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EmailCourage…and “learning to dance in the rain”
Posted Jan 19 2018 in About Jen, England, Family, History, New beginnings, Word for the year
If you read my first blog of 2018, you know that the word I’ve chosen to guide me this year is “courage.” Like all of us, my life has had its ups and downs. It’s through troubles, though, that I’ve found hope and inspiration to help me live courageously and grow. Since much of that […]
Read More...Resolutions for a new year: “With a Little Help From My Friends”
Posted Jan 5 2018 in England, Kate Field, New beginnings, Susanna Bavin, Word for the year, Writing
Now that the holidays are over, and it’s time to look ahead to the New Year, I’ve decided to devote this first blog of 2018 to resolutions—not just mine, but also those of three good friends from across The Pond. Tara Greaves, Kate Field and Susanna Bavin are all fellow-writers, but the resolutions we’ve made […]
Read More...Thank you to my readers…and a giveaway to celebrate kindness
Posted Apr 7 2017 in About Jen, Authors, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Firefly Lake, Gratitude, Summer on Firefly Lake, The Cottage at Firefly Lake, Word for the year
It’s been a little over two months since The Cottage at Firefly Lake was published. In that time, many of you have taken my story into your lives and hearts. Thank you for buying my book and asking for it in stores. Thank you for asking your local library to order it. And thank you […]
Read More...“A cup of kindness”— how a memory inspired my word for 2017
Posted Jan 13 2017 in About Jen, Kindness, Word for the year
If you read my blog regularly, you know that I choose a “word for the year.” Sometimes it’s an easy choice and, as the new year turns, I’m anticipating how to incorporate my word as a guiding principle in everyday life. Other years, and as was the case as 2016 limped to a close, it’s […]
Read More...Thank you…
Posted Dec 30 2016 in About Jen, Back Home at Firefly Lake, Friendship, Gratitude, New beginnings, Summer on Firefly Lake, The Cottage at Firefly Lake, Word for the year
The week between Christmas and New Year is a punctuation mark at the end of the year. For me, it’s a lull before launching headlong into the blank calendar pages to come. In a year that’s been more surreal (dictionary company Merriam-Webster’s word for 2016) than sparkly, I’m ending it with a different kind of […]
Read More...Hope, love and the meaning of life in a Christmas cactus
Posted Dec 16 2016 in About Jen, Christmas, Family, Friendship, Gratitude, Word for the year
The past year has been difficult for many of us, and my word of the year, “gratitude,” has taken on a poignancy I could never have anticipated when I chose it last January. In some ways, I’ll be grateful to see the end of 2016 for it’s been a year of turbulence and loss both […]
Read More...Letting go
Posted Sep 9 2016 in About Jen, Family, Home, New beginnings, Word for the year, Writing
“You’re the writer. Spin it.” I didn’t appreciate it then, but those words, spoken by a sales guy with a swagger, a bespoke suit, and a Porsche, marked a defining moment in my life. Although I’d dabbled in fiction, I wasn’t writing it seriously. Instead, my days were filled with crafting sales, marking and PR copy. Or speeches where […]
Read More...Birthdays
Posted Jul 29 2016 in About Jen, Family, Gratitude, Word for the year
We had a trio of birthdays in my family this week. My mother-in-law, a cousin and my own. As English Rose remarked with all the sensitivity of an almost teen, I’m getting “old.” When I raised an eyebrow, she quickly amended it to “older” but the message was clear. From her vantage point, I am […]
Read More...Life lessons in ABC
Posted Jun 3 2016 in About Jen, Community, Family, Friendship, Word for the year, Writing, Writing craft
We’ve all had times which have brought more life lessons than we wanted to learn. As the primary caregiver for a child diagnosed with a chronic illness, the past five months have been that way for me. Yet, as I look back, I realize that maybe they were lessons I needed to learn and they’re […]
Read More...Friends
Posted May 20 2016 in About Jen, Family, Firefly Lake, Friendship, Word for the year, Writing
I’ve been thinking about friendship lately because relationships between friends (and family) underpin the stories I write. In parallel with the central romance, my heroes and heroines are part of a larger cast of characters and a community (in my current series, the small town of Firefly Lake), where they find support and caring. When […]
Read More...The Latest News
- Oct 12, 2018: Writing workshop for North Grenville Writers Circle
- May 29, 2018: All About Books — Guest post on Odd Socks and Lollipops
- Dec 18, 2017: My favourite holiday books as a child — Guest post, That Artsy Reader Girl, A Bookish Little Christmas
- Dec 17, 2017: How I find writing inspiration – Guest post, ChickLit Club
- Dec 16, 2017: My favourite fireside reads for the holidays – Guest post, Fresh Fiction
- Dec 15, 2017: Having a happy (British) Christmas in Canada — Guest post, Bookish Jottings
- Dec 13, 2017: What the winter months mean to me – Guest post at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
- Dec 12, 2017: My favourite holiday traditions – Guest post, Smexy Books
- Dec 08, 2017: Interview with Suzy Approved Book Reviews: My writing life & Firefly Lake books
- Dec 07, 2017: Chatting with Debbie Mason on USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog
