My favourite book – well one of my favourite ones – is I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Published […]
I love jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles. And writing my mysteries which are essentially puzzles with crime thrown into the […]
I love seeing photos of other writers’ workspaces. It inspires me to be neat and tidy – an aspiration that […]
My early years were spent in England and I lived in a spooky old house that had been built in […]
I was in a major bookstore this weekend and while wandering the aisles, I appreciated the vast array of genres […]
Ever been woken up from a deep sleep by one of your book characters who wants you to get out […]
Is your main character really you? I have two series out with two very different heroines. And yet I keep […]
I have an addiction – I admit it – to notebooks. I need to have one with me most of […]
It is snowing here in Montreal. Again. A month ago we couldn’t wait to have snow around to turn everything […]
It is January 2025. The new year brings a new start to my blogging which was cut short in September […]
Authors often get questions about their work or their creative process. Here are a few questions I have received about […]
Finding time to write is a common complaint of writers everywhere. Many have day jobs. We have families, significant others, […]
Mindfulness has helped me a lot over the years. I have learned to almost completely let go of the past […]
The opening lines/paragraph of a book should draw you into the story quickly. This is especially true of mysteries and […]
So, vacation time. Time off that you can use to work on your TBR (To Be Read) pile of new […]
Recently, going through papers my mother had kept over the years, I found my first novella. I was surprised to […]
I should be jealous. Many friends and family members are planning to go on, or have already left on, a […]
Summer is a good time to go on a writers retreat. But not everyone can afford the costs such as […]
Reading or writing? Which do you spend more time doing? I love both and often find it hard to make […]
When you get into an intense writing session, what’s your beverage of choice? We all know we are supposed to […]