Rejection: Get over it
Jonathan just nagged me to blog, coz I’ve neglected it. Ok fine. I thought about blogging about the Canadian political circus, but then I decided …
Editing madness
Colleen said to me on Monday, “You’re going to hate me.” Why would I do that? Because she’s editing my MS, and came to a …
“Don’t judge a book by its movie”
So says the marquee in front of a bookstore on the Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge. And it’s true, so true. I watched a bunch of …
Favourite books and favourite moments
One more thing… This evening I finished reading A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, out loud to my daughter. MAN, I love that book. …
Another day, a few more words written down…
“So how’s the writing coming?” asks Tom today. “Not bad,” I say. “I’m doing a lot of brainstorming and mulling these days. A bit of writing, …
Where would I be…?
I had a very nice phone call from Colleen last night. I was half an hour late for FAT Jazz rehearsal, but it’s all right. …
Told ya…
See? I did it. I just sent off a query to Michelle Grajkowski at 3 Seas Literary. I said I would and I did. Man, I …
Another day, another rejection
I feel that each day just isn’t complete without a rejection, don’t you? [My best week was last spring when I received seven rejections in …
Success in spite of stress
What a week it has been. Proctor for the MCC last Thursday, the hot water hose on my washing machine split on Friday, spraying water …
Nearly Ready
I have a big submission coming up and have been quite preoccupied with editing, revising and generally getting it as close to “perfect” as possible. …