Today, on the BWL Author Blog, I write about Calgary’s annual When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers. This year’s festival is online. It’s free and open to everyone.
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When Words Collide Online Festival
When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers is going online this year, from Aug 14-16. It’s free and open to everyone. The organizers are planning five choices of panels, presentations and more every hour from Friday afternoon to Sunday. Most will take place on the Zoom platform.
I’m scheduled for two panels:
Ten Things I Wish I’d Known
When you started writing, what assumptions blocked your progress, lead you down dead ends, or limited your opportunities and experiences? Panelists share their initial faulty thoughts that slowed their journey into the writing world. Host: James Kademan Friday, 3 pm
Access Denied: A panel for writers on how to handle rejections and critiques, and communicate with editors/agents/publishers. Sat, 1:00 pm.
No registration or payment required. You can check out what’s happening on WWC website.
The Spanish Flu
Today I blog on my publisher’s website about a subject that feels especially relevant today, the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. To find the post scroll down past Berries! (which I find tasty in summer)
Featured Author
Season for my novel-in-progress 
- Ten Days in Summer takes place during The Calgary Stampede
Writing in COVID Times
Today’s my turn on the BWL Author Blog. I write about how I can’t set novels in the future anymore.
E-biking
Today, in the Books We Love Insider Blog I write about my new activity for the pandemic – e-biking.
Into the Homestretch
Today I wrap up my five-part blog series about my drive across Canada during the pandemic.
In the Centre of Canada
At the midpoint of our drive across Canada, Will and I tackled the Dryden moose and the Manitoba border patrol
Across Canada During the Pandemic
Today is the second installment of my blog post about my five day drive last week from Ottawa to Calgary. I’ve done this route four times before. COVID-19 made it different.
Music Soothes Me in Troubled Times
I was on the road when my monthly blog post on my publisher’s website went live and missed posting this link. I write about how my choir manages to connect during this time of social distancing. (I had to scroll up to see the post)
