I’m delighted that my “Jen Gilroy blog” has been recognized by Feedspot, an online RSS content reader, as one of their “Top 35 Women’s Fiction Blogs” in 2025. My blog sits at number 6 on the list alongside those of many other fabulous bloggers whom I admire and...
When is the last time you celebrated or rewarded yourself for meeting a small goal, let alone a big one or even just because? Like many of us, I get busy with the day-to-day routine and time slips by. I’ll celebrate ‘later’ but then ‘later’ doesn’t happen and the...
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...