My Halloween costume for this year is just about ready. I won't tell you what I'm going to be yet—my work is pretty serious about the competition we have each year, so we're secretive about it—but I am willing to share some of the little details with you. Well, the ones in the picture, at... Continue Reading →
Book excerpt: Once Upon a Time Bitches, by Branden LaNette
So, I have a disclaimer to make before w get too far into today's book excerpt: Generally speaking, the personal development books I read tend to focus on writing or creativity. It's pretty rare that I pick one up outside of one of those topics. Once Upon a Time Bitches, though, by Branden LaNette, caught... Continue Reading →
Focus
It's a long weekend here in Canada—Thanksgiving weekend. In between all of my turkey-eating (I have two nights' worth planned this year), I plan to re-calibrate my focus on certain tasks. My writing is going to be a big one. I've slowly been getting back to where I was a couple of months ago, in... Continue Reading →
Book excerpt: Drowning Lessons, by Rachel Neuburger Reynolds
I have a confession: I'm one of those weird (horrible, some may think) people who tends to read the last few paragraphs of a book before buying it. I don't know why it started, but I can tell you why it continues. See, before I decide if I want to read a book, I need... Continue Reading →
Book excerpt: Chasing Beverly, by Ashlynn Cubbison
Often, when I receive the excerpts for the book blitzes I take part in, I can see exactly how they relate to the summaries. Every once in a while, however, I get one that seems different, somehow. Not in a bad way, but in that really good way that makes me want to find out... Continue Reading →
