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A surprise visit to my inner critic

On Saturday I was fortunate to attend a two hour workshop at the GC Libraries Elanora branch with the amazing Edwina Shaw. I have been learning from Edwina from afar for years and was finally able to attend a workshop in person. The workshop was called How to Write your Novel. Edwina admitted this was […]

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I should say humility…

What’s the trait you value most about yourself? My mum taught me that humility is the most beautiful attribute a woman can have but I value curiosity. It doesn’t matter if I’m not the most intelligent person in the room if I am curious about other people and their lives. Curiosity may have “killed the […]

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What am I doing this evening?

What are you doing this evening? I’m flying to Paris! Right now I’m in Dubrovnik and in a few hours I’ll head to the airport for the flight. This will be my seventh visit to the City of Lights and Love and Art. I’m excited. Update: I have just landed! 🤩 Update 2: It’s so […]

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Because Seth Godin told me to!

Why do you blog? I started blogging in 2018. I’d listened to an interview with marketing legend Seth Godin where he said blogging would make me a better writer if I was consistent. Consistency is the key to finding your voice and your audience. Most of my blogs are around 500 words and I write […]

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Amsterdam and beyond…

Don’t mind me, I’m just back from the red light district. None of us got up to no-good, I promise. The day started innocently enough at Zaanse Shans, the historical village style tourist attraction made up of a dozen or so windmills. The day was beautiful and warm and apart from the squillions of other […]

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