Creative Sask celebrated 10 years in our province supporting and advocating for the arts. The multi-arts event was wonderful. Music, literature, visual arts, film, interactive arts, and theatre were represented. The location was so beautifully decorated. The food was delicious. And the vibe reminded me of the parties that were thrown by the theatre students... Continue Reading →
The Whistler Independent Book Awards
I didn't even know the Whistler Independent Book Awards existed until I began writing. If you're curious check out their page here. I am now very familiar with this book award because I am a writer and I have gone the path of partnership publishing. My trusty publisher Heather Nickel of YNWP sent My List,... Continue Reading →
Highway Feels
Sunday night I drove back from the lake with my window down. I don't often do this. It's noisy. I can't hear the radio. My hair blows around. It's annoying. But, for whatever reason, as I drove through the quiet village streets of the lake towards the highway I didn't roll up my window---and I... Continue Reading →
Pitter Patter Let’s Get At ‘Er
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 →
Let’s Talk About the Weather and Patience
I just came in from a walk where I was dressed way too warm. This is a mistake I make in the transitional time. For those of you who don't know, that's the time when winter leaves and spring arrives---and then leaves. Annnnd comes back again. Around here it can be one of those difficult... Continue Reading →
The Collegial Discussion
Although this post is titled The Collegial Discussion, it was mostly about me listening and not discussing at all. The visitor I recently had an educational assistant in one of the most diverse classes of my day. It's full of neurodivergent children, children with cognitive complexities, and some English as an additional language students---some of... Continue Reading →
Time Gets Away
This blog post is the precursor to the two very late posts I intended to post on time. But I didn't. I am not saying any of this from a place of complacency. I always intend to write at least one post a week but sometimes life happens. This is not the first time I... 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 →