Books With Strong Women: Female Protagonists in Love on Belmont and Between Worlds
“Books with strong women” receives an estimated 350 search a month in the Amazon US store. “Stories about strong women”…
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…
Are the Love on Belmont Books Later-in-Life Romance Novels?
I love reading romance novels about characters my age or older: What experiences do we share? How do their lives…
Oh, What the Fudge: An Age Gap Romance Novel
Age gap romance novels give romance novelists one way to show that sometimes, we really can’t decide who we fall…
Shaking up the Pages: Exploring My World of Dance Fiction
In my world of dance fiction, dance has more uses for storytelling than just “Will I pass this audition? Will…
Setting Books in Belmont Village Kitchener: Between Worlds and Love on Belmont
I’ve spent most of my life in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Both cities have a downtown core, but…
Being a Canadian Romance Writer: Avoiding Stereotypes. Most of the Time
When you think of a Canadian romance writer, maybe you envision writers sitting in a log cabin, a story idea…
The Nutcracker Ballet in a Sweet Romance Book
[Contains spoilers for Tea Shop for Two, a sweet romance for adults] What is the first performance that comes to…
Disability in Fiction: Austin, a Character with Epilepsy
Austin Tschirhart, age 16 in 2017, is one of my favourite characters to write. I can kind of live vicariously…
Absence Seizures in Children: What’s It Like?
I was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was 11. I’m now in my 40s, and although I’ve never actually…
