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...Posted May 29 2020 in About Jen, Books, Firefly Lake, Libraries, Reading, Writing
As both reader and author, one of the things I’ve missed most during this time of self-isolation is visiting the library. From childhood until now, libraries have been one of my happy places—to learn, get book recommendations, find a sense of community and more. Learning about the world One of my favourite childhood memories is […]
Read More...Posted Nov 1 2019 in About Jen, Books, Family, Firefly Lake, Friendship, Reading, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, Writing
Last week, I finished writing the sequel to The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls. For those of you who have read the first book in this series, the sequel is Annie’s sister Tara’s story. It will be my fifth published book (or eighth including the German editions of my Firefly Lake series) and together with the […]
Read More...Posted Dec 21 2018 in About Jen, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Firefly Lake, Kindness, Publishing, Summer on Firefly Lake, The Cottage at Firefly Lake, Wishing Tree, Word for the year
Several weeks ago, and to celebrate the first birthday of Back Home at Firefly Lake, I offered a giveaway on my Facebook author page. For a chance to win a signed paperback and holiday ornament, I asked my readers to leave a comment about a random act of kindness they’d either given or received. With […]
Read More...Posted Apr 13 2018 in About Jen, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Books, Canada, Community, Family, Firefly Lake, Home, Prayers for Humboldt, Small town life
A week ago, on a remote Saskatchewan highway, sixteen people were killed and thirteen others injured in a crash between a semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying players, coaches, a trainer, a local radio announcer and others associated with a Canadian junior (ice) hockey team, the Humboldt Broncos. Before then, Humboldt was a small […]
Read More...Posted Mar 30 2018 in About Jen, Firefly Lake, Friendship, Publishing, Writing, Writing craft
I don’t often blog about writing, but in the past few months I’ve been thinking about what and why I write. Whilst these experiences are mine, I suspect that published or not, other writers will recognize bits of themselves in me. And if you’re a reader, I hope this post gives you some “inside insight” […]
Read More...Posted Feb 2 2018 in About Jen, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Blue Ridge Literary Agency, Firefly Lake, Gratitude, Publishing, Summer on Firefly Lake, The Cottage at Firefly Lake
This week I marked a very special anniversary. It’s been a year since my first book, The Cottage at Firefly Lake came out, and I realized my childhood dream of becoming a published author. Publication day, 31 January 2017, was a day of excitement and a profound sense of achievement, mixed with a big dose of […]
Read More...Posted Nov 17 2017 in About Jen, Authors, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Books, Christmas, Firefly Lake, Reading
Confession time. To my husband’s dismay, and as the teetering pile of books on my nightstand attests, I’m the kind of person who reads multiple books at the same time, happily skipping from one to another as the mood takes me. I’m also the kind of person who reads multiple genres and historical periods, again […]
Read More...Posted Jul 28 2017 in Firefly Lake, Publishing, Summer on Firefly Lake, The Cottage at Firefly Lake, Vermont, Writing
The second book in my Firefly Lake series, Summer on Firefly Lake, was published this week. It’s the sequel to The Cottage at Firefly Lake and, although connected by the setting and some recurring characters, each book also stands alone. In Summer on Firefly Lake, Mia, the heroine, is recovering from a painful divorce and […]
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