Good Saturday, everyone! This is a marvellous day to stay indoors if you live in one of the outrageous weather locations of the world. Ottawa has virtually no snow (and believe me this is highly unusual for us this time of year), and we have...
Sitting here on another Saturday morning with a cup of coffee and the entire weekend ahead. I've had a most productive writing week, clocking in at 25,000 words on the latest manuscript - pushing forward 6,000 words since last Saturday! I also have thought through next...
We woke up to one of the coldest winter mornings of the year after record-high warm temperatures all week - such strange yo yo weather in Ottawa this February. Even my characters have begun dreaming of getting away on holidays to tropical beaches. I met my...
Back at my keyboard and enjoying getting back into my latest manuscript. I organized my post it notes , catching up on the synopsis and then got typing. I managed about 3500 words this week, so coming in around 15,000 words total. I will attempt...
It's been another busy week, but not all on the writing front. I did some volunteering at the Under-18 curling nationals and this took up most of three days. It was good though to take a break from my normal routine, and to take in...
Having a busy week! On the publicity front, I've lined up a Fatal Harvest launch at Perfect Books, which will take place Wednesday, May 1 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. No band this time, but there will be wine and snacks and lots of time to...
I'm beginning to wonder why Ted and I don't join other sane people and head south for January and/or February. We've stayed inside the house the last few days as freezing rain pummels the city - I'm beginning to dream about a sand beach and...
I had a productive writing week, starting with a book club visit at the Alta Vista library branch on Wednesday afternoon. The mystery book club group, part of the Canadian Federation of University Women, invited me to speak about Cold Mourning and my writing career....
Another Saturday morning and time to catch up on my writing week. It was a fun one with two author visits at opposite ends of the city. Monday, I drove to Gloucester to join up with Nancy Reid and her east end sorority chapter to talk...
Another grey morning in Ottawa. We've had our share of wet, sloppy weather throughout December and into January, but snow is promised, and maybe we'll get lucky one of these days and the sun will break through the cloud cover. Hope springs...