Writing

From Beyond

Time is not a promise. You live in my heart and my memories. Youโ€™ve been gone for years, yet your absence affects me the same with an emptiness and a longing to feel your parental embrace. I talk to you in those moments when I need a parent. My understanding has changed. Often in real… Continue reading From Beyond

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Book Coaching: How a Book Coach Can Help You Write Your Book

Writing a book is hard. Sometimes you need someone in your corner to help untangle the ideas, find your way forward, and keep you moving. Thatโ€™s where book coaching comes in.

Coffee Blog

What is that flavour?

As I was spinning my Keurig coffee pod holder, a Cold Stone Creamery-flavoured coffee caught my interest. The flavour was โ€œFounderโ€™s Favourite.โ€ Canโ€™t help but be curious about that. When it brews, it has a chocolate scent to it. It tastes like toasted hazelnut. Itโ€™s a smooth, clean cup of coffee. Iโ€™m happy with my… Continue reading What is that flavour?

Miscellaneous

Covers on a budget

Product packaging has a big impact on the success of a product. Novelsโ€”a creative product for consumersโ€”are no different. The first thing consumers see when shopping for their next read are covers. Keep in mind the cover encompasses a number of its own elements from the book title, which needs to be catchy, to all… Continue reading Covers on a budget

Coffee Blog

Crave Coffee

I made my coffee this morning with a Crave Coffee pod. Iโ€™m drinking Blueberry Vanilla flavour. The pairing compliments the fragrance because blueberry has a fruity yet spicy vanilla scent, to begin with. In the coffee, itโ€™s the same but with a hint of the bitter java bean. It has a very bitter taste as… Continue reading Crave Coffee

Miscellaneous

Creative products for public consumption

โ€œIโ€™m a struggling writer, Iโ€™m struggling to convince people Iโ€™m a writer.โ€ โ€• Tom Conrad What does it mean to be a business owner? If we take a relaxed approach, we can define the term โ€œbusinessโ€ as efforts undertaken to produce and sell products. So, the business owner is the person(s) who owns and operates the… Continue reading Creative products for public consumption

Coffee Blog

Canadian Coffee

Iโ€™m sipping Bean Around the World brand coffee this morning. Itโ€™s a flavour theyโ€™ve labelled as Canadianโ€”Maple Syrup. A crystalized sugar smell is present in the fragrance, soft and pleasant. The taste has a bitter, buttery thing going on. Itโ€™s a nice cup of coffee. If we were having coffee, I would say โ€œhello December.โ€… Continue reading Canadian Coffee

Miscellaneous

Series Unity

As Wednesday (today) was rolling closer, I still hadnโ€™t written a business post. I was a bit at a loss for what to write. So, I set the thought aside and moved on with my day to wait for my inspiration to find me. I decided I could always write about a tool I useโ€”because… Continue reading Series Unity

Coffee Blog

How many virtual coffee dates have we had this year?

Today Iโ€™m sipping Bean Around the World Stroop Waffle coffee. It has a pleasant sugary scent. It tastes smooth with a bitter aftertaste. Thereโ€™s not much more to say than that. Itโ€™s hot, but Iโ€™m going to drink it fast. Can I offer you a virtual mug? If we were having coffee, I would share… Continue reading How many virtual coffee dates have we had this year?

Miscellaneous

A by-product of intimate time spent with fictional characters.

โ€œThe hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.โ€ โ€“ Ernest Hemingway I was feeling conflicted about the book Iโ€™m currently writing. I had to stop and ask myself why. Do I want to continue with a manuscript that doesnโ€™t hold my heart? If I donโ€™t love it, how can I expect my readers… Continue reading A by-product of intimate time spent with fictional characters.