It was so much fun talking with Lakshya Datta about how writing novels can feel like serial-monogamy, how the unconscious drives stories & how the Lambda Literary awards are just like the …
Do you struggle with writer’s block?
I believe that writer’s block is a normal, human condition where we are not really struggling with writing, but with a part of ourselves. This part is our Inner Critic. …
Review by Good Books and A Cup of Tea
“Heart-breaking, moving, funny, and at times erotic, this novel that represents the amazing diversity of Canadian literature. A beautiful and powerful story.” Read the rest of this review here.
Leaving Del Rio
It’s been dry for seven months. On the way in from Del Rio International Airport, my father told us that the local church congregations have been saying rain prayers all …
Location, location
Writers are often asked where we write. It is a question as much about writing process as it is about location. What spaces provide inspiration, focus, or unblocks a writer? …
Revisions, revisions
I’ve just come through the first stage of revisions and edits with Six Metres of Pavement and I’m pleased with the recent changes. Mostly, it’s small stylistic stuff and catching …
Crafting an Income
First published Mar 30, 2010 by The Mark Today’s best Facebook status update was from a friend who is an author: “Royalty cheque finally arrived. Time to get that root …
New York
I’m excited to be heading to New York City this Saturday March 7th for the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective’s 6th Annual Literary Festival. The theme is “Stranger Love” and …
on keeping the faith…
This week, a friend passed on a link for TED.com, the place where you can find videos of 18 minute talks on a variety of subjects. I watched Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, speak …
Starting again…
I was shopping at Multiple Organics today, my favourite local grocery store. I saw a couple of friends and we chatted about writing. One asked me how Novel #2 is going, …
Writing Time and Ottawa Reading
So far, November has provided me with lots of writing time. I’m esconced in the second novel, still untitled (although in a couple of grant applications, I’m calling it Mistake, …