In this week’s post about author John Ballem’s story featuring the Stampede parade, Shaun Hunter makes a connection to a former Canadian prime minister. On Friday, I enjoyed the parade in shady comfort despite the heat. With a federal election coming up this fall, all the leaders of the major parties are in town. If any rode in the parade, I missed them.

Shaun Hunter’s post about Katherine Govier writing about Calgary makes me look forward to the sky ride at next week’s Calgary Stampede. While riding up high, I always enjoy counting the construction cranes.

Shaun Hunter’s post on writers writing about Calgary is, appropriately, about the Stampede parade that takes place here in two weeks. I’ll be there with my hat on – no boots yet.

Check out my friend Shaun Hunter’s new blog series about Calgary through the eyes of writers.

This blog post by author Gordon Cope made me want to fly to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, to attend their writers’ conference that’s been going strong for ten years.

Check out this blog post by my newest link Glenna Jenkins about her route to getting published.

Promo that works – from this reader’s perspective

Has self-promotion run its course?

Here’s a great blog post written by my friend, Glenna Jenkins, detailing Ernest Hemingway’s views on writing. Tons of advice for writers from a master of the craft.

Yesterday, at the Calgary Public Library’s Writers’ weekend I got lots of comments about my T-shirt.

The truth is I rarely base my characters on people I know. Honest.

Those rare times I do, the character becomes so changed from the original that he or she is no longer that person.