The smell of sweet spices rises from my mug: ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves. A true gingerbread smell captured in a hot cup of coffee! That honey and molasses odour conjures up warm and cozy holiday feelings. My first sip of Brooklyn Bean Roastery Gingerbread Man brown sugar ginger coffee is no let down. Those… Continue reading Coffee in the pre-Christmas build up
This year I have been writing a novel and the novel is finished in rough. It is interesting in the wake of finishing a rough draft one would think that there is down time. However, this is far from the case. The editing starts and there are so many more things to consider and to… Continue reading Platforms? Options? Choices?
This year I have been writing a novel and as I happily shared with you all last week, the novel is finished! “The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway Writing that second last chapter was kind of intimidating. I knew where I wanted the story to go as an… Continue reading That last chapter – the end is just another beginning
This year I have been writing a novel and guess what. The rough draft is 100% written! I completed The Nameless Files one month ahead of schedule. It is 27 chapters long and just under 94 thousand words. My rough estimate back in January when I started this writing journey was 28 chapters and 90… Continue reading Made whole!
I sit quietly watching the steam rising form my mug. It is playful as it rolls and dances softly on the cooler air currents. There is potential for me to get lost in the steam this morning as my lazy mind rolls and dances with the wispy vapours. The window that provides my backdrop is… Continue reading Coffee’s wispy vapours
This year I have been writing a novel and today I have a question for you. What draws you to buy a book? Is it the title that draws you in? Maybe it is the cover or the blurb describing the book? Perhaps it is the price? Or is there something else entirely that draws… Continue reading Product Presentation
This year I have been writing a novel. There are 41 days left in 2021 or 42 if you are counting today. I am finishing writing chapter 25 and I have approximately 87 thousand words. What an amazing year for writing! The Nameless Files are almost done. You may recall that I had originally planned… Continue reading On the horizon.
This year I have been writing a novel. My husband has been giving my novel a read through. I still have a few chapters left to write but by the time he catches up I hope to be done. Reading isn’t one of my husband’s past times like it is mine. So, him reading it… Continue reading Let the critical appraisals begin…
This year I have been writing a novel. Today’s post is about the unexpected goal of research. Previous to this writing project research wasn’t something that figured too greatly into my writing. With this project though there has been a lot of research. I previously mentioned, a few weeks ago in Writing with Wings, that… Continue reading Systematic Investigation
There is a complex coffee roasted peanut smell rising from my coffee mug. My coffee this morning is Sundae’s peanut butter coffee. The very thought of peanut butter makes me crave that sweet, earthy and buttery flavour. I know that the creamy oily texture that both sticks and melts won’t be present in my coffee… Continue reading Trick-or-Treat and coffee please
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 