by PDR-Kellie | Oct 26, 2017 | Animals, Contemplations, Courses, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Just For Fun, Manitoba, Process, Workshops, Writers, Writing Life
Last night, I got on a horse. A beautiful white mare named Rosie with grey speckles scattered across her coat. Step by step, I got her ready: laid the blanket on her wide back, set the saddle, cinched it (over and over because some horses, like Rosie, appreciate the...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 5, 2017 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Family, Fiction, Manitoba, Novel, Process, Winnipeg, Writing Life
So, things have been nuts. My mom came to visit, two days after the movers hauled everything into our new house. We picked her up at the airport and – you might already know this – when she got inside our front door and started climbing the stairs, she...
by PDR-Kellie | Jun 29, 2017 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Family, File Under Weird, Knitting, Manitoba, Mowat, News, Novel, Pets, Teaching, The Pas, Workshops, Writers, Writing Life
Well, here we go: after four and a half years in the beautiful north, we are saying ‘see you later’ to The Pas. Last weekend, in the midst of packing boxes and preparations for our yard sale, J. got a call and, to make a long story short, early this week...
by PDR-Kellie | Jan 19, 2017 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Family, Novel, Process, Winter, Writing Life
Lately, I’ve lapsed. I’ve let weeks pass without posting on my blog when, for a few years, I’ve managed to keep up the routine of a pretty regular Thursday post. But I hope you’ll forgive me. Life has been so crazy lately – with my...
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 13, 2016 | Courses, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Process, Recommended, Workshops, Writers, Writing Life
I’m pretty pumped about Sunday – and I hope you are too. Normally my offline day, this Sunday I will be launching my first online course. Called Nine Simple Steps to a Solid Writing Practice, it’s one that I’ve poured my heart into and that, I...