I've been having gargantuan resistance when it comes to getting back into edits for my YA novel. Gah! Like...soooo much resistance. I'm attributing it to several things: a) body and mind recovery post a big life change, b) the end of a dreary and cold-as-balls winter c) too many good books to read and d)… Continue reading Marketing Work (aka editing resistance!)
Category: On Writing
All Lit Up – Industry Articles x 3
Have you heard of All Lit Up? If not, please, let me introduce you! All Lit Up is a hub for Canadian Literature: On All Lit Up, readers of emerging, quirky, and unabashedly Canadian literature can find and purchase the best books this country’s independent publishers have to offer. Curious readers can also browse through… Continue reading All Lit Up – Industry Articles x 3
Keep Singing
Lately, I've been making sure that if I park and there's a good song on the radio, I stay in the car and keep singing it. Loud and wild. I'm an avid seat-dancer from way back, so when I good song comes on, I like to shake it and twist it and shimmy it whilst… Continue reading Keep Singing
What It Feels Like to Finish a Writing Project
Journal entry upon finishing writing my latest novel. October 2024 THE FINISHING FEELINGS It really is something, the feelings I get when a writing project is finished. That said, I'm sure there are many of you who have that feeling that a piece of writing is never really finished! I have that feeling too! Especially… Continue reading What It Feels Like to Finish a Writing Project
VANESSA SHIELDS 