Tricky Power Dynamics
Reading the Room When You’re . . . the only one reading Every romantic suspense novel hinges on one question: Can you trust the person who makes your pulse race? In fiction, the answer involves corporate espionage, hidden identities, and usually someone with a gun. In real life? The dangers are subtler but just as […]
Spring’s Secrets Revealed
The world isn’t the only thing blooming this spring– you are too… In the last couple weeks, my garden budded with whispered blooms and hidden potential. Like your favorite suspense novel, not everything reveals itself at once. With the longer days and warmer temperature, I get that feeling—you know the one—like the universe flipped […]
🌸 Ode To Women’s Month 🌸
Have you ever . . . . . . locked eyes with your reflection and said I feel like a woman? Was it a whisper? A roar? Looking in the mirror is like glimpsing the gateway to your own strength. In one look, one breath, you recognize yourself. Being a woman isn’t always soft. Some […]
Fictional Inspiration
Let’s Look Beyond the Fictional Page February has been a month of romance! Over on Facebook and Instagram, I shared some of my favourite romance movies. But as much as I love a good love story, I can’t help but see something deeper—something that flicks my writer-brain into high gear. Stories aren’t just entertainment. Sometimes, […]
Danger and Romance in Canadian Cities
Canadian Cities: Where Romance Meets Mystery I love setting my stories in Canada. From swanky Yorkville cafes to shadowy corners of the Distillery District. Picture a chance meeting in Union Station’s Great Hall, where thousands of lives intersect daily. Listen to the rain drops hitting Vancouver’s pavements. Do you feel that compulsion for closeness? That […]
Cultivating the Perfect Mood for the Next Chapter
Happy 2025! It’s Time For a Reset Have you ever followed your comfort zone into stagnation? Fall of 2022 unleashed a new revelation—I was creatively paralyzed. Yearning to expand, push my limits, and shatter the constraints I’d placed on my storytelling, I stepped away from publication pressure and committed to learning how to write […]
Plotting Suspense: My Chat with a Screenwriter!
November is halfway through, and in Toronto, the weather is leaning towards winter. It’s a beautiful time, with damp air and the striking reds of Japanese maples still holding strong. But something unexpected happened last weekend… 🌧️🍁 I chatted with a screenwriter student who’s already conquered her first film set! The tales she shared about morning […]
Viola and Me, Again
An Epic Explosion of Female Power. Over the last 18 months, I’ve been lucky enough to make some new friends—all of us from different cultures, cities, provinces, countries, and continents. What I like about our connections is how we nourish and care for each other and our friendships. I haven’t always been that fortunate. Speaking […]
Viola and Me
My copy of Viola Davis’s memoir dropped on my doorstep on April 26. It’s the second memoir I picked up in the last few months of two Hollywood stars I admire. The first was Will Smith’s. Viola Davis is one of my favourite actors. Actor is such a small word for what she does. She […]
