About

I have been writing since I discovered I could in Grade One—mostly poems and personal essays. In Grade Three I earned accolades from my teacher for my use of the comma. Little of note happened since then in my writing career until I retired from teaching and decided to write a novel. When not hiking, birdwatching, snowshoeing, working in my yard, reading or volunteering, I write.

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Update for the Time of Covid – 2021.04.04

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Because I am in a high-risk group (old) I adhered to Covid 19 health guidelines, considering them mandatory even when many were still suggestions. I stayed home with my cat, Max, leaving the house only for essential shopping (groceries and wine) and occasional keep-your-distance hikes with friends. I did not, like so many, tackle house cleaning projects. I did spend time thinking about housework, for a week or two. But no one was coming to visit and Max isn’t fussy.

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So that left me lots of time to advertise Tomorrow on social media, update my webpage and write.

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Like most authors I know, I am terrible at sales. I am on Facebook, but have added nothing to my author page in more than a year. My dilemma: in the middle of a pandemic, how do I promote a book about the aftermath of a pandemic? More an excuse than a dilemma, I admit.

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I have written a lot since March, 2020: finished the first draft of my second novel, revised the first third of the book, wrote a lot of poetry, wrote letters to politicians about inane decisions being made in the province of Alberta, and fine-tuned recipes for an upcoming cookbook, Recipes from Martha’s Kitchen.

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And, today, I opened my webpage and added this.

My first novel, Tomorrow, is  published by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing .

A favorite quote:

Writing fiction is like remembering what never happened. – Siri Hustvedt