Hypatia of Alexandria changed my life. I sat down a couple of years ago to start researching what is now The Sibylline Chronicles. She found me. I had no clue where I’d end up. In fact, if you can believe it, the only thing I knew for sure was: Gulp! I had a few other ideas. I wanted…
CanLit for the holidays—those are the kinds of books Canadians dream about. I had a great morning over at Roundhouse Radio (98.3 on your FM dial in Vancouver) passing along some of 2015’s best books written by Canadian authors. There are some serious gems out there that even your cranky auntie would love. Host Carol Thorbes and…
Warrior Queens – That’s nothing short of awesome. I am a visual writer. Building out worlds in which I can actually envision each character as they evolve is key . Only then can I summon the emotions necessary to write them into existence. The Sibylline Chronicles is written as a parallel narrative. It moves between the…
I’m talking about books on Roundhouse Radio! About a million years ago when I was a daily newspaper journalist in Spokane, Washington a group of reporters got together on-air for a segment on crime, social issues, breaking news and other current events. Some of my favourite memories from that part of my life were made behind…