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Diaries 1
I used to own a complete set of Samuel Pepys’ famous diaries (1660-1669). An edition published earlier in the 20th century. Not any longer though. The nine volumes, adding to my already weighty collection of books, became too much to hang onto. Finally, at one house move, they were tossed overboard. Well, not literally. Given Read more
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A Personal Library
Last year (May 11, 2023), I came across a post by Molly Templeton on the TOR.com website entitled “Building our Personal Libraries, and the Books We Leave Behind“. In it, she speaks of the books she’s owned the longest: They were, not surprisingly, children’s books from her youth. “The book I’ve owned the longest has Read more
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It’s summertime, and the living is…
I grew up with books and plenty of trips to the local library. Inevitably, the games that would attract me as a child usually had to do with words. And the el supremo word game had to be Scrabble. Especially in summertime. On those long, tranquil summer evenings at the cottage on Lake Winnipeg, our Read more
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“Murder Your Darlings”
Every aspiring author – and certainly anyone whose bothered to take a creative writing course – has heard this sage advice. But only recently did I come across a book with the title. I’d like to say I’d read it and taken all the advice offered before beginning The Ravenstones series, but since the book Read more
