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EmailLaughter is indeed good medicine
Posted Nov 13 2020 in About Jen, Canada, Covid-19, Family, Writing
When I was a child, my grandparents had a subscription to Reader’s Digest magazine and, once they finished with each issue, it came to my house to be read and enjoyed again. Back then, a favourite column was “Laughter is the Best Medicine!” and as an adult, it’s one I always turn to whenever I spot […]
Read More...Happiness is…Talking about books
Posted Oct 30 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Books, Reading, Writers Life, Writing
Books have been part of my life as far as back as I can remember and almost as soon as I learned to read, I shared and talked about books with others. In childhood At school, book reports were a feature of elementary (primary) school and in sorting through old papers, I recently came across […]
Read More...Flash book sale, a writing tip & a cookie
Posted Oct 24 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Baking, Writing, Writing craft
In between my regular blog post schedule, I’m writing to you this week to let you know about a flash sale on A Wish in Irish Falls and share a writing tip. Get A Wish in Irish Falls for only 0.99 cents/pence If you’re in the US or UK, my publisher has put the Kindle edition […]
Read More...What makes you happy?
Posted Oct 16 2020 in About Jen, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Community, Covid-19, Family, Firefly Lake, Friendship
In the continued and often described “dumpster fire” that is 2020, there are many things that aren’t making me happy. From the pandemic and other world events through to a myriad of concerns in my own life, it’s far easier to focus on stress than joy. Yet, and especially in this particular year, I need […]
Read More...Finding baking memories
Posted Oct 2 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Baking, Christmas, Community, Family, Small town life, The Cottage at Firefly Lake
As summer’s warmth becomes a distant memory, I’m doing more baking, a favourite pastime but one I haven’t had much time for in the last few years. To bake, though, I needed to sort through my overflowing kitchen cupboards and the boxes stacked at the foot of the basement stairs, a legacy of clearing out […]
Read More...Celebrating book release week…A Wish in Irish Falls is out now!
Posted Sep 18 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Books, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, Wishing Tree, Writing, Writing Community
My latest book, the Kindle edition of A Wish in Irish Falls, came out on September 16th so it’s been a time of celebration. It’s my fifth published book…how did that happen?! Given world events, it’s not the best time to be promoting a book but I hope that if you choose to read A Wish […]
Read More...A medical emergency, a birthday, back to school & preparing for a book launch
Posted Sep 4 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Books, Family, Friendship, Motherhood, Writing
“May you live in interesting times” says that old adage (curse?) and while 2020 has certainly been an “interesting” (insert other words of your choice!) year, in my family the past few weeks have been even more “interesting” than usual. A medical emergency If you follow me on social media, you may remember that we […]
Read More...Why writing is like kayaking
Posted Aug 21 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Canada, Holiday, Writers Life, Writing craft
As many of you know, I was on holiday last week. For me, a highlight of that time at a lakeside cottage was kayaking, previously new-to-me but something I enjoyed and want to do more often. And as I paddled on a tranquil lake near Canada’s famed Algonquin Park, a place that has inspired artists, writers […]
Read More...Cover reveal for ‘A Wish in Irish Falls’ & chatting with ‘A Little Book Problem’
Posted Aug 7 2020 in A Little Book Problem, A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Interviews, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, Wishing Tree
My next book, A Wish in Irish Falls, will be out on September 16 and this week I’m sharing the gorgeous wintry cover. Early readers have called the story warm, sweet and romantic and the cover captures the story’s magical feel perfectly. Although a romance novel, A Wish in Irish Falls is also a story about […]
Read More...From encyclopedias to Google: Looking things up in life and writing
Posted Jul 24 2020 in A Wish in Irish Falls, About Jen, Research, Writers Life, Writing
Amongst the many bookshelves in my childhood home, one of them (although not pictured here) held an encyclopedia set. In that pre-Internet world, those twenty-five volumes (hardcover and bound in cream with touches of red, black and gold) were my window on the wider world. One of my earliest reading memories is matching “Z” for […]
Read More...The Latest News
- Nov 06, 2020: Guest post for Writers First: Why Work with a Writing Coach?
- Oct 30, 2020: Interview with North Grenville Writers Circle for Ontario Public Library Week 2020 (YouTube video)
- Oct 27, 2020: Interview with The Writer’s Pet about my dog, animals in my fiction & ‘A Wish in Irish Falls’
- Oct 22, 2020: Author interview: Chatting with Ruby Moone on the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) blog about ‘A Wish in Irish Falls’
- Oct 13, 2020: Finding Your Writing Voice: Guest Post for Frost Magazine
- Aug 07, 2020: Friday Night Drinks with A Little Book Problem: Chatting about writing,books & life
- Aug 06, 2020: New book news: ‘A Wish in Irish Falls’ releases September 16 & is now available for pre-order
- May 01, 2020: Reading (and Writing) for Hope, Comfort & Happy Ever After: Guest post for Women Writers, Women’s Books
- Apr 22, 2020: Author Q&A: Chatting with Anita Kushwaha about ‘The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls,’ favourite authors, lockdown life & more
- Mar 10, 2020: Penguin Verlag buys German rights to The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls