Category Archives: Confessions (about the process)
‘A creative life involves great swathes of attention.’ – The Artist’s Way, Week 2 #artistsway
I’m on Week 2 of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way–this is the week focused on Recovering A Sense of Identity. This is the most important part of the week’s readings for me: ‘One of the great misconceptions about the artistic
‘A creative life involves great swathes of attention.’ – The Artist’s Way, Week 2 #artistsway
I’m on Week 2 of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way–this is the week focused on Recovering A Sense of Identity. This is the most important part of the week’s readings for me: ‘One of the great misconceptions about the artistic
‘Artists love other artists.’ – The Artist’s Way, Week 1 #artistsway
I am working my way through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way again. For the third or seventh time? I’m not sure—I do know that even though she often annoys—nay, infuriates me—Julia Cameron once gave me permission to call myself an
‘Artists love other artists.’ – The Artist’s Way, Week 1 #artistsway
I am working my way through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way again. For the third or seventh time? I’m not sure—I do know that even though she often annoys—nay, infuriates me—Julia Cameron once gave me permission to call myself an
BEHIND THE SCENES: That time I accidentally wrote a trilogy #cupidinmontecarlo
Cupid in Monte Carlo 2 releases on May 25, and Cupid in Monte Carlo 3 on June 15, and so, in the time of COVID-19 exhaustion, frustration, and anxiety, I’m adding a publishing credit to my CV and a trio
BEHIND THE SCENES: That time I accidentally wrote a trilogy #cupidinmontecarlo
Cupid in Monte Carlo 2 releases on May 25, and Cupid in Monte Carlo 3 on June 15, and so, in the time of COVID-19 exhaustion, frustration, and anxiety, I’m adding a publishing credit to my CV and a trio
Yes, Karen, there is racism in romance: M. Jane Colette’s formal-gone-uninhibited CaRWA & RWA Resignation Letter
Below is my formal resignation letter from the Board and Membership of the Calgary Association of Romance Writers of America (CaRWA), embedded in which is my intent of resignation from the national Romance Writers of America (RWA) organization. For context,
Yes, Karen, there is racism in romance: M. Jane Colette’s formal-gone-uninhibited CaRWA & RWA Resignation Letter
Below is my formal resignation letter from the Board and Membership of the Calgary Association of Romance Writers of America (CaRWA), embedded in which is my intent of resignation from the national Romance Writers of America (RWA) organization. For context,
I was on the radio! CBC Valentine’s Day Clip: the BUSINESS of romance novels #cbc #interview #amwritingromance
Ok, so the way this went down is, on Monday morning I got a call and I rearranged things so that I could pop by the CBC studios for a talk with Dave Wadell: And, wah, one of my colleagues
I was on the radio! CBC Valentine’s Day Clip: the BUSINESS of romance novels #cbc #interview #amwritingromance
Ok, so the way this went down is, on Monday morning I got a call and I rearranged things so that I could pop by the CBC studios for a talk with Dave Wadell: And, wah, one of my colleagues
“You’re welcome here. So long as you don’t remind us, too often, ever, that you’re not one of us.”
Almost a month has passed since the national leadership of the Romance Writers of America punished Chinese American author Courtney Milan for calling, on Twitter, a white author’s book “a fucking racist mess.” The resulting outrage in Romancelandia, the peeling
“You’re welcome here. So long as you don’t remind us, too often, ever, that you’re not one of us.”
Almost a month has passed since the national leadership of the Romance Writers of America punished Chinese American author Courtney Milan for calling, on Twitter, a white author’s book “a fucking racist mess.” The resulting outrage in Romancelandia, the peeling
Goodbye, 2019, hello, 2020 + WTF, RWA?
My annual end-of-year reflection post got sabotaged by a combination of a cascade of family health challenges over the holidays, some run of the mill, some terrifying and, of course, the national leadership of the Romance Writers of America losing
Goodbye, 2019, hello, 2020 + WTF, RWA?
My annual end-of-year reflection post got sabotaged by a combination of a cascade of family health challenges over the holidays, some run of the mill, some terrifying and, of course, the national leadership of the Romance Writers of America losing
And now, for something completely different: Jane falls in love with Ryder Carroll #bulletjournal #bookreview
Ok, people. Here’s the thing. I’ve heard about the Bullet Journal forever. I live with a Bullet Journaller. I teach (my perverted interpretation) of Bullet Journalling in my Organized Creative workshops. I bought The Bullet Journal Method pretty much as
And now, for something completely different: Jane falls in love with Ryder Carroll #bulletjournal #bookreview
Ok, people. Here’s the thing. I’ve heard about the Bullet Journal forever. I live with a Bullet Journaller. I teach (my perverted interpretation) of Bullet Journalling in my Organized Creative workshops. I bought The Bullet Journal Method pretty much as
“I don’t want to tell you all about me. I want to tell you all about you.”
If you learn to organize your desires and demands and shoot them into something that is more than just about being you, you start to communicate. … I will steal directly from life [but] I don’t want to tell you
“I don’t want to tell you all about me. I want to tell you all about you.”
If you learn to organize your desires and demands and shoot them into something that is more than just about being you, you start to communicate. … I will steal directly from life [but] I don’t want to tell you
Cynthia wants to know about screening creeps but Jane goes off on a dick pic tangent #dearjane #correspondence #adviceforthelovelorn
So I’m still waiting for Melissa to tell me if I gave her good or bad advice, but in the meantime, here’s a letter from Cynthia: Dear Jane, I haven’t read any of your books (sorry) but I follow your
Cynthia wants to know about screening creeps but Jane goes off on a dick pic tangent #dearjane #correspondence #adviceforthelovelorn
So I’m still waiting for Melissa to tell me if I gave her good or bad advice, but in the meantime, here’s a letter from Cynthia: Dear Jane, I haven’t read any of your books (sorry) but I follow your
Melissa thinks I’m unrealistic and I tell her there’s no such thing as online dating #dearjane #correspondence #adviceforthelovelorn
I got a letter. Well, email. I wrote her back. She said I could share it, but only if I publish her response to my response when she figures out all the things that are wrong with my response. Deal.
Melissa thinks I’m unrealistic and I tell her there’s no such thing as online dating #dearjane #correspondence #adviceforthelovelorn
I got a letter. Well, email. I wrote her back. She said I could share it, but only if I publish her response to my response when she figures out all the things that are wrong with my response. Deal.
Gratitude makes the world go round: thank you for a very full 2018 #happynewyear #gratitude #karma
Happy last day of 2018! I end each year with a personal post-mortem / look back to collate all my milestones and high points in one place. It’s a very useful exercise that I recommend to all creatives (all people,
Gratitude makes the world go round: thank you for a very full 2018 #happynewyear #gratitude #karma
Happy last day of 2018! I end each year with a personal post-mortem / look back to collate all my milestones and high points in one place. It’s a very useful exercise that I recommend to all creatives (all people,
We went to the library, and then there were drinks #textmecupid #launchparty
There is a marvellous place in yyc called Betty Lou’s Library, loosely modelled on the Prohibition Era speakeasies in the US, and I’d tell you more about it, but I think you should just go and see it. On Thursday,
We went to the library, and then there were drinks #textmecupid #launchparty
There is a marvellous place in yyc called Betty Lou’s Library, loosely modelled on the Prohibition Era speakeasies in the US, and I’d tell you more about it, but I think you should just go and see it. On Thursday,
Happy first Monday of December, a SURPRISE! & a few words about reviews
So I have a surprise for you. We don’t officially go live with Text Me, Cupid until Thursday, but apparently, the Amazon and Kobo pre-orders have flown to people’s devices at midnight today, which means they are live. So if
Happy first Monday of December, a SURPRISE! & a few words about reviews
So I have a surprise for you. We don’t officially go live with Text Me, Cupid until Thursday, but apparently, the Amazon and Kobo pre-orders have flown to people’s devices at midnight today, which means they are live. So if
A Manifesto: The Future is Hybrid #publishing
Last night, I attended an explosive game show-style panel at Owl’s Nest about the future of the publishing industry–Battle of the Publishing Paths: Traditional versus Indie (the organizers kept on referring to it as self, but self-publishing is what that
A Manifesto: The Future is Hybrid #publishing
Last night, I attended an explosive game show-style panel at Owl’s Nest about the future of the publishing industry–Battle of the Publishing Paths: Traditional versus Indie (the organizers kept on referring to it as self, but self-publishing is what that
Welcome to Week 3 of More Than A Guilty Pleasure: to Plot or to Plan
Welcome to Week 3 of More Than A Guilty Pleasure: Mastering the Romance Novel Form to Tell the Perfect Story. This is an in-person class that I’m teaching in Calgary, and, if you’re coming to us late–sorry! You canna join.
Welcome to Week 3 of More Than A Guilty Pleasure: to Plot or to Plan
Welcome to Week 3 of More Than A Guilty Pleasure: Mastering the Romance Novel Form to Tell the Perfect Story. This is an in-person class that I’m teaching in Calgary, and, if you’re coming to us late–sorry! You canna join.
She lifts her eyes up from the galley proofs to let you know…
I am buried in proofs, kittens, and quadruple-proofing triple-proofed proofs and still finding errors is… I don’t want to be negative and say awful, so I’m just gonna say–not glamorous. How’s that for a compromise term? I have some new
She lifts her eyes up from the galley proofs to let you know…
I am buried in proofs, kittens, and quadruple-proofing triple-proofed proofs and still finding errors is… I don’t want to be negative and say awful, so I’m just gonna say–not glamorous. How’s that for a compromise term? I have some new
Hello, Denver! I’m off to my first Romance Writers of America convention & I want you to choose my new profile pic
I am packing–by the time you read this, I will be on the plane–for my first-ever Romance Writers of America convention in beautiful Denver, Colorado, and I’m so excited. I know it will be marvellous. But possibly a little exhausting…
Hello, Denver! I’m off to my first Romance Writers of America convention & I want you to choose my new profile pic
I am packing–by the time you read this, I will be on the plane–for my first-ever Romance Writers of America convention in beautiful Denver, Colorado, and I’m so excited. I know it will be marvellous. But possibly a little exhausting…
The Rom-Com Goddess now knows my name + WIP report + RT Countdown
Kittens. OMG. Look: She’s me, 10 years from now. Ok, that sounds a little creepy–and Kristan, if you’re reading this, it’s not supposed to be. But those of you who have been privy to my “I don’t have a mentor/example
The Rom-Com Goddess now knows my name + WIP report + RT Countdown
Kittens. OMG. Look: She’s me, 10 years from now. Ok, that sounds a little creepy–and Kristan, if you’re reading this, it’s not supposed to be. But those of you who have been privy to my “I don’t have a mentor/example
OMG I get to meet Kristan Higgins tomorrow — and, the summer will be SULTRY!
Kittens! Darlings! Sweethearts! I don’t normally gush–I’m more likely to swear–but OMFG, tomorrow, I get to spend the whole entire day with Kristan Higgins. Just me, Kristan… and um, I don’t know, 40 other people. But hey. 40, not 400.
OMG I get to meet Kristan Higgins tomorrow — and, the summer will be SULTRY!
Kittens! Darlings! Sweethearts! I don’t normally gush–I’m more likely to swear–but OMFG, tomorrow, I get to spend the whole entire day with Kristan Higgins. Just me, Kristan… and um, I don’t know, 40 other people. But hey. 40, not 400.
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