Sailing

Once upon a time a long time ago now, my friend Random Walk Writer was copyediting a travel guide to Ireland and passed along some links from it that amused her about the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival. Something began playing at the back of my mind, but only a few random ideas emerged, then refused to…

Summer seems to be the default season in stories. Sure, lots of writers and readers live in climates without huge seasonal changes, but many (most?) of us are intimately familiar with winter, with its cold biting winds, blowing snow, and icy roads. Don’t our characters deserve to experience winter as well? (Shh, don’t tell mine…

It has been very very hot (did I remember to say *very*?) here in BC this week. The one blessing is that it seems to be keeping the customers away. Maybe they’re going to the beach or something. Either way, they stayed away in droves and I finally got some writing work accomplished. I started…

In just a couple of days I’m flying to Milwaukee to spend a few days with my sister and her family before heading to ACFW Conference. This will be the third conference I’ve attended (2009 in Denver and 2010 in Indianapolis). This year’s will be in the Hyatt Regency at The Arch in St Louis….