The fog across the water was delightfully thick and the ferry heavy on the horn as it crossed back and forth between islands this morning. I threw on a light jacket for our morning walk and revelled in it almost being fall! Being an October Libra, autumn is my fav time of year. Breakfast smoothies […]
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Note: I can’t commit to posting this weekly yet, but you all enjoyed the first chunk so much that – once I get Conduit 4 into second draft stage – I might be able to work on this book a little bit more. No promises! FYI: Any text in brackets just needs to be double […]
[Sorry. On reread, this is a bit of a ramble but I’m posting anyway!] One of the most difficult aspects of creating for me to wrap my head around (STILL!) is that a lot of what makes a book really good – really juicy, or really buttery, or rich, or whatever your preferred descriptor – […]
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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#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 […]
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 […]