Revving Up for the Next Release!

It’s getting down to the wire here as we get ready for the next release. The newsletter for my subscribers is written, the facebook ads are written, the cover is nearly finished, the text is back from the editor and I’m working like mad to get it out and...

Prepping for the New Cover… and Moving!

Guess what?  I’m moving next week! That’s right. Right in the middle (or nearly the end) of the pandemic. This week we’re packing up everything, and next Saturday we are out of this apartment and into another. We are fortunate in that we are only...

Black Dogs, Carbs and Deadlines – A Post on Depression

It took me three months to write this post. Part of it was a lack of courage, part of it was… Well, read it and you’ll figure it out. Ever had one of those days where you can’t get off the couch? Ever had a week of them?  How about a month?  How about on...

This Writing Life 17: When is a Project Dead?

Sometimes we have pieces that just don’t work.  At all.  I’ve got at least a half-dozen short stories and one novel that will never, ever see the light of day.  Ever. But how do you know when you’ve gotten to that point?  How do you know when your labour of love/hate...