Tag: New
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But Who Shall I Write About?
Do I write about me, or do I write about you? Or the mysterious Mr. Blue? When you’re a writer, people close to you often think you are writing about them. And, well, in all honesty, sometimes I am. But, other times, the last thing I want to think about is that person. Friend or…
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My Second Book Signing Lessons Learnt
The second time (actually the third and fourth time) sitting at a book signing taught me a lot about myself, my skills of speaking with others and how to properly sell my book. What I learnt was a) I’m still learning how to conduct myself in this spotlight (ie. being an author being asked very…
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Newly Published Author Debut in the Newspaper
Sitting in a crowded, loud Starbucks for a late afternoon interview with the newspaper editor is always a thrill. Thankfully, I have had a bit of experience with him by now. I’ve worked with him for a few years, not only with my daytime (Clark Kent) job but also when I had my shorts dubbed…
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Writer’s Brain
Being an ’80s baby, I grew up before the mental health movement, where we all became more aware of things like autism, ADHD, mental health sufferings and all that fun stuff in our heads that we now call home. During my upbringing, I remember my aunts or uncles joking- “don’t give that kid sugar.” But…
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Happy Halloween
I have never missed a Halloween, mainly because I had my firstborn at such a young age that I shifted easily from trick or treating, to totting around a child to trick or treat for me! I wouldn’t recommend this, as it is the most challenging way to start your life. My son was two…
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Things I Learnt from my first Book Signing
They say everything is a learning curve, and wow- is book signing ever a learning curve! I had my first two signings, one in Edmonton, one in St. Albert, both Alberta. I had lots of friends come to sit with me, visit with me and just wave at me, which was amazing. During these two…
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I’m Nervous
And that’s exactly what I need. My first book signing is coming up, in just over twenty four hours. My first one is at ‘The first bookstore ever’ in Edmonton, Alberta and the second is in my childhood town, St. Albert, AB. So to say I’m nervous, is quite literally an understatement. I visit Edmonton…
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Pigeon to Dove
I took a road trip to pick my daughter up after her summer visit down south. On my drive, I brought the novel that I had just published because this is how I’m doing my marketing by getting pictures of all these neat places with my book. I figured it was something fun and different.…
Norma Rrae
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My First Novel is Published, and it only took me wearing how many hats to get here.
Find all the links below if you want to read my YA Fantasy novel- Justyce Scales of the Otherly and Obscura. But for now, a short tale. Do you know the saying ‘wearing many hats?’ I think becoming an author probably required the most amount of hat-wearing. You see, I’ve been many things in my…
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Appreciation
What a word. What a meaning. What a pain. It hurts when we go out of our own life pathway to help another and don’t feel appreciated. This let down can happen faster than anyone anticipated and last longer than anyone wants. I saw it the other day as a work project pulled in tv…