I saw an interesting question posted on a social media site: How many writers write in the same genre as they read? I took a moment to consider that - at first, my answer was “no”, I don’t normally write in the same category, but when I took a second look, I found the answer … Continue reading Illusion and Reality
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The Way Our Stories Change
Stories are destined to change in the midst of their creation; sometimes we need to learn how to let go of our original concept, and ride the current of our words. No matter what my original idea might have been, I find that in the midst of writing, the story takes on a shape of … Continue reading The Way Our Stories Change
One Page at a Time
2014 was a busy year for me. I published three pieces and was asked to guest blog for a couple of websites. I attended writing festivals, workshops, happily became a member-at-large in my local writing group and was invited to a bloggers event in Toronto. It was an amazing crazy year filled with new opportunity, … Continue reading One Page at a Time
The Twelve Days of Writing
I thought for a bit of holiday fun, I'd play with an old holiday classic. The Twelve Days of Writing to the popular tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas. "On the first day of writing, my muse said I need Twelve spiral notebooks Eleven paper clips Ten cups of coffee Nine fat pens Eight sticky … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Writing
Writing through a Ruckus
There are workman tromping around in my kitchen; every few minutes the buzz of a saw, the zap of a nail gun, hammering and yammering. The day before all this chaos, I prepared for this new and temporary infestation in my life. I gathered my drafts for editing, thinking I could hide out in my study doing … Continue reading Writing through a Ruckus
Taming The Muse
Every writer has a muse lurking behind each insight, story and poem. The muse is that desire within ourselves that drives us to write. That desire is always present, even on those days we don’t feel it. Our muse is like a wild creature, arriving on its own schedule and vanishing when we need it … Continue reading Taming The Muse
