A man dressed in a Spider-Man costume met Pope Francis on June 23rd, asking for him to pray for the sick children and their families. That man is Matteo Villardita, a 28-year-old who even gave the pope an extra Spider-Man mask is… Read More »Spider-man meets the Pope
‘Hold On‘ is a digital magazine that includes stories of hope, inspirational content, writing tips, author and musician interviews, and fun writing activities. Here’s a sneak peek at this month’s activities. This month, we write a personal essay on our… Read More »July edition: sneak peek at the activities
Meet Katherine Gillespie – better known as Élodie Garroway in the literature world. Élodie is a contemporary romance author from North Carolina who writes under this pseudonym to reflect her French heritage and love for the silver screen. Élodie turned… Read More »The Story Behind Élodie Garroway
Carol Wyllie, a two-time cancer survivor from Valley Springs, CA, reveals the truth about her breast cancer journey with the release of her debut novel, ‘Chemo P!ssed Me Off.’ This novel ranked #1 Amazon New Release and #1 Bestseller in… Read More »The Story Behind Carol Wyllie
June has been a month of hitting many new milestones for my novel, ‘Hold on please, Emily.’ However, the highlight for this month was Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s virtual #BrainTumourWalk on June 27th where all members of Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily walked together to raise… Read More »July 2021 edition of ‘Hold On’
June always is a special time of the year with ‘Pomp and Circumstance‘ playing as many graduates walk into the auditorium of their schools for their commencement ceremonies. I still remember my grade 8 graduation fondly, as I was named… Read More »Graduation
Sunday, June 27 – Walk Day marked the first event for Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily where all members walked on June 27th to raise awareness for brain tumours in support of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC). I walked with my family at Tommy… Read More »Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily’s First #BrainTumourWalk
Today, I received the honour of meeting with two of my fans, Manju and Kishor. This couple gave me my first bulk order of the paperback editions of ‘Hold on please, Emily,’ and was my very first autograph request for… Read More »First Autograph Request
On June 27th, I will be participating in Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC) virtual Brain Tumour Walk to help end brain tumours. I’m really excited since we are only a week away. This year, I am Team Captain of… Read More »One-week before Brain Tumour Walk
Many authors have multiple versions of their book, and ‘Hold on please, Emily‘ was no different. Believe it or not, Doris’s novel was actually called something else! It wasn’t until Doris connected with Marijke, co-founder and cover designer from Cutting Edge… Read More »What’s in a name?