Writing for kids: How tough can it be? Book Review
How often have you heard or thought, I could write a book for kids, how tough could it be? Well…
What a tart!
Nicole Fitzgerald and Stella Harvey try a recipe from A Gourmand in Training on this Shaw TV clip: What a tart!
Collaboration Rocks
And while that vortex of paranoia and self-doubt known as the creative process can certainly be a lonely place, do I really want to bring someone else in there to assist as I mine my soul for epiphanies?
Pique interview with Joseph Boyden
In the first of a two-part interview, the Giller Prize and 2014 Canada Reads winner, who headlines the Whistler Writers Festival, shares his insights
Whitewater Cooks – Book Review
Recipes in her new work include ambitious plates such as Drunken Prawns and Duck Pho, but it was the Rosemary & Sea Salt Brownies that captured my curiosity.
The magic of life is in the sharing
Learning to be self-reliant is an important step in our education but so is working together. Truth can be expressed in different ways When I look back at the milestones in my life – marriage, loss, having and raising a child, writing a book – I have accomplished none of them alone.
Planet Lolita – Book Review
This novel certainly is action packed and thought provoking, but even though it seems to be set in the close future it would be surprising that the average parent these days isn’t aware of the dangers of social media, which seems to be the moral underpinning of the whole book.
Mistakes, Growing Pains, and Paying It Forward
When I self-published my first novel at the end of 2011 I truly believed that if I could just get my words in front of readers, via Amazon’s website, then the world would recognize my brilliance. From there the accolades would accumulate, the awards would pour in and I’d be able to devote my life to creating more brilliance. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
The Headmaster’s Wager – Book Review
What is the price to be paid for family pride and cultural heritage? What lengths will one go to, to protect all that he holds dear?
Critique Group Collaboration
Writing is a solitary activity. I sit alone at my computer, staring at the screen until I force myself to tap out the words. But once the words are written, the story ‘complete’, the loneliness of writing ends.