Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 Fate would have it I’m reading Meet Me at the Lake, the perfect #canadian beach read. A shout-out to some of my fave #canlit I read this year. Yes, I slipped my own book in there, I’m shameless sometimes. Keep #reading and #writing #canada! #CanadaDay

20% in to Tiffany Yates Martin ‘s Intuitive Editing, and I already feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth and more. Thanks so much to my fellow WFWA who recommended it 👍 #writing #editing #writingcommunity

A face-paced novella, rich with character and theme, for fans of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller and Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. Purchase link in bio. #books #canlit #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday

For two years, not a single beet made it to my table because mice got to them before I could. Thankfully a neighbour’s kindly cat had a feast and this year the beets are free to grow. Come to me, my ruby-coloured friends! #gardening #veggiegarden #vegetables #vegetablegarden

Been so busy preparing to pitch to agents at the WFWA conference. So glad I enrolled in WFWA’s pitching workshop with Laura Drake I’d be frantic without it. Okay, maybe I’m still a bit frantic. That’s why I have no mindshare to think of a clever social media post!

Soooo late, but a worthy post because August was a very enjoyable month of reading. And a big win—discovered three comparable books to my WIPs! #books #reading #writingcommunity #wfwa

This is why I grow tomatoes. #tomatoes #canadiangardening #whenimnotwriting #yum

Writing. I love it so much, I can’t see myself ever stopping. This morning I dug deeper into why. My why, I suppose. To write is to see the world. To write is to see myself. To write is to grow. #writingcommunity #writing #writinglife

What to wear? Next week I’ll be pitching to agents for the first time at WFWA 10th Anniversary conference. What do people wear to these things? Votes please! 1, 2 or 3? #writer #writingcommunity #agentpitch #writingconference

Draft done! Deadline hit! Look out agent pitch—I’m ready! We leave for WFWA conference tomorrow morning. Next time I see you, I’ll be in Chicago. 🤩 #wfwa #womensfictionwriter #pitchperfect #writerlife #writer #writing #chicagobound #canadianwriter

Negative!🥳 If you’ve wondered where I’ve been the last week, covid has had me in it’s clutches. But! I’ve had lots of time to read 😁(when not otherwise comatose). #reading #books #readingcommunity

Don’t know what you’ve got until it’s *almost gone? Southern Ontario is enjoying a hit of summer heat and here I find myself working outside for the first time this year? 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Better late than never. #writingcommmunity #writing #writer #canadianwriter

Now that’s a launch! Congrats Maggie Giles on the release of Twisted. Very intrigued by the premise, looking forward to reading it! So wonderful to see WFWA friends so soon after conference and to meet the lovely author Patricia Sands. #writingcommunity #writer #canlit

My second WFWA book this month, The Walled Garden by Robin Farrar Maass. This book plucked me from my sick bed and transferred me to the English countryside. Loved this book, just loved it. A sweet and heartfelt journey. #books #reading #readingcommunity #wfwa

I will remember All the Light We Cannot See for the rest of my life… #books #amreading #readingcommunity

#threelinethursday #KindleUnlimited #books #wfwa #contemporaryfiction #romanticdrama #suspensebooks #indiepublished

Okay, I admit it, winter can be beautiful. #ohcanada #Winterludes #SnowDay #canadianauthor

My most recent “book” purchase. Summer here I come! #GardeningTwitter #gardener #seedcatalogue #summerdreaming

I’ve found a local writing group! Thanks Essa Public Library for hosting a group open to all local writers of all skill levels. #writingcommunity #librarylove #writing #canadianwriters