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Out of Tweets: Twitter Truths about Marriage

Marital conflict is at the heart of Out of Play, but not the Hollywood version. The "Why can't you just put your shoes in the closet" version. That’s right, we are talking real life.
And like any smart spouse, I've been on the lookout for marital advice on twitter. Here's my list of Top Ten Twitter Truths on Marriage.
Which is your favourite?

him: what's wrong?
me: nothing i'm fine
[we live a long prosperous life together]
me kneeling at his casket: i just think it's funny how-

— errkuh (@hairicaaa)...

Celebrating Calgary Pride

It's Pride Week in Calgary and what a great time to share my takeaways from the All The Colours Panel at When Words Collide. I know, you've been restless for weeks, wondering when I'd report back on this. Yes, I've taken my sweet time. I've been processing what I learned and thinking about how I wanted to share it. It was an honour to moderate the panel, and I took away as much as any other audience member.

In case I've just listed a few things you aren't sure about, let me give you the...

The Next Generation

For most of August I’ve been focused on everything it takes to bring a book to life: editing, marketing and book covers were never far from mind. And yet, there was something a heck of a lot bigger that had everyone else’s attention: Rio 2016. Apart from my little desk by the window, (the one I share with my faithful companion, ‘hot beverage,’ and my steadfast partner, ‘loyal laptop’) my home was no different from anywhere else: Olympic Fever rained.

This particular Olympics was rather specia...

Cover art work and online launch!

Very exciting week -- both the cover art for OUT OF PLAY and the date for the online launch were released by my lovely publisher, Crooked Cat.

I'm loving the prairie sky, and seeing Gillian and Ralph atop their car speaks to me of contemplating the stuck places all marriages eventually run up against. What are your thoughts?

The online launch is October 27th; all are welcome! You can find the event on Facebook here: Facebook Event

All the Colors

This will be my third year attending When Words Collide and my first year participating on one of the panel discussions--and I'm very excited to do so! I'll be moderating the ALL THE COLORS panel on August 13th. The panel is a great opportunity for writers (including myself) to learn more about how we can authentically represent gender and sexual orientation diversity in our stories.

WHEN WORDS COLLIDE is a non-profit festival for readers, writers, artists and publishers of commercial and lite...