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a lot going on
Almost a week into NaNoWriMo and I’m already behind in my word count! But that’s okay-I got a lot going on this month! Coming up on Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, I’ll have a vendor table at the North Woodside Community Centre for their annual Kris Kringle Craft Show! I […]
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truly and deeply
It’s a new year, and after a very out of the ordinary beginning, I finally have a bit of time to plan out, and dream about, what 2020 is going to look like. 2019 was a wonderful year overall: I appeared at events with amazing local authors; I received funding to work on a novel […]
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wonderful authors
The Windsor Small Press Book Fair was this past Saturday! I had a great time sharing a table with fellow authors Elizabeth J.M. Walker and Alexander Zelenyj! If you haven’t come across Alex or Elizabeth’s work before, you should definitely look them up. Not only are they super chill and thoughtful people, they are wonderful […]
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starting a full-time job and how it’s affected my creative life
A month ago, I started a full-time job. Up until this point in my life, I’ve mostly worked part-time, fitting in shifts around my university studies and creative projects. Since moving to Windsor, I’d avoided even considering positions that required over 25 hours of my time per week. I thought full-time work would be a […]
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time to look at books
Coming up this Friday, I’m super excited to be part of the Amazing Adventures in Strange Lands reading at Biblioasis. It’s going to be a fun night of readings by local genre fiction authors, with some time to look at books and talk to the readers afterward! Hope you can make it out! A couple of […]
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festive times
It’s the last Patch Project appearance of 2018! I’ll be running a vendor table at The Green Bean Festive Market, happening this Saturday, December 8th from 11:00 – 5:00 pm. Drop by, say hi, and enter the free draw for a chance to win a signed copy of The Patch Project! There will be buttons […]
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november tidings
It’s been a few weeks, but I’m ready to get back into the book game! Coming up this Saturday, November 24th, I’m going to be signing things at Juniper Books! It’s going to be my first book signing, so I’m not sure what to expect! But I’m really excited to partner with Juniper Books on […]
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the fourth thursday, wrapping it all up
Here it is: the last post of the Windsor writers blog tour. It’s been a great month of sharing, interviews, and discussions that have spanned blogs and Facebook pages (check out Justine Alley Dowsett, Sharon Ledwith, and Ben Van Dongen‘s blogs for a full recap) and I’m very happy to have been a part of […]
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the third thursday, featuring Sharon Ledwith and Lost and Found
Welcome to week three of our blog tour! Four local authors have joined forces to share their stories and answer questions about their writing process. This week, I asked YA author Sharon Ledwith some questions about her newest book, Lost and Found! About Lost and Found “The Fairy Falls Animal Shelter is in trouble. Money trouble. It’s […]
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the first thursday, featuring Ben Van Dongen and The Thinking Machine
For the next four Thursdays, I’ll be featuring a different book by a local author – and they’ll be featuring The Patch Project! It’s our version of a book exchange-style blog tour, and should be a lot of fun! First up is Ben Van Dongen, with his new cyberpunk novella, The Thinking Machine! The Thinking […]
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