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Shortlisted with Silver

7/22/2020

It seems to be ANOTHER CAKE DAY!

Hump Day or more commonly known as Wednesday is fast becoming my favourite day of the week.

The first International Postcard Story Winners were announced by Writescape this morning and I was Shortlisted in the Silver slot! I’m soooooo excited about this. The third place story by Ann Rocchi is posted in the link below. My story will be featured in next week’s blog with some comments from the judges, about what they liked and what they think I could improve on to make the story better. Feedback is the greatest win of all. The first place story by Helen Bajorek-MacDonald will be featured on Wednesday, August 5th.

Congratulations to all the writers, whether you made the list or not. Remember, you were a winner just as soon as you dropped your butt in the chair, penned a story and hit the submit button. Be proud of your accomplishments and go eat some CAKE!

To read the announcement, go to:

WRITESCAPE POSTCARD STORY CONTEST SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT

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Longlist Announcement… and I’m on it!

7/15/2020

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GOOD NEWS! It is a PERFECT day for EATING CAKE!

Reason: Somehow, I squeaked on to the Longlist for the Writescape Postcard Story Contest, along with five other amazing writers: Helen Bajorek-MacDonald, Adam Conway, Deb Rankine, Lisa Reynolds and Ann Rocchi.

Congratulations to everyone and good luck!

Honestly, I struggle with the whole self-doubt thing on a daily basis as a writer, so this was the best news I’ve received all week. I’m presently on an editing vacation whipping my current Crime Thriller manuscript into shape, so this news gives me a tiny boost of confidence that my writing isn’t that bad… someone actually liked my last story (and I couldn’t be happier).

Here is the announcement if you want to read it:

WRITESCAPE POSTCARD STORY CONTEST LONGLIST ANNOUNCEMENT

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The Love of the Challenge

6/22/2020

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Believe it or not, we are presently living in a significant historic moment.

Eventually, generations to come (our grandchildren) will be learning about our lives in History class. The teacher will talk about a time period full of a coronavirus that spread like wildfire, borders closed to travellers, businesses closed to shoppers, schools closed to students, protests of police brutality on minority groups, the want and need for diverse literature, leaders struggling to keep their tweets politically correct and kind, people struggling with anxiety and depression… and novelists who could not write.

These are frightening and uncertain times for many of us, so novelists not being able to write is not the end of the world. If you are one of them, just relax. Instead, concentrate on trying to work from home, while teaching your kids new Math skills, while making supper, while doing dishes and laundry, while cancelling all your travel plans, while telling your aging parents you can’t visit just yet. Honestly, you don’t need the added pressure of trying to create a novel.

But, what if you are lost without your writing? You need to write, but can’t?

To continue reading this post, go to the link below:

My Guest Post at Ascribe Writers

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Everything is Cancelled… Almost!

4/20/2020

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Everything is cancelled… ALMOST!

I know! I know!

We all had some major plans and a detailed vision of how 2020 was going to go for us, but then everything we had planned exploded into tiny pixels and all we can see in the near future is the everlasting smoke clouds circling around us. We are impatiently waiting for the sunshine to break through.

Several of my plans for writing retreats and writing conferences have been cancelled for this entire year, as I isolate myself at home. This sounds like devastating news, however, there is a silver lining to all of this…

To continue reading this post, go to the link below:

My Guest Post at Ascribe Writers

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Sometimes, You Need to be Brave

4/19/2020

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If you are lucky enough to be one of those creative people, you’ll notice that there is a spark of imagination shooting out into many different avenues of your life.

The Bibliophile by Lori Twining

In my case, I love the written word and I try to create everything from poetry to short stories to novels. Sometimes, I grab a pencil and sketch or doodle while I talk on the phone. When I was teenager, I sketched all kinds of things in my art book. I was lucky enough to have a few pieces hang in several different art galleries: London, Windsor and Toronto. I no longer own an art book or a sketch pad. Maybe, someone will buy me one for my birthday? Oh wait, everything is on hold or cancelled right now due to the COVID-19 virus. The only thing I’ll be enjoying on my Stay-At-Home Birthday is CAKE! That should keep me happy for now.

Now, that I’m slightly older than a wild teenager, I am finding my way back to the empty canvas and I am painting again. Usually, oh, who am I kidding, it is 99% of the time, I never show anyone else on earth my paintings, because I feel that I really suck. I do that comparison thing between me and every other artist on the planet. I know, I shouldn’t, but I do. Besides, I feel like no one else would be interested in what I paint.

Anyway, I can hear you saying, “Get to the damn point.”

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