by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 5, 2019 | One Writer's Journey
Today would have been my mother’s birthday and so I’m reposting this blog from December 2016. I think she’d like that. For those of you who don’t know, my mother died on September 21, 2016, after a hard fought and lengthy battle with COPD,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 29, 2019 | Guilt by Association, One Writer's Journey
As a member of Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) since 2012, first as an Associate Member, and in 2015, as a Professional Author Member, it was an absolute honour to elected to the CWC Board of Directors as Regional Representative, Toronto/Southwestern Ontario (TO/SO),...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 1, 2019 | One Writer's Journey
A lot has been happening in my “author life” since I last updated this blog in June, and I’ll get to all of that in the coming days. But for my first post I thought I’d share a few of the sunsets I’ve had the pleasure to see over the past few weeks. It’s going...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 24, 2019 | One Writer's Journey
On Thursday, May 23, I was elected to the position of Vice Chair of Crime Writers of Canada. The term runs from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, after which time I will assume the role of Chair. The Board is entirely by volunteers, each of us trying to give back, pay...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 18, 2019 | One Writer's Journey, Recipes
I know what it’s like. You visit a blog but don’t drill down into everything on the website. And because my my books aren’t culinary mysteries, or “cats, crafts and cookie recipes” novels, you don’t think I’ll have some food...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 7, 2019 | One Writer's Journey
Let me preface this by saying that as an author, ALL reviews are appreciated (and read)—even the much-dreaded 1-star review—because it means A) someone has read my book and B) taken the time to post a review on Amazon, Goodreads, B&N or Kobo. That doesn’t...