When Did I Finally Decide to Call Myself a Writer
I pictured a writer as a well-known person of literary distinction, one whose reputation alone made people line up outside bookstores waiting for the opportunity to not just buy THE BOOK of the year, a projected multi-million-dollar best seller, but for the chance to spend a mere few seconds with the author while they signed the book in bold script.
The Next Phase for a Writer
When a senior woman seizes her creative power, it's an exciting step for all women
How Writers Influence Us
Chaucer changed the way we celebrate St. Valentines Day but writers/authors shape us in many ways.
No Bad Deed Goes Unpunished
A short story is a great way for a writer to explore writing outside of their normal genre. It's also a way to test what readers may like to read. This is a Halloween-themed piece. I've included this for your reading pleasure. Thank you. I hope you like it.
Find Me If You Can - Lost in the Vast Literary Arena
October blog
A September Update
How has your summer been? I hope you’ve traveled, gone to a cottage, or enjoyed time in your backyard perhaps with a favorite beverage and book. These warm sultry days give us happy memories to sustain us through the cold months ahead.
Marianne Scott, I’m Just a Small Town Writer Shaking up Reality
I live in a small sleepy town called Hespeler in Southern Ontario. Or technically, because it’s been amalgamated into the city of Cambridge, which is made up of the combination of the smaller communities of Galt, Preston, and Hespeler, is considered a big bustling city. But despite its moniker as a city, Hespeler is unique in that it has retained its village-type atmosphere: small shops, a quaint main street, and people who know one another.