A Novel Idea

I'm so pleased that my article 'How to Read Novels Like a Writer' has been included in A Novel Idea: Best Advice on Writing Inspirational Fiction. The book includes chapters on coming up with ideas, fleshing out characters, writing dialogue - and then my article which shows writers how carefully reading the novels you enjoy reading can help you become a better novelist. The book is available in most Christian bookstores, or can be ordered through online bookstores. Here's a link to the publisher's website.

Going out with a Bang!

My short story, The Mad Scientist, is a part of the Lady's Killing Circle Anthology entitled, Going out with a Bang. This anthology features short stories by Canadian women crime writers and is published by Rendezvous Crime.

Northern Lights: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Writing in Canada is on sale now , and I'm pleased to announce that my essay, 'Celestial Navigation' is a part of that collection. Click here for more information.

I was a part of the launch in Fredericton, and it was quite nice.

When Boomers Go Bad

My short mystery story, A Nice Cup of Something Hot is featured in When Boomers Go Bad, published by RendezVous Crime.

This is the sixth anthology of sinister short stories from The Ladies' Killing Circle. When Boomers Go Bad takes a look at some nasty hippies who've made the trip from 'sixties flower power to corporate greed, from peace signs to no trespassing signs and from protesting war to profiting from it. Naturally, they've left more than a few bodies in their wake.

In A Nice Cup of Something Hot, a baby boomer takes up a very interesting scrapbooking hobby when her husband of thirty years leaves her for a younger woman. In November I attended the launch in Ottawa. Click here for pictures. (I'm the one in the black dress and the peach shawl.)

What the Wind Picked Up

Another story of mine, The Great Lobster Race is included in What the Wind Picked Up, an anthology of stories written by members of Chi Libris, a group of Christian writers.

All proceeds from the sale of this book go straight to the charitable organization, Samaritan’s Purse

• White Christmas Pansies was awarded Best Short Fiction in the Write Canada Competition, sponsored by The Word Guild. It was originally published in Christian Week in 2001.
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  Amber Waves was published in an audio Anthology of Alberta Authors, in 1992.