Friends, it's work o'clock after a pretty lusciously lazy summer of very little writing and no teaching. I'm so good with the long rest---and the timely startup. When summer began it was definitely time for a pause. And pause I did. During the pause I went to Invermere BC to do what might be expected... Continue Reading →
Patience and Drive
I received a photo of Shepherd's Call from a reader on holiday in the Dominican Republic. He's been a long-time fan of our books but doesn't read them until he's on a beach. He's patient. I'll give him that. Am I patient I think about the jousting parts of me---driven and patient. One part wants... Continue Reading →
Getting the Reviews
I have a file on my desktop where I keep all the wonderful things people are sending in about My List, My Rules. The comments keep coming in from friends and family but also from some people I didn't know or didn't expect to have a copy of the book. I have only received good comments... Continue Reading →
A Review by Toby A. Welch
Below is a review I received for My List, My Rules: The Year A Checklist Changed My Life. To date, it is my only official review. I don't know who Toby A. Welch is but I am so grateful for these words. I have thought about the publishing world and how challenging it is for... Continue Reading →
Tis the Season for Winter Markets
To Whom it May Concern, Counios and Gane attended the Argyle North Community Winter Market. I was taken back to the neighborhood where I spent most of my childhood and teen years. My writing partner and I took the opportunity to be present in a neighborhood we don't typically attend for book events. How the... Continue Reading →
My List My Rules: the year a checklist changed my life
What it's about---the short version I wrote a book on my own. It's called My List My Rules and it's about a year I did 101 things in 365 days. Initially, I created this list just because. But as the year progressed I realized that this checklist was life-altering. Not like open heart surgery life-altering... Continue Reading →
Happy Anniversary Counios and Gane
Mostly I never loved celebrating my birthday, but my friend Cathy talked me into it. I never acknowledged anniversaries much either---this coming from a string of flopped relationships. Who wanted to brag about a mess? Clearly not me. However, I'm in a good one now and I celebrate every year---and every day. Despite my resistance... Continue Reading →
Morning Meetings
And now that I like mornings... Here's how our daily morning meetings look. I get a Ready? text from David and he gets a Yup from me. Facetime sounds. I tap on it. Most of the time I'm already in the kitchen getting coffee and making breakfast. Occasionally, when I sleep in a little (Yes,... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers I Want to Thank You
...Gratitude and Links Galore April 13, 2020, was the very first post of my blog, angiecounios.com. I was incredibly nervous putting my work out there without David, my writing partner. We also had a blog together (which has evolved into a newsletter) and although the first post on the Counios and Gane blog also made... Continue Reading →
Happy Announcements: A Reason to Celebrate
Shepherd and Wolfe did it again On Friday, March 24th at noon at the Regina Public Library, the Saskatchewan Book Awards announced the shortlist for their annual awards in May. David and I were nominated for our latest book in the Shepherd and Wolfe mystery series! Shepherd's Call is in the running for an award... Continue Reading →