A Writing Life

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Happy Monday Blogs! I love small towns! This is a series about the small towns I have lived in and the inspiration they provided me. Thank you for stopping by!

Why Small Towns Make the Best Stories

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Happy Monday Blogs. My writing life comes first, and this is a reminder to myself to keep writing.

Rewriting My Priorities: Building a Future Where the Writer Comes First

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Reminders and a Kick in the ass

Last week, I flew to Vancouver to meet up with my bestie writer friend so we could attend the Let Them Theory tour with Mel Robbins. What is this Let Them Theory Tour? It is a rare chance to see Mel Robbins live on stage in a high-energy event that will leave you laughing, moved, and armed with the clarity and tools you need to feel like yourself again. Be inspired to take charge of your time,…

Reminders and a Kick in the ass

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Happy Monday Blogs You can find my latest blog in my bio - see you there!

Writing in the In-Between Years

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Happy Monday blogs. Today is all about why I still believe in love stories.

Why I’ll Always Believe in Love Stories

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I have been a storyteller all my life, and when I took a job in a hotel in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, I felt another pull to who I am—taking care of people.

What Hospitality Taught Me About Storytelling

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Happy Monday Blogs! What has suprised me about writing over the years? Head to the link in my bio to find my latest blog to see how this young girl grew into the writer she has been working on all her life.

Something That Surprised Me About Writing

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Happy Monday Blogs My latest blog is about what a little girl, a movie, and a farm taught me about storytelling. Thank you for stopping by!

The First Time I Called Myself a Writer

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For years, I've navigated two seemingly disparate worlds: the quiet intensity of writing and the vibrant, hands-on work of farming. Head to the link in my bio to read my latest Monday Blog. Thank you!

From Plot to Seedling: Where Writing & Farming Intertwine

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Happy Monday Blogs! During the Writer Friends Challenge writing prompts on Instagram, there was a prompt that triggered my maternal grandmother again and a reminder that everything happens for a reason, more serendipitously, but simply I was in the right place at the right time to have traditions instilled within. The tradition, baking. I am not a great baker; I love to cook, and if you know me, you know my main writing mantra: When I’m not writing, I’m cooking! You can find the full blog in the link in my bio. Thank you for stopping by!

The Heart of the Kitchen: How Family Shapes My Main Character

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The Writing Problem I Wish I Could Solve Overnight

If I could solve one writing problem overnight, it wouldn’t be plot, character development, or even finding the right words. It would be timing. Photo by Alexas Fotos on Pexels.com Or more truthfully, the belief that I need the perfect time to write, or I need more time to write. For years, I told myself the same story: I’ll write when I have a full, uninterrupted hour. I’ll write when my…

The Writing Problem I Wish I Could Solve Overnight

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Spring Cleaning for the Writer’s Soul

Photo by Polina u2800 on Pexels.com There’s something about the first true signs of spring that makes me want to open every window in the house. After a long winter, the air indoors can feel heavy, stale, and a little too familiar. The first warm day arrives, and suddenly the instinct kicks in: throw open the windows, let the breeze move through the rooms, and start fresh. Spring cleaning has…

Spring Cleaning for the Writer’s Soul

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How maple trees, an accordion, and my grandparents quietly shaped the artist I became

Farming and sustainability have always been part of my life. It runs through generations of my family; my parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. On my father’s side especially, the connection to the land was not just practical. It was a way of life. My father grew up on a farm in Ontario, and as a young girl, those visits became some of the most formative moments of my…

How maple trees, an accordion, and my grandparents quietly shaped the artist I became

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Someone Who Writes Around a Hospitality Career

For a long time, I introduced myself as someone who worked in hospitality and wrote on the side. I switched this narrative to I was a writer who worked for a hotel when I was not in management, and even when I moved to middle management, I held this statement true, because I am a writer who works in the hospitality world. Hospitality pays the bills. Writing filled the spaces around it, early…

Someone Who Writes Around a Hospitality Career

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How Working in Hospitality Shaped Me as a Writer

I am a writer who works in hospitality. Hospitality started off with what was only a summer job… I was a server. A host. A bartender. A front-desk agent. A team member working long shifts in beautiful places while quietly carrying stories in my pocket. I learned early on how to smile through exhaustion, how to read people in seconds, and how to give everything I had to someone else’s experience,…

How Working in Hospitality Shaped Me as a Writer

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Why Your Character’s Backstory Matters (and How to Write One That Works)

Every unforgettable character carries a history. Even if readers never see it directly on the page, that hidden past shapes how a character thinks, reacts, loves, fears, and dreams. A strong backstory is not just a list of events. It is the emotional foundation of your character’s journey. I am a memoir writer, and the backstory of my main character is based on my own life. I know myself; I know…

Why Your Character’s Backstory Matters (and How to Write One That Works)

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Writing Through Winter on a Farm: What Growing Microgreens Year-Round Has Taught Me About Creative Work

Winter on a farm is often described as a season of rest. The land sleeps, the days slow, and life turns inward. But when you grow microgreens, winter doesn’t mean stopping. It means continuing. We don’t have the traditional farm you may be thinking of. We have greenhouses for leafy greens that start to grow at the end of February until mid-December, and the main focus is microgreens. Microgreens…

Writing Through Winter on a Farm: What Growing Microgreens Year-Round Has Taught Me About Creative Work