe it’s naughty but I submitted few pages of another manuscript to our current Writer in Residence over the weekend. This time it was the manuscript I am currently working on, The Twesome...

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Writing Hub -Books, Writing, Tips & more…

Writing: Unfortunately my creative writing has taken a backseat this last week while I compiled a schedule, contact sheet and action requirements for the Heritage Day my Board and another organization...

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Writing Hub -Books, Writing, Tips & more…

Writing: Well my creative writing took a backseat yet again but I did manage the update my ghost writing project and completed my conference presentation so feel pleased there are both completed. I am...

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Author Interview – Lisa de Nikolits

Does writing energize or exhaust you? Both. To not write, dismays and distracts me. Writing is like lancing a wound. It’s painful but with writing, comes release. And relief! I often worry there’s no...

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A Happy New Year and a Blog Schedule for 2019

Firstly, thank you to all my followers, who make this blog so worthwhile and fun to write. Your interactions and likes mean so much to me. As a writing community we need to support, encourage and...

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Reflection on my 7 day Writing Retreat Road Trip

I’m changing it up a bit today to reflect on my week long writing road trip. We traveled 2400 kms in 7 days and enjoyed wildlife, magnificent scenery as well as writing and reading time. My plan was to...

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The Most Common Question a Writer is Asked…

Where do you get your ideas from? It may seem like an easy to answer question but for most writer’s it is a multi faceted one. I have answered with: Word or picture prompts Dreams Overheard snippets of...

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Celebrating A Decade of Writing

This year I celebrate a decade of writing. It was not something my creative brain discovered until I came to Canada. Throughout my younger life art was my main creative outlet, whether it was painting,...

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