The Literary LEMur

Alison’s Adventures in Time is now available to purchase! You can buy it in paperback or as an eBook. It is available from these websites, but if you are purchasing this week, please consider doing so directly from my publisher. They will be donating a portion of their publisher profits from books purchased on their website to aide funds in Minnesota. Contrarian Publishing Amazon Barnes and Noble Once you’ve read it, whether you love it or hate it, consider leaving a review

It's been a wild couple of weeks, and my book hasn't even been published yet! Last Monday, the Library's copy of Alison's Adventures in Time arrived at work. My co-worker presented the copy to me on bent knee as if she were presenting me with a crown. It was surreal holding my book in the flesh for the first time, and it was extra fitting that it was the copy I ordered for my workplace. I cradled it for a few minutes, and since then, it's pretty much been on display in the b

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. With each passing day, the above quote from Orwell's 1984 becomes increasingly relevant. The various branches of the American government appear continuously unable to stem the tide of the ever-maddening directions of Tangerine Palpatine as the greedy tyrant grabs even more of what isn't his. He and his cronies are corrupt to the core as they try to mold the world in th

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

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...

I am in the thick of developmental edits and have decided to take a wee break from this blog to focus my energy on finishing this...

On account of mental health struggles, my university experience was far from "normal". While that's a whole story in itself (and one I...

Last week was the first meeting of the updated version of the writing club at work. Generally, I'm a hopeful person (politics not...

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...

As this will be my last post of the year, I figured it made sense to round up some of my favourites from 2024 and to look at my writing...

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...

November has arrived, so my TeNoWriMo program at work is well underway. My participants have the three "planning" meetings under their...

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

Oftentimes, being a creative person entails being a juggler. This is true for me in two ways. Firstly, I have to manage my creative...

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...

Ok, this post isn't as mystical as it sounds, but I couldn't not use that title after it came to me! Also, happy fall equinox eve,...