So a few weeks ago, I received my very first royalties cheque. I briefly considered never cashing it and putting in a frame, but my desire to pay down my debt load just a little bit more (and really, it wasn’t a great deal of money) won out in the end. I’m sure it will come as no big surprise when I tell you that I don’t write to become rich and famous. That’s never been my style, and if…..
Change. Everybody is familiar with the concept of change, and we all realize that it’s one of the few things that is inevitable – and really necessary for our survival as human beings. In most cases, the change is so slight it’s not perceptible for many years. In some cases, the change may seem like it’s been coming for a long time, but its impact will be felt quickly. This week, the ice road from Inuvik (where I live) to…..
For so very long, writing was something I did but never shared with anyone. Sure, I wrote a lot of impersonal items for work in my various jobs over the last 20 years or so, but the fiction I wrote was something few people had ever read. Until now. A lot of people have been asking me why did I write this book. I suppose it’s a good question – and a fairly obvious one – but I have to…..
Quite often, people are stunned when I tell them I voluntarily moved from a major Canadian city to a town of less than 3,500 people in the Canadian Arctic. And they are even more puzzled when they realize I moved from a major Canadian city (the nation’s capital, no less) of my own accord. At first, I came north for a job. Plain and simple. I wanted to get into journalism or even a nice communications job, but wasn’t having…..
I have a confession to make. When it comes to writing, I don’t really have a process. I suppose if I did have a more developed system, I might find I could be writing more. But that’s never how it’s worked for me. Regardless of what I am working on – whether it’s for work or for pleasure, based in reality or a work of fiction – I never just sit down and write. There’s no rhyme or reason to…..
Why do I write what I do? People always ask me that question. As if there’s some kind of magic or some great secret they’re not in on. And the more I think about it, perhaps there is a bit of magic involved. Writing is never something I thought much about – because it seemed to come naturally to me. It’s not just something I have to do, it’s a passion. I don’t necessarily have a say about what or…..
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