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A Story a Day: Month Ten

For this month, I chose at random stories by LGBT+ writers in honor of October being LGBT History Month. I found them through google searches looking first for LGBT+ writers, then for LGBT+ specific literary journals. As with the previous nine months, I have no idea what these stories are about – the goal isContinue reading “A Story a Day: Month Ten”

Celebrating my Writing Buddy

I first met Ophelia O’Leary several years ago. She was smart and complex and a little bit sassy – not unlike her creator, Jack Lelko (who you all know as my writing buddy). I’ve had the chance to revisit her world a few times over the years – most recently when I set her publishedContinue reading “Celebrating my Writing Buddy”

Bookworm Gardens

Yes, it’s getting colder. Yes, you can now get just about any beverage with a dose of pumpkin spice. Yes, school is back in session and snow is inevitable. [enter sobbing here] But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still adventures to be had – and we sure love any adventures dealing with books. AndContinue reading “Bookworm Gardens”

Another Cave Point Post

Back in March, I wrote about a wintery trip my friend, Jen, and I took to Cave Point. We’ve since bookended our summer with another trek to our favorite spot on Earth. It’s hard to believe summer, defined here as the time period between the end of one academic year and the start of another,Continue reading “Another Cave Point Post”

1,000,000 Words

Normally, I have no idea how many words I read in a year because I don’t track them. I’m also not someone who usually sets goals for reading because I’ve never needed an incentive to do it (plus, my life isn’t consistent in its chaos, so it’s hard to know what I can feasibly accomplishContinue reading “1,000,000 Words”

Wherever Would I Be

I’ve made a fairly big decision about my second baby – Lucy’s story. I’ve decided that I will be self-publishing this novel. It might not feel like a big decision to most – but it feels big to me. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is because of my experience withContinue reading “Wherever Would I Be”

Alternate Universe

One of my favorite things about writer twitter are the daily questions that folks pose – some of which get you to think about things relating to your main characters or story that you might not have otherwise. One such question popped up recently: My initial response was – I had a hard enough timeContinue reading “Alternate Universe”

A Story a Day: Month Nine

For this month, I chose (kind of) at random stories from Granta (I ended up needing to purchase a subscription to finish reading Month Three, so thought I’d use them again), the literary quarterly from Cambridge University. I say ‘kind of’ because I scrolled through their list and chose any story that I came acrossContinue reading “A Story a Day: Month Nine”

Raspberry Cordial

This summer, I opted to reread the Anne of Green Gables series, partly because it’s been a while and partly because my WIP takes place in this world. I wanted a chance to re-immerse myself with this story and these people. I then plan to rewatch the CBC mini series – which is how IContinue reading “Raspberry Cordial”

Why Stories Matter

From my work with UntitledTown (so “last year” was actually several years ago by now): Last year, I was given the task to write about why poetry matters, and it paralyzed me – because how does one put into words why poetry matters. As a writer, this frustrated me to no end. Words are supposedly my thing, after all. ItContinue reading “Why Stories Matter”