Books for Teens and Adults That Celebrate New Beginnings
I generally find writing books about new beginnings easier than those about old beginnings. What do I mean by old…
Dance as a Form for Storytelling
One of the most important components to any story is the medium through which it’s told. Throughout human history, a…
“I Thought I Could Never Make a Living From Art”
Candice Leyland, watercolour artist and art teacher, never imagined she’d be where she is today: making a living from her…
2020: The Year of Empathy, My Book List
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to encapsulate all of this year in a word that encompasses both…
Giving Books as Gifts to Voracious Reader
It can often be difficult giving books as gifts to an avid reader in your family: You have to know…
Book Release! Between Worlds 7: What Will Come
Between Worlds 7: What Will Come releases today! The last of the “second season” of the series, I’m excited to enter…
World Mental Health Day and Me
Today is World Mental Health Day, and it’s a day I’ll admit I’m always conflicted about. I sometimes worry that some…
Writing about Anger While Keeping the Story Uplifting & Real
Have you ever read a story or watched a movie only to be disappointed in the ending because the protagonist…
10 Facts About Shell Shock and World War I
“Shell shock” was the term used to describe initially inexplicable symptoms in soldiers in World War I. Although similar reactions…
Have a Vice? Maybe a Little “Flip” is All You Need
Each of us has a vice, most of us have several, some have many. These vices vary in their strength…
