Things that inspire me to write #43: On Being a Late Bloomer

December 16, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

There is nothing crappier than discovering you are the same age as someone who is way more successful than you. Yes,that’s right, John Greene, the YA author of like a billion awesome novels is just one year older than me! And yes, I might still be wallowing in a box of Oreos and self pity if […]

Things that inspire me to write #60: this leaf

November 29, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I have just arrived at my sister’s house this fine November morning–which is no small feat. From my Vancouver apartment, the drive to her suburban house is almost an hour, and today included several freeway exits, non-stop pelting rain, and a whole lot of fat and gusty wind. And through it all, this little guy […]

Things that inspire me to write #75: The Velveteen Rabbit

November 13, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

Frustration. It can be painful and annoying and when it comes to the craft of writing, exceedingly persistent But it can also create wonders. Reading The Velveteen Rabbit to my son this afternoon, I discovered that this wonderful, magical classic in children’s literature was born out of the author’s, Margery Williams, frustration with her previous publications. According to the […]