I just wanted to pass along this excellent resource for writers! Each year, writers gather at Point Loma, San Diego, California at the Nazarene College for an marvelous exchange of inspiration and knowledge from well-known writers. This year the Annual Symposium is being held Monday, February 19 - Friday, February 23, 2024 at the Point … Continue reading Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2024
Category: Getting the Word Out
Dear Screenwriters
...We are looking forward to the great projects you are working on right now, during the Writer's Guild Strike! Please write some thoughtful, transformative, clean, gripping, original, meaningful, KIND scripts that will help us in our daily lives in this crazy world. That would be most appreciated! In my last post I talked about the … Continue reading Dear Screenwriters
Best Books Ever at Project Gutenberg
I can't say enough about the riches found in Project Gutenberg! I have found, downloaded and happily read loads of their books in Kindle format, online, or in pdf form--ALL for FREE. Here I want to whet your appetite by pointing you to some lists of books. But before you delve into the lists below, … Continue reading Best Books Ever at Project Gutenberg
Calgary Book Sales May 2022
Two worthy organizations, Calgary READS and RESET Society of Calgary, are holding their fantastic book sales again! Both are now looking for volunteers and donations. Calgary READS The curling rink transforms into the Calgary READS sale! (You'll find me at the far, far bottom left part of the photo in the special VINTAGE BOOKS section!) … Continue reading Calgary Book Sales May 2022
Thank you Google
A clear, simple, straightforward template for Terms of Service has been on my wish list for years. Google has just granted my wish! Their new format for January 2022 is a pleasure to read. And I see other tech companies switching their wording as well. Kudos to all of you Technical Writers that worked tirelessly … Continue reading Thank you Google
Too Many Books
Is it possible for a book-lover to have too many books? Yes. If they are making you crazy. Otherwise, no. Tee shirt given to me by a friend and fellow book-lover who, like me, has also run out of shelf space While I was working in schools, it was a joy to come home and … Continue reading Too Many Books
Summer Learning
Even though most schools are closing for the summer, learning doesn't stop. In fact, learning outside of school can be one of the most valuable ways to increase our--and our kids' and grandkids'--knowledge and understanding in various fields of interest. From what I understand from working in the education field, and from personal experience, learning … Continue reading Summer Learning
Update – the Calgary READS Big Book Sale has been cancelled
With the wellbeing of our community in mind, the Big Book Sale has been cancelled... Take special care & take comfort in books and reading aloud!From all of us at Calgary READS Thanks for giving it your best shot, Calgary READS! You are awesome and it will happen in the future! By the way, anyone … Continue reading Update – the Calgary READS Big Book Sale has been cancelled
This Calgary 2021 Spring Book Sale is a GO!
MAY 11 2021 UPDATE THE SALE HAS BEEN CANCELLED For years and years over the long winters in Calgary, I've been cheered by looking forward to the 2 huge book sales in May. Last year we had to be patient, and this year one of them is happening! I contacted Calgary READS a month ago. … Continue reading This Calgary 2021 Spring Book Sale is a GO!
Treasure Hunt!
As I posted a few days ago, the first book in the upcoming Sci-Fi Fantasy Leoshine series, Leoshine Princess Oracle, is launching. To celebrate, author N. MacCameron and her friends have ingeniously created this Treasure Hunt to celebrate her book. If you signed up for the hunt, this is one of the stops on this … Continue reading Treasure Hunt!
Happily Writing 