Category: Lifestyle
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Writing Isn’t Only Words on a Page
So much advice centres on how many words are written, or scene cards are created, or outline completed. Sit down and write. But what if you don’t work like that? What if you hate outlining or you can’t write everyday? Then what? Are you still a writer? Are you still writing? Yes. Absolutely. A few…
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If Our Love Story Was a Romance Novel…
Sometimes I think about how ridiculous my relationship with my husband would sound as a romance novel. I’d absolutely adore it on the page—but I know for a fact it would get roasted in reviews for being “too unrealistic.” Still, it’s fun to imagine, so let me break down the tropes we’d hit if our…
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How Real Landscapes Inspire My Story Worlds
Nature is a whole mood, and difference landscapes influence us in such spectacular ways. The natural world plays a very large role in my life, living in all the way up here in Yukon Canada, most of what I do is outdoorsy and slightly adventurous. But the love of nature reaches deep into my imagination…
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Heart-Centred Romance Meets Real-World Womanhood: How The Divine Feminine Energy Shapes My Books and My Life
A New Moon spread was the kick in the ass I needed to fully embrace what I’ve been working toward for years. It’s time to stop betraying yourself to fit others’ images of you. Trust your intuition to know if your fear of stepping into your true self is coming from you or being imposed…
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If I were a: Romance Books and Pop Culture Mash Up
Today I want to just have a little bit of fun with this pop culture ice breaker! If I were a movie, I’d be a twisty mix of a Nicholas Sparks story (sappy angst), an Emma Stone Rom Com (awkwardly relatable), and an M. Night Shyamalan film (WTF is even happening right now…) If I…
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