by Lauren Carter | May 23, 2019 | Books, Creativity, Events, Novel, Orillia, Poetry, Process, Publishing, Workshops, Writing Life
Yesterday, one of my appreciated and admired ARC (advance reading copy) readers gave a sneak peek of my new novel to the Twitterverse, which shows a slightly earlier version of the (gorgeous!) cover. So, what better time to share a sneak peek! Soon, I’ll do a...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 21, 2014 | Manitoba, Ontario, Orillia, Seasons, The Pas
We are about to embark on the 2500-kilometre drive back home, hauling our new (to us) three-person (or two people, and a dog) pop-up trailer and all the boxes pulled out of my mom and step-dad’s basement plus a few extras (my grandma’s strawberry...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 14, 2014 | Ontario, Orillia, Seasons, Summer, Swarm, The Pas, Writing Life
Today is the third day of rain since J. and I arrived in central Ontario. When we took Mowat for a walk this morning, we could smell mould on the forest floor, and up the street, the house on the corner is covered in overgrown ivy. It’s like a rain-forest here,...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 30, 2013 | Books, Manitoba, Ontario, Orillia, Swarm, Writing Life
THIN AIR was absolutely fantastic! Such an amazing opportunity to meet readers and writers and literature lovers, including a group of keen creative kids at Vincent Massey Collegiate. The questions they asked after my reading there were better than some posed by...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 5, 2013 | Contemplations, Manitoba, Ontario, Orillia, Swarm, Writing Life
J. and I came back to The Pas from Ontario a few days ago after being away for nearly a month. With two animals in the car – our senior, asthmatic cat and our 11-month-old puppy – we traveled over 2,500 kilometers both there and back, driving through Michigan,...
by PDR-Kellie | Jul 12, 2013 | News, Ontario, Orillia, Swarm, Writing Life
I’m thrilled to be part of the brand new Lakehead University initiative that gathers people for summer programs in arts, culture, and community. In partnership with the Leacock Summer Writers’ Festival, I’ll be offering a course on dealing with the...