It is true; I only seem to write a blog post when I’m doing fun travel. I probably need to state right now that this is not my normal life. As any of my author friends could attest, most of a writer’s life is not particularly interesting. Mine, most of the time, is the dead […]
Contest! Win an ARC of “Optimists Die First”
A heads-up to my book loving friends: I’m going to launch a contest on National Cat Day (Oct. 29). I’ll be giving away three ARC’s of my new book, “Optimists Die First,” which happens to prominently feature felines. As well I have a bit of ultra-tacky cat paraphernalia for the first prize winner. What do […]
UK & Ireland Domination Tour – The Finale
An addendum to this post: I wrote it in Heathrow during my layover but the internet was so shit that I couldn’t upload photos. So, I’m now back in Vancouver, safe, sound, jetlagged, and reveling in memories. Here I am in Heathrow airport, with a longish layover till my flight to Vancouver. Flew in from […]
UK & Ireland Domination Tour Part 3
It’s been a great couple of days. Yesterday I did a couple of school visits around Huddersfield (remember, it’s pronounced Oodersfield). This area is full of old mill towns, and really very beautiful. The school visits went well; not much different from Canadian school visits, except that they marveled at my odd accent. I was escorted […]
Cat Hide ‘n Seek and Other Distractions from Writing
I am done a new novel. Submitted the final draft a short while ago, and now it goes to copy editing. My writer friends will know what a great sense of accomplishment there is at this stage. For about forty-eight hours. Then the usual thoughts bubble to the surface. “Why are you slacking off?” “You […]
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