I have an addiction – I admit it – to notebooks. I need to have one with me most of […]
Snow Day Writing
It is snowing here in Montreal. Again. A month ago we couldn’t wait to have snow around to turn everything […]
New Year, New Start
It is January 2025. The new year brings a new start to my blogging which was cut short in September […]
Questions About Bailey Summers
Authors often get questions about their work or their creative process. Here are a few questions I have received about […]
Identify Potential Writing Time
Finding time to write is a common complaint of writers everywhere. Many have day jobs. We have families, significant others, […]
Meditation
Mindfulness has helped me a lot over the years. I have learned to almost completely let go of the past […]
Hooking the Reader
The opening lines/paragraph of a book should draw you into the story quickly. This is especially true of mysteries and […]
Favorite Summer Reading Spot
So, vacation time. Time off that you can use to work on your TBR (To Be Read) pile of new […]
My First Novella
Recently, going through papers my mother had kept over the years, I found my first novella. I was surprised to […]
Virtual Summer Travel
I should be jealous. Many friends and family members are planning to go on, or have already left on, a […]