Over the past years I’ve been part of three writing groups. All had their merits, but the one I’ve rejoined this year is the best for several reasons. First off, it’s small. There…

Christian Baines is an author friend who recently posted the rant below on Facebook. Like me, he is on the indie side of the author scale, and what he wrote here is full of truth. He gave me permis…

Occasionally scenes write themselves. Most don’t. As authors, we know this, and in the ‘most don’t’ category, there are many sub-categories. So, for this blog I’m shar…

I’ve wanted to read this for a while. I loved Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and was indifferent to Klara and the Sun. Of course, I’ve seen the movie of The Remains of the Day which I…

I was selling my books at a local author event. On the table next to me was science fiction writer, H.G. Ahedi. It was a very rainy Friday night so not many potential readers showed up, leaving me …

I admit, it takes me a long time to ditch a book. I always get into a story, admiring the prose, until there may be a point three quarters in where I lose interest. But at least I’ve given th…

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I read this non-fiction book at the right time. No, I’m not dealing with either my husband’s or my own infidelity, but as a Gen X, I’m heading toward an important milestone next y…

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I’ve returned to my favourite Writing Group. I was away for a year for personal reasons but in the meantime, joined another who met fortnightly on Saturdays. There were some really great writ…

They say, write what you know. This is evident in Emma Grey’s beautiful novel, The Last Love Note. It’s the story of Kate, a thirty-something woman who is married to her soul mate, Cam,…

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