The ever-longing Road

A break and pause I take again, The endless words conveyed The holiday to rest and share Before the pitch is slayed. The ever-longing road I write, As characters take leave, And shopping,… Continue reading →

Gleam

So close… on the horizon something stirs rippling its way. A high rises, but moan delays victory. A pushed weariness and lapping strokes thrash and carry me still toward the Glimmering light.  … Continue reading →

Adrift

Sometimes stumbling down memory lane is a great comfort. This summer I was whisked back into my past when I came across my teenage Seventeen fashion magazine collection, during a house clean. How hilarious it was… Continue reading →

Novel Update#24: In the Conversation

Last weekend I attended an annual local authors’ festival that I hadn’t been to in years. Wow, how times have changed. When I used to show up to these events, I barely knew the… Continue reading →

Novel Update #22: A Writer’s journey

So Sam is about to be admitted to hospital (Novel update #6). It’s going to be a very scary time for Mary, his wife as she comes to deal with the nightmare that… Continue reading →

Perfection and Gwyneth Paltrow

This is the paradox of perfectionism. It doesn’t matter how hard we try, we will never get there. There is no point at which we can say we have reached perfection. There is… Continue reading →

Unspoken Speaking

Hello Friends. As I have reported recently (Novel Update #18), I am deeply entrenched in my revisions for Draft #3 of my manuscript. So I thought it might be nice to fill The… Continue reading →

Possible!

I’m back from the Autumn WritersFest that I attend annually and I feel invigorated! What a glorious three days! From rubbing shoulders with some big names in Canadian Publishing to bright sunny cool… Continue reading →

Novel Update #17

Well the annual Writers Festival is nearly upon me and with it, a new perspective. A year ago, I met my Editor, a published writer herself, at the festival. I remember the nerves,… Continue reading →

Farewell Charlotte

Three Septembers ago, I began this blog not really knowing what I was setting out to do. I had long thought about the idea of blogging as a way to showcase my writing… Continue reading →