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It was a fun afternoon this past Wednesday as I got to join nine women via video chat who had recently finished reading, The Art of Getting Lost and Found. It is always interesting to answer questions and talk about the journey of writing this novel. If you have a book club and are interested in reading my novel, I'd be happy to join you via video to talk about it. Thank you Judy for choosing my book and to all of you in the club who read it. @BreakwaterBooks #debutnovel #boo

This past week I had the great fun of joining the Diva's Book Club in West Kelowna. Honestly, I kind of felt like royalty as they sat me at the head of this lovely 10 seater table and asked questions about The Art of Getting Lost and Found. As always, I wait to see how long it will take before someone asks me about Rebecca and if there will be a sequel. What I love most about getting to meet readers is the way they can sometimes bring even more insight into the characters and

I'm super excited that I've been invited back to Indigo in Kelowna's Orchard Park Mall again. They ran out of stock at my last signing and had to wait for the second printing to happen before getting more copies of the book. Well, those are in and so they asked if I'd like to come back and I said YES! I'll be at the store from 11AM to 4PM on Sunday, July 12. If you happen to be in the area and wanting to escape the Okanagan heat, it will be nice and cool inside the store. Ple

There's been lots of wonderful news lately and I've been terrible and reporting it, but in addition to The Art of Getting Lost and Found going into second printing just three months after its release, I was able to track enough sales in Kelowna to follow through with my vow of donating a portion of sales from every book to the Kelowna Women's Shelter. The Kelowna Women's Shelter does some incredible work, helping women to change their lives--I know they changed mine enough th

Living in British Columbia meant it was not an easy hop-in-the-car trip to get to St. John's, NL for the official launch of my novel with Breakwater Books, but it was so worth every bit of effort it took to get there! I was completely blown away by how supportive the people of St. John's were towards the literary arts, although I probably shouldn't have been as I've seen firsthand on my many trips to Canada's eastern most province just how supportive people are of other mediu

Like many other writers, one of the reasons I write is because I find it an easier way to communicate. Talking to people I don't know is something I am able to do easily when working as an event photographer. I have no qualms about walking up to groups, interrupting their conversations and asking if I can grab a photo of them, but trying to sell a book is a lot different. At my first signing, I sat there with my knitting, watching people come through the door and offering a s

Huge thanks to Chris Walker of DayBreak in Kelowna for having me on the morning show last week. Chris makes it so easy to talk, with well thoughtout questions. If you missed the interview, you can find it here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-110-daybreak-south/clip/16208400-the-art-getting-lost-found-kelowna-discusses-inspired

A huge thanks to author Shelley Wood for sending me this photo of my book, "out in the wild," as she put it. I had the good fortune to be part of a writing group with Shelley back when I was working on the second draft of this novel and she was finishing off The Quintland Sisters and starting The Leap Year Gene (both going on to be best sellers!). She was such a great help and is acknowledged as such in the back of my book--one of the many people who were part of the village

Well today is the official release date of my novel and, as if in celebration, my publisher just forwarded the link to this lovely review Ryan Frawley. Thank-you, Ryan, for your kind words and understanding the connections I've tried to bring to light between mental health and domestic violence. You can find the review HERE #breakwaterbooks #debutnovel #domesticviolence #mentalhealth #dualnarrative

Because I am signed up for Google Alerts, whenever something with my name is published in the news, I get notified. It's something I initiated years ago to keep track of both my photography and travel writing pieces. So when I got notified this review for The Art of Getting Lost and Found had been published, I quickly hit the link, then held my breath as I read it. While it's not quite as glowing as the first review I received from The Manitoban, I'm still excited that it's r

I am feeling very honoured that I was given the opportunity to answer some questions about my novel, The Art of Getting Lost and Found, in their Writer's Block section. Questions range from my writing approach to what inspired the novel. Here's the link: All Lit Up Canada #CanLit #CanadianAuthor #BookClubBook

I confess, I have been truly anxious about how I will handle reviews. I know that not everyone likes everything they read and I have notoriously thin skin when it comes to feedback that's negative. So, it was with a HUGE sigh of relief that I read this first review to come out on The Art of Getting Lost and Found, pubished in The Manitoban. Thank you, Carrington Dong for taking the time to read and write such a lovely review of my novel. This one will be the one I will turn t

I am thrilled to announce that my novel, The Art of Getting Lost and Found, which was due to be released March 10, 2026, has started appearing on bookstore shelves already and many who pre-ordered are getting their books! So far, I've heard of it being spotted in Ottawa, Vancouver and Kelowna. At my local bookstore, I went in and nearly fainted when I saw it perched on the shelf sitting right beside Jane Urquhart's latest Giller finalist! Urquhart is one of my favourite Canad

I recently had someone as if there was a link to my short story that won the Jacob Zilber Fiction prize. After it was featured in Prism International, it was then selected for the Biblioasis's anthology, Best Canadian Stories 2025 . Thanks to the wonderful platform of Substack, and the kind people at Biblioasis, you can read the story free of charge on their Bibliophile Substack as they featured it as an example of a good short story! And so, you can find it online here:...

I am super excited to announce that my novel, The Art of Getting Lost and Found, is now available for pre-order from Indigo, Amazon and most independent bookstores. I honestly didn't even know this until a friend looked it up online, and there it was! It was one of those "pinch-me" moments, to see its beautiful cover finally unveiled and to read the write up that the publishers have decided to use for its pitch. Release date is March 10, 2026.

Just in time for Canada Day, Lintusen press has released the anthology, Sorry Not Sorry, a compilation of short stories offering a slice...

I'm so, so, so excited that my short story, Carousel, has finally found a home. It's been a really tough one to place as it is based on...