They say that everyone should keep a journal (who are they? No idea. But they do have an opinion on just about everything). Even if we aren’t the sharing type, being able to vent your feelings and frustrations is apparently a healthy habit. I have had several incarnations of journals and diaries over the years. … Continue reading Pouring Your Heart Out – Journalling for Writers
It dropped 18 degrees overnight here in Calgary, and we are expecting our first real rain of the season. I am excited for this. Being a coastal transplant, I love the rain. For me, there is nothing more soothing than the sound of rain tapping on the windows. And the smell of the very first … Continue reading Rainy Days and Sundays
This is where all the thoughts that are too short for their own post tend to gather together and get drunk trying to outdo one another. Tonight I am going to see the new Avengers movie. I am pretty excited about that. I’m not really a fan-type person (I’ve tried, but I’m just too flighty … Continue reading Word Salad – Assorted Toppings
Mobility. It’s what we all want as writers. I mean, we have to get up from the chair at some point right? Get out into the sunshine. Brush our hair/teeth, put on clean clothes. Interact with other humans. OK, maybe that last one goes a bit far, but now that we are digging out from … Continue reading Ditching the Laptop – Where Old Dogs Learn New Tricks
I have been floundering on a topic for a new blog post. For various reasons, it has been difficult for me to concentrate the last couple of days. Today, I decided to take a chance and watch a movie called The Child In Time. The movie is based on a novel of the same name by … Continue reading Movie Night – The Child In Time
This weekend I am scanning old photo albums. This is a project that my brothers and I have been putting off for more than a decade, and after getting a start on it, it’s no mystery as to why. Yesterday I spent seven hours scanning nearly 700 photos, and I have completed two of nearly … Continue reading Memory Lane Paved by Polaroid
That would be me (hi!). When I finished writing my fantasy story, I had a conundrum. What to write next? The truth is that I don’t really read fantasy. I have an appreciation for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Movies (the dragon is my favourite character). I’m a sucker for a visually stunning … Continue reading How to Write a Murder Mystery For Lazy Writers
Ha! That’s a good one. I may have to recycle that pun. I did say I would post a bit about my work, didn’t I? Here we go: The Vastlands. A world of simple people living simple lives. It’s a land where forgetting is both a blessing and a curse. Forgetting brings peace, but it … Continue reading Novel Ideas
Shall we chat about the nature of reality? Sometimes when I’m on my own, I think about what it must have been like inside the heads of the great philosophers of the ancient world. We see, through the lens of technology, all the wonders the universe has to offer — galaxies, planets, the birth and … Continue reading Knee Deep in Stars
If you read the previous entry, you’ll know that this is an old blog. In my youth I had a habit of collecting fresh new blogs on various platforms. I eventually settled on WordPress, but not before creating about a half-dozen of them here. Which basically means that I can dust off something new whenever … Continue reading Let’s Talk
