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Heretic - The Death of the Syndhat Dar: Read my latest story in this year's Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.

Legacy - Sword of Songs: Read my first published story in the 2022 Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers anthology.
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Another Year, Another Anthology

If you’ve been here for a while, you might remember that last year I wrote about being in my first publication. Well, a year has passed and anthology time has rolled around again. I just got my copy last week, though I […]

ErinOctober 24, 2023
Community Editing Gratitude Inspiration Introspection

Expansion and Joy

I’m writing this late after returning home from a fantastic weekend. On Friday I travelled to Ottawa with friends from my writing group to attend Can Con, a sci-fi and fantasy literature convention aimed at authors. Can Con is open to anyone […]

ErinOctober 16, 2023
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Small Things

Hello again. I was out last week for medical reasons, I hope you’ll forgive me. For those same reasons, it’s been a low-key week with little to update you on, just a few small things. I’ve been finding more time to read […]

ErinOctober 8, 2023
Community Editing Fear Introspection patience Rejection

Normality and Other Problems

The process of getting back to normal has been more challenging than I expected. Part of it is the jet lag (though I think I’m mostly over that other than a lingering propensity for early mornings). Part of it is that my […]

ErinSeptember 10, 2023September 10, 2023
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An Update And Things To Come

I apologize for the unplanned absence. I got hit by a very bad cold a couple of weeks ago so I took that weekend off to recover. Then last weekend I was at a big event (more on that shortly). This weekend […]

ErinAugust 21, 2023
Community Depression Editing Gratitude Inspiration Introspection Publishing

New Channels

Those who have been following me for a while might remember that last year I participated in an event to write and edit a complete short story in 24 hours. A book was published with the stories from all the participants, including […]

ErinJuly 24, 2023
Community Depression Editing Gratitude Introspection

In Which Progress Is Made

Every week I sit down to write this entry and wish I could tell you that this is the week everything came together again and I’m back on track. Unsurprisingly, it’s not that easy. I am, however, happy to say that I […]

ErinJuly 9, 2023
Community Editing Gratitude Introspection patience Practice

Paper Cuts

At my second meeting with the Toronto Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writer’s group, I read a piece of my writing out loud for the first time in my life. I was so nervous I could barely get the words out to read it […]

ErinMay 28, 2023
Community Editing Inspiration Introspection Publishing Rejection

Exciting Things Afoot

My apologies for the late update. Sunday was busier than expected (in a good way) but thankfully the long weekend means I can make it up today. Last Monday I got something very exciting – my first personalized rejection! But wait, you […]

ErinMay 22, 2023
Community Editing Introspection

The Other Side of Editing

In addition to buckling down on editing my novel, I’ve been trying to put an equal effort into editing a movie script a friend wrote. I’ve been doing a kind of “one for him, one for me” approach, where if I put […]

ErinMay 7, 2023

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