by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 23, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
I’ve been friends with Lis (Elisabeth to all who know her now) since Grade 10, when she came to me, somewhat shyly, and asked if I could introduce her to a boy I’d briefly dated at the end of grade 9. The boy was a blue-eyed athlete with blond curls, a...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 16, 2023 | Guest Posts, Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
It’s my pleasure to host my former partner in crime (at Crime Writers of Canada), Winona Kent, who has just released a fabulous short story collection titled Ten Stories That Worried My Mother (how’s that for an attention grabber?). But it seems my pal...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 9, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
According to my mother, the day I was born the temperature in Toronto soared to 104F (40C). My mother, may she rest in peace, wasn’t averse to a bit of exaggeration if it aided a story, but I expect it was darn hot in a hospital room without the aid of air...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 5, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
Author Lynn Slaughter is best known for her four award-winning young adult romantic mysteries: DEADLY SETUP, LEISHA’S SONG, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU, AND WHILE I DANCED. It’s my pleasure to welcome her today while she discusses “changing writing...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 15, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
The first book I read by Sue Grafton was G is for Gumshoe. That was sometime in the mid 1990s and I’d picked it up at a flea market while vacationing in Collingwood, Ontario. I was immediately hooked by Grafton’s feisty female PI and the Santa Teresa,...
