Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
The third choice for the teen book week challenge is Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan. I have read a David Levithan book before. Everyday is one of my all time favorite teen novels. If you haven’t…
A Look in the Mirror
Reflecting on your own perspectives on writing and your life as a writer I feel like we can’t have a month where we talk about perspectives on writing without challenging ourselves about our own perspectives on our writing and our…
Is It Risky Self-Publishing?
While I was busy pounding away at my keyboard in the hopes my work will be done on time, a friend of mine called me. We have spent years being the type of people who like to ask questions and…
Music: Food of love, Emotion and Writers
A science nerd’s perspective on hearing and emotions I asked my friend the other day how she experiences music (the question was purposely ambiguous). She responded very simply, “I hear and feel it”. This may…
Joining the Mile High Club
A writer’s guide to flying A few days ago I set off for my first visit to the great and beautiful west of Canada from Toronto, Ontario. It was somewhat of a spontaneous flight, having only decided it and booked…
Breakout Blogger
A couple years ago blogging was a foreign concept to me. I had read the occasional travel blog by a friend, but the idea of an ongoing blog seemed rather…
“Let it Go” And Write Creatively
How to not get “Tangled” up in structure and embrace the creative process Sometimes the most creative and inspiring ideas come from the brainstorming that occurs when we just write. I have set a timer for 15 minutes and…
The Writing “Pylon” Effect
It seems appropriate to talk about this particular challenge at the end of the month, with all the days of the month behind us but not REALLY. When a writer’s life is…
