The Literary LEMur

In the thick of the holiday season, everyone and their dog is bombarded by ads day in and out. And here I am, on my laptop, creating content to advertise my upcoming book. I'm no better than Coca-Cola (although I am better in that I'm staunchly anti-AI in the art space). Despite being on the Programming and Marketing team at the Library, I actually don't enjoy selling things. I suppose it's helpful, then, that we're basically "selling" free items and services, but I digress.

As the new year approaches, so too does the publication date of my debut novel. In anticipation of this, I spoke to my co-worker last week about the process of adding a copy of Alison's Adventures in Time to our Library's collection. We discussed having me bring in a copy when they became available, but then she had me search the ISBN in Library Bound, the website we use to purchase materials for our collection. Lo and behold, there it was. My book. Working at a small-town L

Did you know that the maximum number of accounts you can follow on Instagram is 7,500? My partner likes to joke that they first knew I was 'something special' when I told them that I had to unfollow someone on Insta before I could follow them back. Over 2 years later (and after multiple unfollowing sprees to eliminate defunct accounts), I still follow over 7,000 accounts. I consider myself to be a passionate person in that I love a heck of a lot of things: literature, film, t

My 7-year-old self, heck, even 25-year-old me, would not believe it if I told her that I'm not doing anything deliberately "Harry Potter"...

The cover for Alison's Adventures in Time has been officially revealed! FINALLY, y'all can enjoy the positively scrumptious art by the...

As I near the end of the developmental editing process and wait to begin line edits, plans for promoting my book and crafting my author...

Despite the fact that I've been very MIA lately, this blog is officially a year old! This project of mine has been anything but...

Although I’m in between edits, I’m still on hiatus as I’m also preparing for a move. However, I’m temporarily breaking my hiatus to make...

Tomorrow is the last day of this year's Freedom to Read Week in Canada. With the rise of fascism globally and a steady increase in book...

I may be a digital hoarder, but gosh darn do I ever keep that hoard organized...most of the time. It's well known that there's a whole...

I had the pleasure of attending the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference in Toronto last week. This was my 4th time...

Last week, I took a major leap. But before I get too far ahead of myself, let's go back in time. In the late fall of 2024, I finally...

This won't be a long post as I'm writing this on New Year's Eve and I'm getting ready for a night of raucous partying (aka eating...

Back in the spring, my father (a former high school teacher of 34 years) virtually introduced me to Karen Grose , a colleague of his who...

Since beginning my querying journey in late August, I have sent 10 queries and received 3 form rejections. While this is to be expected,...

The organization at the center of my trilogy is one of global significance. As such, the characters in my story's universe need to be as...

I have the pleasure of working with a published author at my place of employment. I thus often pick her brain on topics related to...

My editor emailed me last week to inform me that she had finished reviewing my manuscript. Although I was very excited to see her...

They say writing a novel takes a lot of time and dedication. I'm here to tell you that they're 100% right (unless you're James Patterson,...

There are countless ways to tell a story and writing it down is just one of them. The writing medium can also be divided into various...