Writer & Podcaster
I’m focusing my writing these days on getting the first draft of my book – Going East: An unconventional bike ride across Canada finished. I’ve started providing updates over at my Going East Blog – and ask that you follow me over there rather than here if you want to follow my progress. My first post is: Going […]
I recall being asked to read a piece for a writers group, where the author was concerned about sounding preachy. It was in that context where it became clearer to me what causes something to feel "preachy" versus the sharing of a personal experience.
When I was reading the book On Brand, one of the activities is to create a Venn Diagram of who you are. I had initially done this activity when I was teaching, so Lecturer was a big part of the diagram. I revisited the diagram to align with my current goals as a creator. One […]
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The Memoir Engineering System: Make Your First Draft Your Final Draft by Wendy Dale. Do I believe that my first draft will be my final draft? Absolutely not; however, I did find a lot of useful advice in this book. I’ve read a lot of books about writing craft. This is one of the few […]
I did this thing. I started a new podcast. Definitely not famous: More extra than ordinary.
I am writing the Going East book in present tense. This brings the reader along with us, as if they are sitting on the bicycle seat along for the ride. I recall my English classes, being taught not to mix my tenses. And yet, as a creative writer, that is exactly what I’m learning to […]
When writing memoir, where do you draw the line? Can dialogue be made up if it helps propel the story forward, and the essence of it is true? When you read memoir, does dialogue make you trust the author less?
The eBook version of my book Never knew I wanted to be a breast cancer survivor, will be free to download on Amazon today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Also, if you are Kindle Unlimited, you can read it anytime for free. If you read it, I ask that you please, please, pretty please, leave an […]
I did my first real author reading at a conference on Saturday – the Fantastic Grown-up Book Fair happened to be located about a half hour drive from my house. I decided to sign up to do an author reading – figuring I might as well try jumping into the community of local authors. There […]