by Jane Maree | 18 May 2018 | Writing |
Writers, as with all craftsmen/women, are constantly growing in their craft. We work on it every week, every month, every year, and as time goes on we learn how to make our stories better, stronger, deeper. With that quality development, it’s very easy to look...
by Jane Maree | 11 May 2018 | Writing |
One of the most common struggles I hear about new (and not so new) writers having, is the struggle of writing good action scenes. Action scenes can be incredibly hard to write in a realistic but also easily readable way. It’s one thing to have everything...
by Jane Maree | 4 May 2018 | Writing |
First of all, may the fourth be with you. In honour of this day, here’s a photo of me and my friends/family cosplaying as Star Wars characters. 😛  It’s Star Wars day today. The day on which we say nerdy puns and should all speak in Han Solo quotes because...
by Jane Maree | 1 May 2018 | Life |
As an author and editor, the internet is a huge part of what I do. I blog, I’m on social media and forums, I meet new people, I build my platform—it’s a way of building relationships, and I’m so glad that it exists. The internet = an amazing...
by Jane Maree | 27 April 2018 | Writing |
April has been a little bit of a whirlwind for me. Deadlines to meet, books to read, adventures to have, and Camp NaNo to win. Despite all efforts to the contrary, I’ve pulled through with my head still on my shoulders and my brain still in there somewhere...
by Jane Maree | 24 April 2018 | Books |
Today I have the honour of being part of a blog tour for a stunning new novel about to be released to the world! The Story Peddler is Lindsay Franklin’s debut speculative fiction novel and can I just have a moment to fangirl here? The title is so cool. The cover...
by Jane Maree | 20 April 2018 | Life |
This past week, I’ve been away at my cousin’s farm on what I’m calling a ‘writing retreat.’ It was a wonderful time of hanging out, talking, and a little bit of editing thrown in there. 😉 This morning, after a productive editing session,...
by Jane Maree | 17 April 2018 | Life |
I’m dropping in today from in the middle of a mini ‘writing retreat week’ to do a little tag that Hannah Gaudette created a few days ago. The joyful tag for writers! That sounds like a perfect tag for me. I’m going to be taking my WIP-related...
by Jane Maree | 13 April 2018 | Books |
Here’s a fun fact for you: before I started this website, I had a different blog for four years. In all those four years I never did a cover reveal. And now. Here I am. With…yet another book that is soon to be released into the wild of published-dom. 😯  ...
by Jane Maree | 10 April 2018 | Life |
Some people are quite like hobbits. Happy at home, in the comfort of their sitting room and pantry. Aaand then the ones who are also like hobbits. Specifically, the hobbits with a Tookish side. The people with the Tookish side are always ready to leap over the garden...
