Mary Rajotte’s Blog Posts

Go Into The Light

I never thought I would say this – but I think I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. No, I'm not dying! I think I am finally nearing the end of my book outline! I sort of did things backwards – or twisted – or all a-flutter. But…

Book Geek

I'm completely crestfallen that I only found out about this today : Canada Council Heritage Series presents Foresight: Speculative Fiction in Canada Panel discussion: HOWTO write (and publish) genre fiction Author Jim Munroe (An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil ) moderates a panel of three up-and-coming local writers – Emily Pohl-Weary (Strange Times at Western…

Gettin’ Dirty

This afternoon, I've been tracing plot threads, and fleshing out the personalities of my characters with their deeper motivations. I feel like much of my outline is still very disjointed, with abandoned ideas needing to be weeded out so I can see the whole story more clearly. But today is the first day in a…

The New Normal

It is spring, and all of a sudden my days are spent alternating between morning and afternoon writing sessions, working on freelance projects, and putting together a new shopping guide.  Add to that the continuous networking & marketing for all ventures, as well as trying not to be stuck in front of the computer for…