Editing, Recommendations, Writer's cramp

Back from my spring hiatus. Guess what I did?

I received some interesting advice from a professional last year: You're always working on someone else's book. What about making time for your own? Being an author in my own right, I felt that was a fair question. I'd begun a prequel to my first book (Life in the ’Cosm) called The Stealth Lovers, and as this… Continue reading Back from my spring hiatus. Guess what I did?

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Books, Editing, Proofreading, Recommendations, Uncategorized

Dcan shout-out: Robin Elizabeth, Author

Robin Elizabeth is an author we've read and admired for her series, What Happens in Book Club, so we were thrilled when she hired us to edit her non-fiction, Confessions of a Mad Mooer, Postnatal Depression Sucks. Providing copy editing and proofreading (or as we said on this project, proofediting) for Mad Mooer inspired us to add editing to… Continue reading Dcan shout-out: Robin Elizabeth, Author

Books, Recommendations, Web weaving

Dcan shout-out: Topsy Books!

This week we're toasting Topsy Books and Livres Topsy, online bookstores that sell picture books and e-books for children, written by Canadian author Joanne Lécuyer. Here's what Joanne says about these books: At Topsy Books, we believe that it’s important for kids to read books that touch upon important life experiences in a way that is imaginative,… Continue reading Dcan shout-out: Topsy Books!

Recommendations, Web weaving

Dcan shout-out: Alternative Hosting

This summer we were thrilled to change host providers for our websites (this one, and Cait Cards') and for our client's websites. We decided to support a local business whose rates were competitive and whose technical support was friendly and quick. They're Alternative Hosting, located in the west-end of Ottawa. We highly recommend them. We found the performance… Continue reading Dcan shout-out: Alternative Hosting