http://www.andreamacpherson.com Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:18:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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]; then a weekend at the ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/10/26/thoughts-on-writing/ So, a friend of mine informed me that there was another cover using my book image - imagine the shock and horror! I understand the need - it is a beautiful, if melancholy, cover - but it shocked me that they would want to use it. And, to ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/10/10/covers-are-a-funny-business/ I'm told by a certain computer guru friend that he has been able to save the work from my hard drive as well as all the photos archived there. A huge sigh of relief by me. And from others, Why don't you back up? It's a question ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/10/10/update-on-the-disaster/ My laptop has frozen - completely. Words are trapped in some limbo, grey and sluggish and waiting to be rescued. Say your prayers for me. http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/10/02/disaster-on-the-horizon/ We took a trip to Ka'anapali this summer, and when I returned a friend said to me, 'Well, it must have been relaxing - you wouldn't have to see any "sites" there'. The assumption, I suppose, being that because it was Hawaii, because it involved a beach and sea ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/10/01/forms-of-inspiration/ Natural Disasters was longlisted for the ReLit Awards, 'the  country's pre-eminent literary prize recognizing independent presses' [The Globe & Mail]. http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/07/08/the-relit-awaards/ I will admit, straightaway, that I am a sunshine person, someone who loves all things to do with summer - dresses, sandals, flowers that keep blooming, bbqs, sitting out all night long, pitchers of sangria.  And, so, it might make sense that I have been over-occupied with all things to do ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/06/03/the-bloomin-blooms/ I've been away on a book tour for my new collection, Away, for just over a week.  Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal.  Living in hotels and out of suitcases.  Writing on planes, trains and small round tables overlooking busy streets or parking lots.  And this got me thinking about the places we ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/04/29/where-do-we-write/ I got some early copies of Away last week, so that I might have some with me for a reading at the Pacific Festival of the Book in Victoria.  It arrived in a non-descript cardboard box, a little dented and very well taped.  It sat on the kitchen counter, looking ... http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/03/20/away-arrives/ Exciting news: Beyond the Blue has been chosen for CanadianLiving.com's May issue.  So, grab a copy and join the discussion! http://www.andreamacpherson.com/index.php/2008/03/03/beyond-the-blue-book-club/