Journal
Browse here for posts related to all aspects of my writing life including
events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.
Thoughts on Texturizing your Fiction
This is a wonderful article for any writer, and especially an author of historical fiction. Sharpen your quills. You'll be inspired. I promise. Thanks to Deborah L. Williams for her expertise....
Bringing History to Life
This book starts halfway through the ten-book Marc Edwards Mysteries series. I chose to read it first because it’s set in Upper Canada 1838, and I’m sliding into that time myself to do some historical research for a family history. Published in 2013 by Touchstone,...
Elements of Indigenous Style. Gregory Younging
The subtitle of Elements of Indigenous Style is A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples. I read this book to learn what is appropriate and what is not, as the two fiction books I’m now writing include references to Indigenous Peoples and are set on...
Sci-Fi Saturday Night—Love These Guys
I do a fair amount of podcasts, tv and radio shows, but Sci-Fi Saturday Night is up there at the top of my list. I've been waiting all summer to get back on this show. I think it's because a) the hosts, Dome and Cam, read my books (even in the wrong order) and b) they...
I LOVE Interviews!
Buck and Me (age 13) Pickering, Ontario I really love doing interviews. Most interviewers ask slightly different questions and each question teaches me more about myself. There are horses and canines in almost all my books. This is why. In this latest written...
Rambling Writer Interviews
Interviewers ask so many interesting questions, some that really make you think. Sometimes it takes me days to think about the question and craft a decent, honest answer. I particularly hate anything about "favourites" -- what is your favourite . . . ? Who can have...
