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Reassessment Time
If you’re over the age of two, I’m guessing the essential process of reassessment rolls around periodically. I admit to never enjoying this turn at the wheel of life. Think about it. The root word...
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Getting inside a Writer’s Head
Now, if that title doesn’t scare you, it should – the venue can be a crowded one. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be interviewed on The Flying Pony Blog about my writer’s process. Pamela...
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Getting inside a Writer’s Head–Part 2
Here is part 2 of my interview from Pamela Cook’s, Flying Pony Blog Can you describe for us your writing process, from getting the original idea to completed manuscript? Disappearing in Plain Sight...
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Book Launch & Reading for Disappearing in Plain Sight
In the words of the old-school, Canadian band, Crowbar – Oh what a feeling, what a rush! Last week I had my official (ad in the local paper and all that jazz) book launch and my first public reading...
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Daily Post–Advice for New Bloggers
The Daily Post suggested we give new bloggers one key piece of advice. Here is mine. Hook your audience with a photo. PS – this is a real bear. Filed under: Blogging, Photography, Teaching, Writing...
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Fiction Writing is not a Linear Process
Definition: A linear process is one that moves along a line from A to B to C in a straightforward fashion. Conversely, a nonlinear process may develop in different directions at the same time. I can...
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Wisterias in Bloom
“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun. I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.” (Edna St. Vincent Millay) I know these Wisteria blossoms are beautiful, so enjoy them for a bit and then...
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Public Book Selling Events
Try as we might, we can’t ever seem to take pictures at these events where we are actually engaged with anyone. We manage a quick shot setting up and then that’s that. Yesterday, I did a book selling...
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A Little Bit of Rain on the Party Today
Nothing drastic though! I promise. I had arranged my big iTunes free download of Disappearing in Plain Sight for Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of June. Instead it happened on Thursday and...
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Irrational Fallacies and Communication Skills | Saying What Matters
In this anniversary month of my blog (don’t forget about the great prices being offered all this month!) I’ve been doing some reassessment. I ventured into the blogging world because I wanted a...
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Book Selling and Solar Cooking in Lund, BC
Last weekend, we packed up a box of books (Disappearing in Plain Sight) and our hybrid Tulsi Solar Oven and headed over to Lund, BC for a solar cooking demonstration and potluck. Lund, BC is located...
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Breaking Apart for New Beginnings
September is upon us. At this time of the year, I often have a feeling of angst for all those who embark on new educational journeys. Over the last couple of days, I’ve seen the pictures on Facebook...
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Why I Chose to Dump the Blog Roll Page
Hi all: Just wanted to drop everyone a line and explain why I chose to dump the Blog Roll page from Disappearing in Plain Sight. It was a separate page (like the About page) where I was listing all...
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Finding Your Own Blogs to Tour On
I haven’t had a good wrist slapping on social media all that often. Well, there was that one time on Twitter when I commented humorously to a tweet that was definitely not put out there in humour....
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A Series Must Start Somewhere . . .
In my third and last post (for now) on the work of self-published author, Patrick O’Scheen, I turn the blog over to the man himself for his thoughts and reflections on the art of series writing. Take...
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A Structural Editing Outline
Deep into the editing process for The Light Never Lies, I had an idea for getting a better picture of the overall structure of the novel. The book consists of fifty chapters, approximately three to six...
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Disappearing in Plain Sight is Officially in the Vancouver Island Regional...
I was one of those kids who loved the library. My mom would drop me off for an hour or so on a Saturday afternoon while she did the grocery shopping and I would pick out the books I wanted to read that...
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School Days, School Days
I have no idea where the time goes but, somehow, my first granddaughter has started kindergarten. Or grade kindergarten, as she calls it. It seems only a moment ago that she was born and now she tells...
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21st Annual Writer’s Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards
Entry Title: Disappearing in Plain Sight Author: Francis L. Guenette Judge Number: 45 Entry Category: Mainstream/Literary Fiction Books are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “needs...
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Guest Post–Choosing Self-Publishing by Laekan Zea Kemp
As writers we know about solitude. We know that it’s an essential ingredient to cranking out a first draft and we know it’s the birthplace of some of our best ideas. We’re comfortable there and maybe...
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