Writing retreats can be invaluable times for a writer. I know they are for me. A writing retreat is just that, a time to retreat from daily responsibilities and focus intensely on writing.          The time you set aside for a retreat can be as little or as [...]

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The first author I ever saw was Carol Shields. I had never read one of her books, in fact, I had never heard of her until I learned that she was coming to a local library to read her book, The Stone Diaries. I went just to find out what a real author looked and [...]

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If there’s one thing I love more than writing classes, it’s writing conferences. There is no end of good that can result from attending one! Do I sound overly optimistic? Probably because I am the kind of person who looks for the good in anything. So I generally end up finding it. The first writers [...]

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