I was going to write about getting invited to speak at an event this week where they didn't have the budget to pay me, but could offer...

Well-suited stories for taking one's mind off one's troubles... The fun never stops here at kc dyer central, and this month, distraction...

My amazing friend Kate MacIntosh's new book 'The Champagne Letters' has recently arrived, and I can promise you that it is the perfect...

From Bear Hill Studios via Iron Dog Books I picked up these rampaging rusty dragon bookends at the Surrey International Writers...

Which ones have I missed? And since it's Friday, for my young writer pals, here's your first Flash Fiction Friday prompt of 2025: A small...

Looking for a good listen? FINDING FRASER is on sale right now for 50% off! I met Jamie Fraser when I was nineteen years old. He was tall,...

Hello! A belated welcome to 2023. The sun is beaming through the window on me as I type this, which is leading me to feel fairly...

We're almost at the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere and that day, in spite of the long hours of darkness, always...

Join @Writer_DG, @Eileenwriter, Liza Palmer and myself, hanging out, telling stories and signing books. I’m SO thrilled to see everyone...

Every year I sponsor youth scholarships to the Surrey International Writers' Conference, enabling young writers who might otherwise not...

Today is Canada's second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Ninety-five percent of the province I live in is unceded territory,...

This gorgeous image is by brianhoangart.com, and depicts the writer Jolie Phuong Hoang carrying her sister Lan on her back. It's written...

This adorable Little Bookshop is a relative newcomer to the streets of downtown Squamish. They have a mobile service, too, which...

Volume 22, April 2022 This edition of my newsletter went out to subscribers in April, so if you'd like to receive it in a more timely...

...again now, but it was a GORGEOUS day today. Here's a little nature to ease you back into your work week! Happy springtime! ~kc

I've been on a Catherine Steadman kick lately and for GOOD reason. Catherine is an actress -- you might recognize her from Downtown...

I've just sent out the March edition of my newsletter, so if you'd like to receive it in a more timely fashion than it appears on my blog...

New book review! Set in the titular year, 1979 is the story of Allie Burns, a young investigative journalist whose nose for a good story...

Welcome to the New Year's edition of my newsletter! A reminder if you'd like to get a more timely version of this newsletter -- complete...

Book of the Day! The Oakville Public Library recommended AN ACCIDENTAL ODYSSEY to their adult reading list back in December, and has now...