The Muse Demands
Sometimes the muse in my head demands that something be written. It doesn’t much care if I’m on a deadline or if the new story it’s concocted is at all related to anything else I’m working on. All it cares about is that it gets onto a page right now. Tonight the muse has fallen […]
Freaky Fridays – Alberta Hauntings
Since it’s coming up on Halloween soon, I thought it would be fun to explore of the interesting legends around some of our haunted spots. The Canadian prairies, like pretty much everywhere in the world, have bleak moments in their history. Most hauntings are associated with murders, suicides and other unpleasant deaths. There are quite […]
Throwback Thursday – Ravishing Romanovs
Anyone who has studied the monarchical history of Russia will probably recognize the acronym of OTMA. Only the A part of OTMA really gets any attention so I thought I would focus on the OTM. For any who have no idea what I’m talking about, OTMA is the initials of the last Grand Duchesses of […]
Setting up the Setting
Setting is one of the things that I initially struggle with in my first drafts. I’m really bad for having my characters almost free floating with no discernable location. Much of the time the setting doesn’t become fully realized until I go back and add it into scenes. I think the difficulty with it is […]
Travel Tuesdays! Bangkok
Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today we are visiting Bangkok, Thailand! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGu1qs4tS5o Thanks for stopping by! -Erin
Favourite Fridays! Ravens
There are few birds in the world that have more mythology associated with them than the Raven. I’ve been kind of fascinated with them since I visited the Four Corners region and one casually flew after me the entire time I was at Hovenweep National Monument. A lot of ravens are fairly tame (and by […]
World Changing Women – Harriet Hemenway
I love interesting women in history, especially when they make a positive difference in the world. I can’t even remember now where I heard about Harriet Hemenway, but she is a badass who championed for the abandonment of using birds as a fashionable accessory. It may seem of little consequence, but this is coming off […]
Pushing Your Limits
Sometimes the only way to see where your limits are is to push yourself past what you think they are. Since I started on this writing journey I’ve set increasingly more difficult goals for myself. The only way to avoid being overwhelmed is to plan and to be extremely dedicated. The schedule I’ve set for […]
Travel Tuesdays! Arches National Park
Welcome to Travel Tuesdays! Today we are checking out Arches National Park in Utah 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIIoNFvZWs Thanks for stopping by! -Erin
Sharing Miss Willow!
My first children’s book has been a long process with a lot of learning, but it is FINALLY here! It’s even more adorable in print than I imagined it would be, but I could be biased. Unfortunately the Amazon Look Inside feature is not currently working, but hopefully soon you’ll be able to view the […]