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05 Apr

Posted at 12:19h in Blog

Quite the week on the tariff front, my friends. The craziness south of the border continues...

22 Mar

Posted at 12:23h in Blog

It was a writing-kind of week. The end of the first draft is in sight for this manuscript as I managed about 6000 words this week. It always seems that I speed up toward the end once I sort out where the plot is heading....

15 Mar

Posted at 11:27h in Blog

Good Saturday morning. It was another busy week on the writing front. First up, I confirmed a book launch for Who Lies in Wait at the Ottawa Curling Club on Thursday, May 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The manager, Dalal, offered to host and bar...

08 Mar

Posted at 13:30h in Blog

I've been busy this week. First of all, I found a Canadian printer in Burlington - a huge thank you to Peggy Blair for the recommendation - and I'm weaning myself off Amazon for books on demand. I'm using them to print my next book and...

01 Mar

Posted at 13:46h in Blog

I'm baaack. It was a fun week watching out two daughters curl in the Scotties in Thunder Bay. You can even hear my interview with CBC Ottawa Morning -- Rebecca Zandbergen interviewed my Thursday morning. If you listen, you can hear that a virus had taken...

08 Feb

Posted at 13:21h in Blog

Happy Saturday! The first weeks of 2025 have whipped past and it's almost Valentine's Day, i.e., half-way through the month. I spent most of this week writing and managed just over 5,000 words. I'm at 53,000 words and entering the last stretch. I'll continue keeping up...

01 Feb

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A new month, and often the gloomiest one of the year here in Ottawa. Night sets in around five o'clock, and most of us are tired of the snow and frigid temperatures. However, this is also a great time to stay inside and write, watch...

25 Jan

Posted at 13:37h in Blog

Another week in the books, and it was a frigid one here in Ottawa. I managed to avoid going outdoors for the most part - ever since the pandemic, I'm comfortable staying home and puttering, although one social gathering got me out...

18 Jan

Posted at 13:28h in Blog

Chilling down here in Ottawa. Good weather for staying inside and writing. I've had a great week, managing about 5000 words on the latest manuscript. Yahoo. The contract for this book has a June 1st deadline. While this seems like a lot of time, it isn't...

11 Jan

Posted at 14:53h in Blog

And January is well underway. I've been working daily on my two manuscripts, completing another edit of Who Lies in Wait before getting back to writing the 8th Stonechild book, which I've already titled Dead Ends. I had to complete an outline and come up with a...

28 Dec

Posted at 14:14h in Blog

And that's a wrap for 2024 and time for a brief recap of the writing year that was. I started off January with visits to a couple of book clubs, one in a home and the other in Alta Vista Library, with a few more book...

21 Dec

Posted at 15:01h in Blog

Four days until Christmas day. It's been good to wind down and prepare for the holidays. I've been getting in some writing on the latest Stonechild book while also working on a short story, but I'm not spending too much time at the keyboard. I've been...

14 Dec

Posted at 13:11h in Blog

Good Saturday morning! You can catch me today at Indigo (Chapters) Rideau from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. No GST on books as of today, so a good chance to get some Christmas shopping done. This will be my last book event to cap off this...

07 Dec

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Another weekend has rolled around and we have snow on the ground. Not to add to your panic, but Christmas is under three weeks away ...

30 Nov

Posted at 12:45h in Blog

And this morning, I'm back at a Christmas craft sale alongside my partner in crime, Don Butler. We'll be at the Hintonburg Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and I believe there are 60 vendors in total. It's a great chance to get...

23 Nov

Posted at 13:50h in Blog

Good Saturday morning! I'm taking a break from publicity/marketing this weekend, happily relaxing and recharging. Last Saturday at Chapters (Indigo) Rideau was a chance to reconnect with the store manager Amanda - she's been a few different Chapters stores over the years and always asked me...

16 Nov

Posted at 13:29h in Blog

Into the Christmas season! I will be signing at Chapters Rideau this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - the store has copies of both the Stonechild and Rouleau and Hunter and Tate series. Come by if you can! I'll be meeting a reporter from...

09 Nov

Posted at 13:33h in Blog

Another week in the books. This feels like the calm before the storm or events that are coming my way. Next Saturday, November 16 between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m., I'll be signing books at Chapter Rideau. It's been a number of years since I signed at...

02 Nov

Posted at 12:44h in Blog

First Saturday in November. We've had a topsy turvy last few weeks, weather-wise. Late in the day on Halloween, Ted and I sat in the backyard with a bottle of wine in the 26 degree C warmth. Yesterday, I had on my puffer jacket and...