I was invited by Shani Smith, host for the Children & Youth Author Discussion Panel event last Thursday (Sept 29th), to speak about our roles as authors to the youth community. Today, the recording for the discussion panel was posted on Shani’s YouTube… Read More »Invited to SJSwrites Author Panel Discussion
I was invited by Kim Smuga-Otto and Renee Nelson, hosts for the Words to Write By Podcast, to speak about scene goals and whether my own book, Hold on please, Emily, followed Jack Bickham’s writing advice in his book, Scenes & Structure. Today, the… Read More »Featured on Words to Write By Podcast
My debut novel, Hold on please, Emily, was released just over a year ago. Looking back, it’s still hard to believe that this was the book that got everything started and what turned me from a writer to published author. I’ve… Read More »Hold on please, Emily: Excerpt on TMR
I participated in the 2022 #BrainTumourWalk this past weekend in support of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada as the captain of Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily. This book, ‘Hold on please, Emily,’ was published last year and how I connected with Brain Tumour… Read More »Brain Tumour Walk 2022
Today, I celebrated my 1-year book-aversary of the release of my debut bestselling novel, ‘Hold on please, Emily.’ On Father’s Day weekend (June 17-19), I will be participating in Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s Brain Tumour Walk. I am captaining… Read More »1-year Bookaversary for HOPE
“Music was one of the most important things in my life. A life without melodies would be empty and meaningless. Just like how every river needed water, I needed music. ” ~ Ch. 1 of ‘Hold on please, Emily’ My… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 1 on music
“Mom used to tell me that stars were like little holes that peered into heaven. She believed that each star represented a loved one for someone in the world and that even in the darkest hours, we were never alone… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 19 on stars
So, today is the day. Officially 6-months since the launch of my debut novel, ‘Hold on please, Emily‘ that came out on May 1st. The past 6-months of being a published author has taught me so many things, connected me… Read More »Officially 6-months since HOPE went live
“Grief was like an active volcano because, just like how nature doesn’t follow black and white rules, I could not predict when my emotions would erupt.The unpredictability of magma resembled the unpredictability of how my mind coped with grief. I… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 2 on Grief
“Our promises were posited on the premise of positive validation of self-identity to others. We made promises, not just to form a foundation of trust. We made them to validate some important aspects of our own identity and how we… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 7 on promises