That old saying has never steered me wrong to predict the following day’s weather… outside of wildfire season that is. This week, the sky is hazy and the sun is red from the moment it begins to sink in the sky.
Read Moreback to work
It was a great weekend showing my new roommate around Vancouver. It took me back to ‘the old days’ when I had just arrived and was being shown around myself. Sometimes I forget how amazing this city is. But *sigh* now it’s time to get back into my schedule before my world explodes and several of those days I’ve been trying to take one at a time, attack all at once.
Read MoreRoommate and Jeffery Deaver
Today was the day. I got up on time and headed out to the airport to greet my old friend/new roommate. I have to admit to getting a little emotional at seeing someone from back home in Vancouver.
Read MoreExplosion Averted
My microwave has been acting up lately so I was on the move as soon as it started making a funky noise. Not a moment too soon. As I raced across the kitchen floor, I saw that the interior light was flickering on and off like a first rate horror movie. I just hoped I could turn it off before it exploded and fired hot, oil-covered, corn-kernal pellets at me.
Read MoreTime to edit
No more procrastination. If I want my next novel up for sale in August, I have to finish my edits. So what’s all this on my dining room table you ask. Well the stuff spread out is my current novel Each chapter times 3, in some cases times 6. The stuff in the stack is from my first novel(s) The Problem with Jake and it’s young adult rewrite The Trouble with Jake.
Read MoreOld friends
Some days you just need to connect with old friends. They know the ‘who’ you were before you were the ‘who’ you are now.
Read MoreWhen editing gets in the way
A few of my friends have been having this same problem lately. I’m kind of glad because it means that I’m not the only one, but on the other hand, this is becoming an issue. How do you balance writing a new piece with editing an old.
Read MoreSummer is here
We finally had a nice few days. The weather went from rainy and cold to sunnyu and OMG I can’t breathe it’s so hot. Today, it shifted back to the cooler side. I like it because I was able to turn off the fans and it will still be comfortable tonight for sleeping.
Read More6400 words
It was my turn to submit something for our editing group. I had to rewrite the end of the novel I’ve been editing. When I sent my first ending to the group they called me out for it. (You might remember me blogging about how I’d written the entire novel from Hillary’s point of view and then, after she screwed up, everyone went away to fix the problem and came back to tell her about it
Read MoreHappy Canada Day!
It’s Canada Day. Today, I’m pondering what it means to be Canadian.
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