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5 Great Shows for Thinkers on Netflix
One of the best things about Netflix is the way it remembers what I like and gives me more of the same. Over the past year or so my husband […]
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I Put My Heart into My Writing
One of my favourite things to do is to sit down at my computer, put my fingers on the home row and see what they write about. Usually they lead […]
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Loyalists and Black Loyalists–What?
It is really time. Time to stop hiding the history of our past–no matter what country we live in–and tell the truth. I always call myself a flag-waving Canadian because […]
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Interview with Beth Cougler Blom: Self-Publishing With Friesen Press
With the flood of authors and would-be authors rushing to get their works published these days, I hope this interview I did will help each and every one of […]
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How Do We Hook Our Readers?
Last weekend showed our Ontario winter to tremendous advantage, and my husband and I took a (safe) drive to St. Jacob’s on the Saturday and another to soak up the […]
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Design to Engage Book Review
“I’ve written you the book I wanted for myself earlier in my career.” Beth Cougler Blom This sentence in the opening paragraphs of Design to Engage tells the reader right […]
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Outside My Window: Setting is Important
Overnight snowflakes sparkle in the cold morning sun outside my window and I smile to feel how they brighten my world. Blue, blue, my world is blue but it’s that […]
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My Reading and Writing Affair With Sharon Kay Penman
As I hurried into the library for my assigned period at Glendale High School, my friend, fellow reader and the librarian where I taught English hailed me. Well, perhaps ‘hailed’ […]
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Writing a Message to My Followers
Usually I keep my newsletters in a certain tone as I want my readers to get a specific product from me, one that they can count on. In that way […]
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The Loyalist’s Daughter Book Launch Foiled!
So there I was, all prettied up and wearing my best smile, and starting my book launch on the Facebook platform. I welcomed everyone. I told them how the 45 […]
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