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The Weekly Brew pullquote: If I’d focus on one book at a time, I’d have been done a lot quicker, but sometimes our brains disagree. It’s easy to say I know I can write 5k or revise two chapters a day. But that doesn’t mean it always works out that way.

THE WEEKLY BREW: Finding the Finish Line

ByMary September 24, 2025September 24, 2025

The Weekly Brew, where I share the tumultuous path to writing and revising my latest book

THE WEEKLY BREW: Reboot

ByMary September 2, 2025

The last long weekend of the summer is over, but it was a good one. Lazy Saturday gaming, another lazy Sunday in the park with a picnic, then we took a long drive on Labour Day, heading down to Niagara Falls, St Catharines and Fort Erie. It was the perfect day. Not too hot, a…

The Weekly Brew teaser image with a cup of coffee and the pullquote: "I want to be realistic and not create such lofty goals that I’m setting myself up for feeling like a failure when I can’t meet them."

THE WEEKLY BREW: Notes from a (Multi-tasking) Word Witch

ByMary August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

My weekly update, where I share my progress, think about my new schedule, and try to fit in 160k words for the rest of the year!

Teaser image of my current novella. A torn black & white photo of a woman spewing black smoke from her mouth. The text reads: Together, we all nurture the hive. What happens when the hive turns on you? When you realize you were never one of them…you’re the threat they’re trying to contain?

A Little Novella Teaser

ByMary August 21, 2025August 20, 2025

As I work on my new folk horror novella, there’s a line that’s stuck with me the more I write… “Together, we all nurture the hive.” It has become the village motto, something that’s supposed to bring the villagers together. But for the young woman at the center of this story—it begins to feel like…