So, this is a good news and bad news kind of post. The good news is very exciting but, sadly, it does mean a delay for the...
Behind the Scenes Articles
That Time I Got Interviewed By a Sock Puppet
Two weeks ago I had the honour of being the Surprise Mystery Guest for Duck Bites, a podcast run by grade 4 and 5 students...
Themes in Chalice of Caladriai
Here's a little secret you might not know about authors: most of us dread being asked about themes in our books. It's like...
Chalice of Caladriai Teaser
In less than two months Chalice of Caladriai, book 4 of my Arcanium Saga, will hit the shelves! I’m sharing something...
The thing I’m most excited about in book 4
We are less than two months away from the launch of Chalice of Caladriai, book 4 of my Arcanium Saga! I'm sharing something special every week in the lead up to that launch, and today you get a bit of a content teaser 'cause I'm going to tell you about the thing I'm most...
The easiest part of writing book 4
Continuing the lead up to the release of Chalice of Caladriai (book 4 of The Arcanium Saga), today I'm going to tell you about the easiest part of writing this book! The easiest parts to write in this one were the scenes when the kids arrive back in Arcania and you get to...
The hardest part of writing book 4
In the lead up to the release of Chalice of Caladriai (book 4 of The Arcanium Saga) I'm going to be sharing something special over on Bluesky every week between now and launch day on November 4th. This week, I'm going to let you know what the hardest part of writing this...
Fathers in the Arcanium Saga Books
I lost my mother just before Mothers' Day some forty years ago. Almost exactly thirty years later, I lost my father, too. So, both of these holidays are hard for me, and I tend to see them as bittersweet. But, I decided this morning that it might be fun to mark Fathers'...
Birds and Bees and Other Wild Things
I moved into my current home about two years ago. It's the first house I've owned and it took me over a decade to save up for the down payment, with over two years of searching and multiple offers on other homes that fell through in the pandemic-induced skyrocketing price...