10 reasons to be a writer

You have a legitimate reason to spend your entire life at Tim Horton's (or wherever my non-Canadian friends hang out), drinking coffee or hot chocolate and guzzling Timbits. Timbits. Hot chocolate. What else can I say? (For those of you who may have heard that Timbits are the ammunition with which we keep all theContinue reading "10 reasons to be a writer"

Excerpts #2 – The Legend of the Klendil Caves

"Once upon a time there was a maiden of Selotan who was fair beyond words, and her hair fell flaxen to her knees. She was called Klenora, and her father's neighbour's son loved her dearly and she returned his love. But when they approached the Illyrië for leave to wed, they were refused. Yet theContinue reading "Excerpts #2 – The Legend of the Klendil Caves"

4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Writers

1. We don't write as much as you think we do. At least I don't. It's surprisingly hard to buckle down and churn out a couple pages. It's much easier to gravitate straight to social media the second I get the tiniest touch of writer's block. I then end up spending ages on Pinterest, pinning things that inspire me, and saying how inspired I feel, and then spending ages longer on Pinterest doing nothing with said inspiration. It's kinda sad.

“Deleted scene” from Starscape (spoilers)

Who doesn't love a good deleted scene? I know I do - I was more than delighted to discover that my new copy of Jane Austen's Persuasion included her original ending for the book! The scene below never made it into the final draft of Starscape, but I'd love to share it with you anyways since it still fitsContinue reading "“Deleted scene” from Starscape (spoilers)"

First chapter of Seascape

One moment the skies were clear; the next, rain fled from them in terrified haste. Einur raced for his cave shelter, leaving his sheep, undisturbed by the downpour, still ripping up grass. Reaching the cave, he crouched just inside, shivering – already drenched despite his swift retreat from the open field.