Susan's Blog
To Beat the Cold
On this cold February morning sunshine is streaming in my office window. Yesterday's snow covered the ice and I am a bit reluctant to step outside. So for now I will stay in and think ahead to warmer days. I have so much to look forward to. This week came with encouraging writer moments. My editor worked through the second round of edits I sent back and declared it good to go. So now the next stage and soon I will receive the finished interior of my thirteenth book. I certainly look to that with anticipation. I received a nice PLR cheque on Thursday and will send that along to pay for a Writer's Retreat in London I will attend in April. I expect to experience a lovely spring in the Cotswold's. I got approval for a June National Public Reading which I will conduct when I hold a copy of...
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We Travel in Time
One of my all time favourite movies is About Time. I have watched it many times and expect to watch it many more times. It has a richness and depth that speaks to me every time I view it. I cry at the same scenes over and over and sometimes I watch it just to do that....
I Need a Pep Talk
Today's blog entry is just for me! Feeling overwhelmed this morning a memory popped into my head. I am standing in a woodworking shop in Nashwaaksis holding my nine month old baby waiting to talk to John Brewer about renting his empty farmhouse in Burtt's...
Happy Book Anniversary!
Copies of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Year Mrs. Montague Cried arrived today. My debut novel is seeing a second life, a re-issuing, an anniversary edition. How amazing is that! I think back to the moments in a quiet classroom while my grade four students were...
All Good Things…God Save the King
...must come to an end. We know the truth of that saying but that doesn't make it any easier. Endings, changes, saying goodbye and letting go are all hard. This morning I tried to take in every minute, every sound, the slant of the sun , the breathing of our old...
Labour Day
All good works...The fruits of our labor. If you love what you do it won't feel like work. I am searching my mind for wisdom about work. All in a day's work. A woman's work is never done. Labour day used to be such a big day for me. It was the last day of...
In The Thick of IT
I just read back an entry in which I was reflecting on the relaxing days of July and then went on to read about the challenge of facing August. Right on schedule I would say but in a mess never the less. This purging is hard. It is laborious, time...