I realized (for the 5257 time or so) this morning during my morning ‘walk and chat’ with Michael and Molly that I put way too much pressure on myself to constantly create the perfect post or update or even excerpt. The kind of pressure that often just makes me stop posting unless I have something […]
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In store: paperbacks & bookplates
Hello, my lovely readers! Due to ‘dangerous road conditions’ I didn’t make it to ROTP 2026 (I made it all the way to Calgary but not into Saskatoon)(sigh), which leaves me with a bunch of stock that I don’t want gathering dust in storage. Yes! I’m emptying my shelves of all my extra paperbacks, postcards, […]
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#ReadingByMCD; 2026 edition
I’m going to try to bring back my Sunday ‘What are you reading?’ posts for 2026. I can’t commit to every week but I hope I do better than I have been doing (it’s always my fav post of the week). I’ll post a shorter version to my socials and (again hopefully) a weekly retrospective […]
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Permission to be kind to yourself.
I’ve had a couple of really bad pain days this week and have already taken a triptan this morning because I can feel the start of another. I have – as always – no idea what has caused this headache spike. But, after having a mini meltdown at the end of the day on Tuesday, […]
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All the bookplate bundles!
I’ve made some bookplate bundles ($8 CDN + letter mail shipping) available in my store for a limited time (read: I will attempt to get them all mailed before Dec 1 so they can arrive before Xmas). With the expense of shipping autographed books from Canada and the uncertainty with the tariff situation with the […]
I naturally and continually dampened my magic, of course. But a sorcerer of his power level would be able to trace any residual, even subconsciously. He could have followed the path I’d inadvertently laid along the roads I walked every few days in my almost obsessive need to create habitual routines. Lani was going to […]
Look at me actually getting this scheduled the day ahead! Still no preorder up yet (I’m waiting on the new book covers, and the ediiting schedule, etc) If you missed it, here is: Snag (Conduit 2), Chapter 1, Part 1 and Chapter 1, Part 2 This excerpt is from the second draft, unedited, unproofed, of Snag […]
Okay! I feel like holing up for the rest of the week (and as much of next week as I can manage) and just writing, writing, writing, so here is the promised excerpt slightly early today. If you missed it, here is: Snag (Conduit 2), Chapter 1, Part 1 This excerpt is from the second […]
First, let’s all pretend I know what day of the week it is and I didn’t miss posting this excerpt yesterday. All right? 😂 Second, every excerpt I post from here onward is rife with spoilers. All of the Conduit books pick up from where the last one ended. Like … without more than a […]
I’ve done a terrible thing. Or perhaps just stupid? I took my measurements to help (?) me with my movement goal. I’ve always loathed stepping on a scale, but with how my brain works – the constant need to achieve, achieve, achieve (aka work, work, work to the detriment of my health) – I think […]