I was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was 11. I’m now in my 40s, and although I’ve never actually asked my parents what they thought when they heard the diagnosis, I know that I would be terrified to receive that diagnosis…
Just a very quick heads-up: If you live in or are shipping to an address in Canada, you’ll soon be able to order signed books directly from me. I do need to warn you, though, that shipping will be standard Canada Post…
“Shell shock” was the term used to describe initially inexplicable symptoms in soldiers in World War I. Although similar reactions to war have been recorded throughout history, World War I was the first industrialized war, i.e., instead of men carving arrow heads…
Canadian writer Lori Wolf-Heffner talks about the problems she had writing novels about dance.
As exciting as blogging is, and as good as the discipline is, a break is sometimes needed, too. So aside from this short paragraph, I won’t be writing today, but I’ll be back in full force next week! -Lori
I’ll be appearing on this discussion panel as the first-time self-published author. If you’re in or near Waterloo Region, we’ve got a wealth of knowledge on self-publishing for this panel.
Good stories, works of art, songs, dances, and everything in between need this…
It happens time and again: a writer writes about writing and the importance of mistakes, and I find a typo in the piece. My colleague and writing-group member Jennifer Lewington talks about how important it is for writers (and any creators, really)…