My sweetie (he’s photo shy) treated me to Valentine’s lunch today–fashionably late😊 Ambience, food, and service at The Lake House on Lake Bonavista never disappoints!

Hats off to all professional proof-readers out there! Talk about a tedious yet ever so important job. I’m working through my editor’s mark-ups, and learning to pick a lane for editing style: Chicago, AP, and many more pop up when I browse for best practice–it’s a complex world!

Hard to believe it’s been almost seven years since my friend and I were here! What an adventure 🎈

Dear Joni Mitchell, I heard you sing ‘Both Sides Now’ at the Grammys last night. Your poetry and style are timeless and poignant. The emotion on the faces in the audience proved your message still resonates across the generations, and will forever. Bravo ❣️

This National Geographic docu-drama (released 2016 by exec-producers Ron Howard & Brian Grazer) is well worth a watch–an intriguing science documentary intercut with scripted drama about imaginable possibilities in the near future. It helped me write part of my upcoming book 😉

“Top of the world to ya,” says our friendly neighbourhood squirrel!

Okay, I’ve officially submitted my ideas to my book cover designer and map illustrator. Colour me excited! 🤗

Read aloud, you say. Trying out something different to edit my upcoming book – a new lens. The software reads my story out loud to me, while I try to pick up on glitches I may have missed on previous edits. It’s okay when reading straight prose, but when reading dialogue, it sounds pretty weird – doesn’t get the gist of speech inflections 🙃

My concept of celebrating the New Year – add a flute of champagne to my comfy onesie with Olaf from Frozen 😊 Cheers 🎈

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