The most important thing every writer has to do is take a leap of faith. What does that mean, exactly? That, no matter how stuck you are at the
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Recently, I appeared on a radio show to promote a literary event. We were talking about my latest novel, but inevitably the
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This past week, I launched my fifth novel, Chance Harbor, provoking a friend to exclaim, “Wow, you're popping out books like Tic Tacs,
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This week is a big one for me. I'm celebrating both the launch of Chance Harbor, my fourth novel with Penguin Random House, and my twentieth wedding
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A few years after first discovering Prince Edward Island as a single mom with two young children, I invited my second husband,
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For many writers, word count is everything. Me, not so much. At the start of every manuscript, I might write 2,000 words one day, only to decide that
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Before buying a house on Prince Edward Island, my husband and I rented places all over the island. Whether we were staying in
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After making my first foray to Prince Edward Island with my friend Emily and our four children over twenty years ago, I returned to
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