I added 2500+ words to the first draft of Conduit 4 (current total: 62, 783 words) this morning. (FYI. The first book is Awry). And I’m now sitting in the living room with my laptop and staring at my far too long ‘admin’ to-do list. And really resisting doing any of it. I’ve been tracking […]
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WIP Wednesday: Conduit 4 teaser:
Written yesterday and offered here completely out of context (and yes, there is CONTEXT for this quote/scene). 😂 55, 246 words (so far) and counting … Are you new to the Conduit Series? The first book is Awry, then follow the reading order in the front of each book!
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Zaya and Rought on the couch …
aka the slight NSFW art that caused Mailchimp to suspend my newsletter account last Thursday. Enjoy! [I freaking adore this perfect rendering!!] KEEP SCROLLING (AND SCROLLING)FOR THE SLIGHTLY NSFW VERSION OKAY! READY? SLIGHTLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK ART AND FULLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK EXCERPT (THAT INSPIRED THE ART) BELOW Content Note: explicit language and […]
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Not so randomly on a Sunday …
I’m working today, even though is a perfect overcast day and I’d love to be curled up on the couch with a book, because MailChimp suspended my newsletter account on Thursday. Their ‘bot’ flagged my newsletter with the new slightly NSFW Conduit Series art that I’ve been teasing for way too long. Though that’s just […]
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Happy Birthday, Hailey! 2026 Edition
GIVEAWAY CLOSED. ALL THREE WINNERS HAVE BEEN EMAILED!! THANKS FOR PL:AYING ALONG WITH ME. 🎂 It’s my author BFF’s birthday cake day! 🎂 And to celebrate Hailey’s day (by hopefully introducing her to some new readers) I’m hosting a paperback giveaway. Yay! Normally, I do giveaways like this over on my Facebook page, but so […]
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 […]