by andrea | Feb 19, 2009 | The Writing Life
This week is reading break for most colleges and universities in BC. It’s also the first year UFV has had a whole week, instead of the typical two-day break, and I am very thankful for the change. I really enjoy teaching, seeing new work from students, talking...
by andrea | Jan 17, 2009 | The Writing Life
We got a kitten, Chloe or Smush, as she is sometimes affectionately known for obvious reasons, for Christmas. She’s very sweet, and likes to be around me when I am working from home. So….. Need I say more?
by andrea | Jan 11, 2009 | The Writing Life
The Calgary Herald announced one of the most depressing stats I’ve seen in a long time [even in this economic swirl of depression] — apparently, ’50 per cent of Canadians surveyed do not know the name of any Canadian authors, and of those who do,...
by andrea | Dec 16, 2008 | The Writing Life
These lists are everywhere — from Papercuts to Amazon to Quill & Quire and The Atlantic — so it seemed only natural to throw my two cents in. After all, I read a lot. A lot. But then I started thinking about it, and I’ve mostly read my...
by andrea | Dec 11, 2008 | The Writing Life
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been called a melancholy writer, which, for the most part, I can’t argue with. I don’t tend to write sprawling, hilarious, tongue-in-cheek sagas including a quirky narrator’s voice and unlikely scenarios....
by andrea | Oct 26, 2008 | The Writing Life
This has been an interesting few weeks for me: first, the inevitable shock and awe at my computer crashing, and facing the possibility of books and collections lost; then, the joy of saving the work, and getting a new computer [MacBook Pro – still adjusting];...
