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

An Arduous Task

Basketball requires discipline. So does writing. Basketball requires practice. So does writing. Basketball requires resilience. So does writing. Angie Thomas My year's absence from Writeside Up hasn't been a year absent from writing. I'm gratified to share that I finished editing three novels despite numerous roadblocks. The second party dissection of one's work and its … Continue reading An Arduous Task

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…