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It was one of those idyllic evenings which make you wish you could live forever – as long as life remained static. The idea for Tuesday was that we would both use the day to recover from our visits to the Highland Games and having our 11 year old grandson across from the States for the weekend. One... Sign in to see full entry.

No, I am not making such a preposterous claim, but Ell is……….I’d better start at the beginning. After I took the book back to the store, and had Ell’s smarts rubbed in my face again, I bought two books; Patricia Cornwell’s At Risk, and Tami Hoag’s Dust to Dust. When I got home, I informed Ell that I... Sign in to see full entry.

We had brunch with our author friend on Tuesday at one of the local hotels. She was using the hotel as a base for book signings in the area, and to accept the county libraries prize for ‘best new local book,’ or some such. She was in high spirits and told us she was appearing on local radio the next... Sign in to see full entry.

Did it really take me 68 years to learn how to swim,and if so, what has it got to do with writing that best seller? Or, as one acquaintance said on hearing of my newly acquired skill, ‘ at your age, why bother?’ The answer is complicated. I may drop dead tomorrow. If I have any time to consider my... Sign in to see full entry.

It should be ‘is being published really worth it?’ We were at another of our friend’s book signings in a local town. This is the third book signing session of hers we have attended, and it was obvious that the same friends were turning up at each one. We aren’t all going to buy another book, so... Sign in to see full entry.

Isn’t that something? It is almost as unusual as editors who reply. Unfortunately the reply, which I received only 8 days after mailing off the submission on the 3rd of May, is in the negative. That is fast and courteous work. When I finally get it published, I’ll give them a mention. Tonight I’ll... Sign in to see full entry.

I’d better watch in case the Big Man has a limit per week, like a grocery store. ‘ Three light-hearteds for the price of one.’ or ‘ Buy one now and get another two free within a week– Time limit 12 hours,’ It was Ell who lit up my heart, and in the most innocuous way. I was working in the garden... Sign in to see full entry.

By all week, I know that you know that I mean figuratively. (There’s a convoluted statement for you. Let me think. How could I have done it better? ‘When I say all week, I mean figuratively. ’ Better still – have faith that the writers on Blogit understand the heading. Don’t be like the Quebec... Sign in to see full entry.

Ell just called through to tell me of the email requesting my input. The request has made me heady with excitement. To think that I, whatsmyname, could eventually be asked to write for Amazon and Chapters. Think of the number of articles I can write now about how to get published. I could even do a... Sign in to see full entry.

…admitted to having a devastating 10 year period of writer’s block and self-doubt. This information was in a Janice Kennedy article in today’s Ottawa Citizen. Apparently, 74 year old Alice Munro, a famous author who is ‘notoriously shy,’ has received lots of awards including Governor General Awards,... Sign in to see full entry.