On today’s Books We Love Author Blog I discuss my process for naming story characters.
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My Story With Illustrations
Today I guest post on the BWL Insider Blog about how my short story “When a Warm Wind Blows Over the Mountains” was turned into a book-as-art. Here’s Sylvia’s description of how she decided to incorporate the words into her work:
- I contemplated for many hours on how to include the written words in my Print(ed) Word book. It wasn’t plausible to hand write the entire book, so I wrote only the lines that inspired the images. The words are written on delicate hand ripped Kinwashi rice paper. Although tricky to write on, I love the beautiful texture and how the words frame a ghost of the print that shows through from the next page.
A bargain!
My publisher, BWL, is always looking for new ways to promote our books. From now until December 17th, you can purchase an ebook of Ten Days in Summer through Smashwords for $2.99 USD using the coupon code RX82T.
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Single Onion Reading This Week
Bouchercon Here I Come!
Today’s my day to post on my publisher’s author Insider blog. This month I talk about my preparations for this October’s Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Toronto.
WWC: productive & fun
Sherry kicked up her legs to dance the Charleston.
Pam posed provocatively.
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Two ladies grabbed me for a photo of ‘three women in red. ‘
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But WWC wasn’t all about frivolity.
I sat on a number of panels, spent a few hours guarding the Writers Guild of Alberta information table, learned things about writing and promotion, and sold a few books.
I’m already thinking of ideas for next year — after a needed return to normal.
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It’s When Words Collide Weekend!

This weekend, I’m enjoying my seventh straight year at Calgary’s When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers — three full days of seriousness and fun.
Today I blog about my experiences at the festival on the Books We Love Insider Blog.

WWC — 3 weeks away

I’m gearing up for this year’s Whe Word’s Collide Festival for Readers and Writers, which takes place Aug 11-13 at the Delta Calgary South. This year I’ll be on six panels, all of them in the hotel’s Tower building:
Beyond Traditional and Self-Publishing, Fri 3 pm, Fireside room
Aging Series Characters, Sat 10 am, Parkland room
The Mystery of Mysteries, Sat 12 pm, Bonavista room
Absolute Mystery Basics, Sat 3 pm, Willow Park room
Fragility & Mental Illness Within Story, Sun 2 pm, Bonavista room
The Thrill of the Smoking Gun, Sun 3 pm, Parkland room
I’ll also be doing a shift or two at the Books We Love authors table in the Merchants’ Corner and attending the Mass Autograph Session (Sat 8-10 pm) and Roaring Twenties themed banquet.
It’s shaping up to be a fun and hectic weekend. Hope to see you there!
Yahoo!
Today’s the day for my monthly post on my publisher’s website and I’m blogging about our Calgary Stampede.
