21Jan
19Jan
Embracing my inner hermit to be a better marketer
I come from a long line of hermits. But there are five ways that can work in my favour. Like my ancestors, I would rather stick needles in my eyes than step into a crowded room. Then, after years of fighting this to try and...
21Nov
Writing Rose, the character I didn’t want to know
Writers control the story. So why choose a main character I didn’t like? Simple answer: he did, my male lead Jack, years ago, when I wrote my first book, Finding Maria. Rose was his love, his choice, and ultimately, his source of heartbreak when suddenly...
01Aug
One nurse’s journey: now available
What a proud day! In hand is our first title published for a new author: she’s sweet and scrappy, courageous and honest, just like her story. I can’t wait to introduce them both. When Freddie Gardner Played is a memoir of Mary Sheehan’s three years...
14Jul
Seed, Feed ‘n’ Weed: using stress to strengthen my spirit
In May, stress was winning I came close to giving up. Instead, I hit pause, and tried something new. And it worked. My Keep It Super Simple plan evolved on the spot. Starting May 28, I pledged to complete a 30-day experiment on incorporating tiny...
20Jun
Lessons from a clothesline
My basement clothesline now sags with dripping wet clothes. The forecast said thunder showers; I was swayed by the brilliant blue sky. So who do I blame: nature, myself, or this bloody Nova Scotia weather that changes literally in the blink of an eye? The...
18Jun
The Dark Side of the creative process
My lesson yesterday? The things that anger, frighten and frustrate are not minefields but diamond mines full of unruly bits that can be polished into a gem of a story. I left Monday for an overnighter in the city, a work trip, wondering in part...
16Jun
It’s Monday, raining and day 22: Give yourself a break!
Here we are on a weekend of self-nurturing and the lunch conversation is paused by a participant’s plaintive plea: could she smell the coffee? No, no, she didn’t want one, well, actually, she did but was on a 30-day regimen of no caffeine, no sugar,...
15Jun
Lessons from The Enterprise: Day 21
I always believed life’s best lessons could be found in Star Trek and this weekend, it was proven to me. Sweet. But there was something even sweeter. I got to share it. In the original series episode The Enemy Within, Captain Kirk emerges from a...
13Jun