Writers Muse
A creative muse is any source of inspiration you rely on to enrich your writing life and provide you with creative ideas for your next writing project. The word muse comes from the Greek mousai, and refers to the goddesses of creativity and the arts. When I wrote A Warrior’s Heart: The Awakening, music was my […]
It is Time!
After a very rewarding 41-year career with the Government of Alberta (Alberta Environment) I will be handing in my swipe card and exiting the building for the last time on February 17th, 2023. I am retiring so that I am able to completely focus my attention on coaching / facilitating and writing full time. I […]
What the ?$%^ is a Literary Tropes?
Without looking it up, do you know what a trope is?? I knew as an author I used tropes a lot! But I didn’t know what I was using was called a trope! trope noun \ ˈtrōp \ Definition of trope 1: a word or expression used in a figurative sense : FIGURE OF SPEECH 2: a common or overused theme or […]
Hola’
I am seriously considering putting together a writers weeklong retreat in Playa de Carmen, Mexico in mid to late February 2023. You fly into Cancun Mexico and our ground transportation will take you to the site! I don’t know a lot of the details. But what I do know is that: Includes 2 chef prepared […]
Action and Adventure
Let me set the scene. Pretend for the moment the following is a scene from a movie and not what really happened to me on June 22, 2022! Our hapless careening up the road on his hybrid pedal bike! (See above) Like the lawful person he is, our hero safely merges over to the left […]
My Faith Assures Me That Every Event in My Life has Meaning
Part of my talk Part of my talk My faith assures me that every event in my life has meaning and brings gifts? What hell was I thinking when I created that title topic? I suspect it made perfect sense when I came up with the idea. But it made absolutely no sense on Tuesday […]
Jack (Jill) of all Trades
On Friday, Nov. 26th, 2021 I proudly wore many, many trade hats. Prior to Friday, Tina and I had completely cleaned out the office, removed everything in it in preparation of new laminate floors that were going to be installed on Friday into the office. Tina carefully patched and painted the walls. I needed to […]