by PDR-Kellie | Dec 15, 2016 | Contemplations, Creativity, Dreams, Family, Fiction, Novel, Process, Writing Life
Yesterday, my doctor asked me if I’m “getting past” my brother’s death. It’s only been eight weeks, I said. And he was my brother. In some ways, I’ll never ‘get past’ it. Yes, she said, looking away. We keep them in our...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 29, 2016 | Alberta, Books, Fiction, Guest Posts, Mixed Tape, Music, Process, Reading, Recommended, Writers, Writing Life
This week, writer Rea Tarvydas shares the songs that power her brand new short story collection. Read and give a listen! Music is a big deal for me as a writer. I use it in different ways. Sometimes it’s to condition me into a piece of writing and, in that instance,...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 22, 2016 | Alberta, Art, Books, CanLit Collections, Family, Fiction, Guest Posts, Knitting, Ontario, Process, Recommended, Toronto, Travel, TWUC, Writers, Writing Life
Remember last week? When I talked about irons in the fire? Well, I’ve been busy, busy stirring the flames this past week, so much so that my planned post isn’t actually ready to go up. That’s the bad news. The good news is that said post is by my...
by PDR-Kellie | Apr 7, 2016 | Fiction, Guest Posts, Mixed Tape, Music, Nova Scotia, Process, Writers, Writing Life
Halifax writer Stephanie Domet shares her roots-flavoured song-list from her novel Fallsy Downsies. Read and listen! Fallsy Downsies was born in an old bank vault turned secret after-hours drinking room below a pub that no longer exists, in a small town in rural Nova...
by PDR-Kellie | Dec 17, 2015 | Family, Fiction, Process, Publications, Writing Life
One year ago today the phone rang in the dark, early hours of the morning. It was my mother and sister, with the news that my step-father had surprisingly died the day before. To honour his passing this week, I’ve been literally working my ass off, as he always,...
by PDR-Kellie | Nov 12, 2015 | Creativity, Fiction, Novel, Process, Writing Life
This morning, I finished rewriting the climax of my novel. I knew it was coming, so over the last few days I’ve felt myself s-l-o-w w-a-y down. The reason? Yeah, you know it: FEAR. A lot, of course, depends on a well-executed climax and mine tend to be, well,...
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