Writing the Let’s Connect books has been all kinds of fun. I always wanted to try an online dating story and the format felt perfect for a newsletter serial. What I didn’t expect was Robin. Trevor was always a part of the outline for the first book, Let’s Connect. Trevor was supposed to be Robin.ContinueContinue reading “It’s Release Day for Let’s Go Out!”
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2021: Stay True
Last year, I picked a simple theme to govern the months of 2020: Less is More. Did I know what we’d be facing? Nope. But my mindset of doing less served me well over the months we’ve spent in isolation. This year, I’m picking an equally simple theme: Stay True. One of the lessons thatContinueContinue reading “2021: Stay True”
The Things They Don’t Tell You
As far as I know, there is no definitive manual on how to be an author. There are hundreds of books about the craft of writing and dozens of places to go for advice on how to write a good query letter and synopsis. You can take a course on everything from nailing that firstContinueContinue reading “The Things They Don’t Tell You”
Writing Short
I love short things. My favourite aunt is a tiny and compact ball of energy. She’s like a rogue asteroid that actually makes everything she bumps into better. My co-writer, Jenn, is short. I always forget how short she is until we meet up. I need a longer word to do her justice, though. JennContinueContinue reading “Writing Short”
The Long and Winding Road
I’m on the fourth draft of this WIP. What makes the situation unique, for me, is that I haven’t finished the first draft yet. Usually, when I write a novel, I go all the way to the end before making any significant changes. There have been exceptions. Sometimes I’ll get the feeling the book isn’tContinueContinue reading “The Long and Winding Road”