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On Writing

All Lit Up – Industry Articles x 3

March 22, 2025March 17, 2025 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

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

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Spring Snow & A Good Interruption

March 21, 2024 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

Spring Equinox was March 19. Today, it's snowing. *She throws her head back and laughs.* Indeed, our spring is showing signs of continued confusion by way of Mother Nature's choices. As much as she's teaching us about accountability, I believe she's also teaching us about going with the flow of change. That even change...can have… Continue reading Spring Snow & A Good Interruption

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A Week of Literary Bliss!

May 9, 2022 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Two Book Launches, a class, a workshop and an interview! Hello friends! It's been a few days since my last post...took a little break to rest and reflect and to begin getting back into things that the dragging-on-of-winter was making difficult! But I'm feeling good in body, mind and spirit. The warm temperatures, chatty birds,… Continue reading A Week of Literary Bliss!

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