Yesterday, I met with my Off The Wall compatriots for the first time in nearly three months. After the launch of Into the Woods, summer scattered us to cottages and holidays. We came back together to get a handle on our anthology, and to plan another one. Yes, we will have another. This time we … Continue reading Off The Wall News and What’s Coming Next
Tag: Writing
The Road to National Novel Writing Month Brick By Brick
No sooner will Canadian Library Month finish, National Novel Writing Month will start. For the month of November I will take the month off from blogging. However, keep an eye on my Twitter feed as I will resurface to give some sort of word count. I discovered my limits, and it's time to put some … Continue reading The Road to National Novel Writing Month Brick By Brick
An Outlandish Sunday
After attending an anniversary dinner and dance, I woke up at 9 and immediately made coffee. Most of my morning involved drinking said coffee, and continuing to read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. My friend C dropped off her copies of the books, and it allowed me to re-read the first one. I read the novel … Continue reading An Outlandish Sunday
Getting the Angle Right
Blogging U takes a new turn as I go from the basics to diving deeper on form and content. No homework yet, but the first entry discusses looking at a topic from another angle. Then it dawned on my writing had blinders on. On the surface, something looks impossible. In the Woods taught me to … Continue reading Getting the Angle Right
The Big, Hairy Project Has a Launch Date
A little while ago I mentioned an upcoming anthology of writing centered on Bigfoot/Sasquatch. I am pleased to say the book gets closer to print, and the bouncing, baby anthology has a launch date: I feel both proud and a little freaked out. It takes a lot to put something like this out, and … Continue reading The Big, Hairy Project Has a Launch Date
I Unknowingly Taking a Page From George R.R. Martin’s Playbook
While browsing a Best Buy flyer a little while ago, I came upon a good deal for a white, 14 inch Toshiba laptop with Windows 8. I already have a 15 inch, with Windows XP, purchased in 2009. I actually paid to downgrade to XP as Vista still had bugs at the time. I meant … Continue reading I Unknowingly Taking a Page From George R.R. Martin’s Playbook
Writer’s Plank
I don't have writer's block in the classic sense of the term. For most people, writer's block implies not able to write anything, at all. No words flow our just anxiety like a cork on a wine bottle nobody can get out, until one breaks the top of the bottle to get at some of … Continue reading Writer’s Plank
And Now A Word About Building a Better (Fictional) World
At last year's C4 Literary Conference, I learned a lot about building worlds from Kelley Armstrong, author of the Women of the Underworld series. (One of the books, Bitten, will début as a television show for Space.) Although set in 'our world', she still had to set some rules for her supernatural protagonists. Her werewolves … Continue reading And Now A Word About Building a Better (Fictional) World
A Few Small Repairs
Sunny came home to her favourite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened her book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission -'Sunny Came Home' by Shawn Colvin When I could barely sit down to write, I did sit down to see if people visited my blog. It turned out people … Continue reading A Few Small Repairs
Hello, Spring, Glad to Finally See You
I don't call this past weekend 'spring cleaning'. I call it more like a process of reclamation. After my Saturday hair cut, I came home to begin cleaning off my dining room table. Sunday I tackled the dining room, living room, and laundry. I did some spot cleaning in between, as in I see a … Continue reading Hello, Spring, Glad to Finally See You
Unpaused Life 