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Day 1 of Extreme Home Makeover: Coventry Edition

Okay, so you're probably reading the title of my post and saying, "What? Is Cheryl the recipient of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? Is she getting her home in Edmonton, Alberta, demolished and then rebuilt? Will she have someone famous visiting her lot and helping with the build?" Well, the answers are simple: no.

We have an empty lot just waiting for a house. Here's a pic of my hubby taking a pic of our lot just before the build started.

Coventry Homes is building our new home. I took th...

Growing Hope by Stephen T. Berg is now available

I am very pleased to announce the release of Growing Hope: The Story of Edmonton's Hope Mission by Stephen T. Berg. As the title suggests, this is a historical account of the creation of Edmonton's Hope Mission, a mission that has counseled men and women with addictions, housed the homeless and fed the hungry.

Growing Hope is published by Guardian Books, a division of Essence Publishing. Copies can be ordered from http://www.essencebookstore.com.

While most of us are writing about fictional...

A Writer's Conflict

A fellow writer and great friend recently told me she was "conflicted" over parts of the novel she was working on. She told me she had to work nights because some members of her family were not that supportive. I am often asked by writers, "what do I do when this happens?" I'll tell you what I told her.


If nights work best, you go for it! Whatever it takes!

If you're feeling conflicted, take the first thing, the first sign, the first bit that makes you squirm....don't try to look at the entire...

10 Silly Things You Didn't Know About Canadian Crime Writer Cheryl Kaye Tardif

I was recently interviewed by Anthony Bidulka, author, interviewer and possibly professional stalker, and this interview wasn't your normal run-of-the-papermill type. Instead of asking me those questions I usually always get during interviews or ones I've answered a million times, he tried a more...um...unique approach.

So here it is, folks! The complete list of...

10 Silly Things You Didn't Know About Canadian Crime Writer Cheryl Kaye Tardif (with a teaser introduction from Anthony.)Cheryl...

Authors, check your books on Amazon for unauthorized Kindle editions

I spent the past two days speaking with a representative of Trafford.com, the publisher of the original 2003 Whale Song, about how the old edition could have mysteriously been converted to a Kindle version without my or Trafford's authorization.

Let me start from the beginning...In 2006 traditional publisher Kunati Books (now closed down) bought the print and digital rights to Whale Song. The older 2003 print edition was removed from Amazon after some time. This was the ONLY edition available ...

Authors: How do you find the right audience for your book?

Finding your audience isn't as difficult as some writers may think, though sometimes you have to think outside the box. 

The first thing you have to determine is who would read your book...


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Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a Canadian suspense author.
http://www.cherylktardif.com

Merry Christmas and may your holidays be filled with GLEE!

Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a Canadian suspense author.
http://www.cherylktardif.com

Jason's Gifts -- the true story of the life and death of Jason Kaye

This time of year--Christmas time--is a time for celebration, love, family, friends and remembering. There is always something good to celebrate and something great to wish for in the upcoming new year. For me, it's also a time to remember my baby brother Jason, who was murdered in a back alley in downtown east Edmonton, not far from the Mustard Seed Church. Before and after his death, Jason left us many amazing gifts...

Jason's Gifts



People receive gifts all the time, often never...

10 Silly Things You Didn't Know About Canadian Crime Writer Cheryl Kaye Tardif

A Canadian crime writer friend, Anthony Bidulka , has suggested a silly blog interview to Crime Writers of Canada members, which he'll be posting on his blog at a later date. In '10 Silly Things You Didn't Know About Canadian Crime Writer Cheryl Kaye Tardif', I got a bit carried away with my answer for question #1, and I decided to share it with you...
1. If you could invite any famous person, dead or alive, for dinner, what would you serve?
I'd invite Stephen King for dinner. And of...

Winter Lust

Winter Lust

Winter's cottony cloak gently drapes the ground,

Slowing Mother Earth's heart to a sluggish waltz beat,

Cooling her hardened skin, frozen in endless time,

Stunting all growth as if in agonizing defeat.

This icy wrap she wears, it clings so lovingly;

How frigid is Mother Earth, unrelentingly in her claim

That she owns this frozen land and everything within,

And possesses calm reserve despite Winter's pain.

The snow drifts and icicles form, suspended in time,

The breath and teardrops of...