Pre-Launch Process

January 18, 2014 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

This is me today. A pre-book launch, mad-haired woman half freaking out, one quarter worried, one quarter excited. *Can you see my lions?! These are the fly-away hairs that circumference my face like they're laughing at me. GAH! I look like I stuck my finger in a socket. I didn't. Mama needs a hair-dye and cut… Continue reading Pre-Launch Process

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My interview on CJAM 99.1FM (Milk & Vodka) w/ Sarah Morris

January 14, 2014 Vanessa Shields5 Comments

And so the press parade begins! I stopped by CJAM 99.1FM to visit a fellow writer and DJ Sarah Morris, who hosts the spoken word show Milk & Vodka, and low and behold she invited me into the recording studio to do a quick interview about my new book I Am That Woman, and my upcoming… Continue reading My interview on CJAM 99.1FM (Milk & Vodka) w/ Sarah Morris

I Am That Woman · On Writing

Full-Membership Approved by The League of Canadian Poets!

January 11, 2014 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

I have been accepted as a Full-Time Member into the League of Canadian Poets! And I am thrilled to poetic pieces about it! With the publication of 'I Am That Woman', I was able to submit my work to the League and request full membership! This was part of their message: As chair of the… Continue reading Full-Membership Approved by The League of Canadian Poets!