Coming Soon: Roughing it in Africa

Roughing it in Africa The first draft of everything is shit. Ernest Hemingway It's true. I started writing a story about my travels through Africa many years ago. I started and stopped, abandoning everything due to lack of talent, drive, and whatever else you can blame failed stories on. Ultimately, I wasn't ready. I wasn't…

Believe

  So my coffee date got rescheduled. Right after I got all excited and wrote my last post about it. Sigh... ☹ But I am not going to let that get me down. As writers, we are slaves to deadlines and I completely respect that. So I used the setback to push me a little in other…

Battling Isolation: A Writer’s Coffee Date

I love the spring. The weather warms up, flowers bloom and everyone gets outside to enjoy nature and each other's company again. Markets re-open and gardens beckon. Housework takes a back seat (at least at my house), and the outside world shines in the spotlight. The labour it takes to make it sparkle is all worthwhile…

Weekend Words

Last weekend I ran away from home for some good, old-fashioned me time. I went to dinner with my sister on Friday; National Sibling Day. The following day, I met up with a girlfriend for our annual coveted concert outing. We slipped into downtown Toronto for a delicious meal at the Rivoli, before heading over to…

Stepping Out

Freelance writing can be a lonely career choice. It is a solitary occupation, often done at home, minus co-workers. There is no conversation over the water cooler. There are no chats about your weekend during smoke breaks (not that I smoke or ever have). You certainly interact with people; clients, publishers, editors or other writers,…