My talk to the Ontario Writers’ Conference Earlier this year, I was invited to give the closing address at the Ontario Writers’ Conference. It was not one […] October 29, 2014
Tag, I’m it, on the CanLit Blog Hop My friend and fellow writer Farzana Doctor ‘tagged’ me for this CanLit blog hop challenge. No ice bucket is required. […] September 1, 2014
I’m out of the blocks on my 5th novel… Looking back through the archives of this blog, I seem to have a tradition of announcing when I’ve actually started […] August 20, 2014
“Blurbs” for No Relation It’s always very gratifying when other writers and prominent people agree to read your manuscript, and then offer glowing words […] January 3, 2014
Seven years later… While it seems impossible that seven years have escaped since I created this blog, the date staring back at me […] January 1, 2014
Thrilled to sign with M&S for my next two novels This happened a while ago, but the news was just released today. I’ve signed a two-book deal with McClelland & […] July 5, 2013
Writing Update: No Relation (4th Novel) On January 5th, 2013, I recorded on this blog that I had officially started writing the manuscript for my fourth […] June 26, 2013
Congrats to Cassie Stocks on her Leacock win I know how Cassie Stocks feels. Late last month, Cassie won the 2013 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for […] May 14, 2013
Writing Update Just thought I’d bring you up to date on my progress in writing my fourth novel, tentatively called No Relation. […] January 30, 2013
BookManager releases bestsellers list for 2012 This is a thrill and a half. The fine folks at BookManager, the organization that tracks sales from independent booksellers […] January 9, 2013