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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We're nearing the end of October and life is getting busier. Today, you'll find me at Coles Bayshore from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., signing copies of my books, which make good stocking-stuffers if I say so myself. Apparently the store is pretty much sold out...
Such a week. I received my manuscript back from my editor Allister Thompson and not too much major to work on. Lots of little edits (commas), but I'm going through the text slowly and have about 80 pages left to review. Allister said I could share...
Good Saturday morning, my friends. It's been a plugging away kind of week. I got some writing done, but sitting myself down at the keyboard every day has been difficult. The weather has been so glorious that I'm having a hard time staying indoors, much less...
Good Saturday morning this last week of September. The days continue to be spectacular in my corner of the universe. I curled my first game of the season last night and am feeling a bit achy this morning - a good achy though. It was a...
