As I write this post, I’m surrounded by bits of paper covering both my desk and home office floor. Why? It’s tax season in Canada, and with a filing deadline of April 30, the pressure is on. When I wasn’t self-employed, tax season, although still involving some...
Last week, I left Tech Guy and Floppy Ears at home to spend a four-day weekend with my dear sister-cousin. She had a work conference in downtown Toronto, Canada and invited me to join her. While she was in daytime meetings, I enjoyed a lovely hotel, savoured city life...
My name is Jen, and I have too many books, physical and electronic, in my TBR (to be read) pile! That’s partly because as an author I read widely to learn, improve my writing craft, research topics I’m writing about and keep up-to-date with what’s popular in...
Although I write romance, I’m more about romancing the everyday than going all out for Valentine’s. However, since a Covid Christmas and New Year meant we couldn’t spend the holiday season at our lake house, Tech Guy and I were looking forward to going to that special...
It’s December and although part of me doesn’t know where 2024 has gone (shouldn’t it still be early September?!), we’re now in the midst of what for many is the holiday season. After a busy year in life and writing, I’m set for a slower-paced December complete with a...
