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A New Year
Where to go? Who to meet? What to do? How to travel? Which path to choose? Pull up a chair and join me on a freelance writer’s journey into a brand new year. My resolution is to prove that anything … Continue reading
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The Spirit of Christmas
It’s not in the shopping and the noise, the tinsel and the toys. It’s in the warm laughter of family and friends and in images captured by the lens. Merry Christmas, from my family to yours!
October is all work – and a little play!
Where has time gone? This month has been nose to the grindstone with a big kid’s book project, a little non-fiction article for a kid’s science magazine, and a pile of queries for an upcoming travel adventure. That being said, … Continue reading
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New Kids Books on the Market
A few of my non-fiction kid’s books with Weigl Educational Publishers are out as of late this summer. Check them out: “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
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Changing Scenery Brings on the Writer’s Muse
I played hooky from writing for a couple of days to head into the backcountry with my trail crew girl – and what a blast! We hiked and talked and climbed and talked and worked (okay… all I had to … Continue reading
Kayaking Desolation Sound
“Just embrace it,” the staff member said as he ran through the requisite kayaking safety pointers. “If you reach that point where you know you’re going over, don’t fight it, just embrace it. It’s going to happen.” It never happened, … Continue reading
The Milky Way and Other Galaxies
I love getting presents! Latest Capstone book arrived yesterday, in a small box tucked neatly in between the screen and front door. There’s something akin to Christmas when you unpack a plain cardboard box labelled author complimentary copies – it … Continue reading
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Unexpected returns from slacking off!
Summer’s charging ahead with very little time for writing beyond the Brooks-Range blog – but that’s as it should be, all play and little work in this short period of warmth. Flowers blooming, sun shining, insects buzzing, feet moving, bears … Continue reading
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Back and blogging again
“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamouring to become visible.“- Vladimir Nabakov I showed a friend some travel pics a while ago and he asked, … Continue reading
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A Taste of Spring
I’ve got to say that I’m quite happy to see the backside of January and February. I’m looking forward to the optimism of spring – a rebirth, renewal and recharge. Saw a loon on the river yesterday – one of … Continue reading
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