A Story Worth Revisiting
Eight years ago, I met 2 agents at the Surrey International Writer's Conference. As a newer writer, I pitched a manuscript to them that I...
When the numbers add up
3 years of writing + 3 years of rewriting + 1 full manuscript review in 2019 + 5 copies to beta readers + 1 more year of rewrites + 1...
Diving back in!
We know our first book is going to take time - lots of time. Every imaginable life circumstance seems to jump out at us, demanding we pay...
Why Publish?
In the spring of 2016, I was cruising around Duotrope, that fabulous online repository of literary publishing information, when I found a...
CBC Nonfiction Prize 2017 - longlisted!
This was such an exciting honor! There I am, 4th photo from right on the bottom. My entry: "The Plunge." It's the first chapter of my...
Diving into The Plunge
New writers want to tell their stories. All their stories and all at once. Those were the seeds I planted in what was to be my first...
Of Friends and Editors
There are many stories in the editing world of friendships between editor and writer. Perhaps the most well known are chronicled in...
Memoir Ghostwriting
Several months ago I was introduced to a woman with both a busy life and a realistic view of her writing abilities. She's simply not...
Full Time Writer
Now that I have three clients and a great testimonial, I'm happy to announce the editing page of this website. Editing is a skill I've...
Tony Soprano, I miss you.
Yesterday marked 2 months since I sent out my memoir to the agents I mentioned in my last posting. Two months is a long time to wait....
