by PDR-Kellie | Sep 6, 2018 | Courses, Creativity, Events, Manitoba, outdoors, Teaching, Workshops, Writing Life
A few weeks ago, J. and I went to the boreal. We traveled east, out of the Prairies, until we hit shield country, then drove north to Black Lake in Nopiming Provincial Park. The landscape was perfect: just like home with rocky granite outcrops, water tinted a tannic...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 23, 2018 | Books, Creativity, News, Novel, Poetry, Process, Publications, Writers, Writing Life
….for the many emails, comments and congratulatory messages after my news last week about my next novel. This Has Nothing To Do With You is the title but, of course, it has everything to do with you: the readers, the ones who will bring the story to life! I would have...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 16, 2018 | Books, News, Novel, Poetry, Process, Publications, Publishing, Writing Life
Well, it’s official! News about my next novel has hit the internet…. This Has Nothing To Do With You will be published by Freehand Books in Fall 2019! Here’s the tweet from Freehand, making it official (click on the image to go to the announcement on my...
by PDR-Kellie | Jun 28, 2018 | Books, Giveaways, Guest Posts, Publications, Writers, Writing Life
Thanks to all of you who commented on Jennifer Farquhar’s guest post last week. I love to hear what you think about the words shared on this blog, and about your own experiences with your writing or other creative practices, so I value all of your comments! This...
by PDR-Kellie | Jun 21, 2018 | Books, Creativity, Giveaways, Guest Posts, Ontario, Process, Recommended, Writers, Writing Life
Magical Juggling by Jennifer Farquhar Mother to three kids, one of whom is a night-nursing toddler. Half-time elementary school teacher. Squeezing in work late at night until my eyes burn, because there’s no other time to do it. Every single one of the readers here...