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,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 8, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
A warm welcome back to Susan Van Kirk, who candidly discusses her writing path, then and now. Take it away, Susan! My first attempt at writing mysteries began with the Endurance Mysteries—four novels and one novella so far. I’ve been happily visiting the town of...
