My return to Canada from Australia happened at the best time possible. I now live in the Land-of-Opposite, having left the searing heat of an Aussie summer. Friends have already complained of 42C temperatures and the need to seek shelter from the intense heat. But here in Ontario, we had been graced with the possibility … Continue reading Never Too Old
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a new year approaches
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stow Between managing the horrific process of moving from Australia and returning home to Canada, I have been fine-tooth combing through two of seven novels in preparation for publishing. The niggling and nagging from inside my head, … Continue reading a new year approaches
On Becoming A Great Liar…
Fiction is the truth inside the lie. Stephen King Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore far deeper truths. Wally Lamb A new year has begun. With it comes a new bright and shiny opportunity for us all to push … Continue reading On Becoming A Great Liar…
The Pursuit Of Story
Listen, here's the thing about an English degree - if you sat somebody down and asked them to make a list of the writers they admire over the last hundred years, see how many of them got a degree in English. David Mamet Imagine that . . . attending university to formally learn the … Continue reading The Pursuit Of Story
The Journey To Writeside-Up 