Essays and Random Thoughts

Discovering Prince Edward Island and a Sister-Writer

After making my first foray to Prince Edward Island with my friend Emily and our four children over twenty years ago, I returned to

I received the advance copies of Chance Harbor, my new novel yesterday. The publisher's box arrived at the perfect time: tomorrow I'm going to Prince

As I raced through the grocery store last Saturday, I ran into another writer, someone I've seen at occasional parties. “Wow,” she said. “I see you

Even the doctor was shocked when she saw me last week. “You poor thing!” she said, shaking her head. That's not what you want

Like most writers, I spend hours alone and doodling on my laptop, even on Saturday nights. Until recently, I had zero interest in fist-bumping people

I'm not sure there's enough wine in the world to launch a new novel without the jitters. Luckily, writers have lots of people cheering us on. I'm not

I was walking with my kids on the beach when my father-in-law leaned over the balcony to shout, “Your agent's on the phone! He has a book

I didn't always love sheep. When I was growing up, my mother kept a small flock in a field next to our house, and our sheep did not exactly

One of my favorite things about being a writer is having the chance to meet other writers whose books I admire. I probably admire few books