In 2011 Good Women Dance launched their first self-presentation titled Convergence. Nearly a decade later, the annual presentation is staying true to its intentions of maintaining a platform for dance performance and presentation in Edmonton. This year The Good Women...
Ever wonder what the featured celebrities think when they see the tabloids? What about their friends, family, and neighbours? How much truth is in those headlines? These are the things I think about when waiting in line at the grocery store. My curiosity, sense of...
When I launched my fantasy novella into the world in 2012, I did not have any intention of writing a sequel, to my mind it was complete and I went onto the next writing project. However, it became clear as many similar messages were received from readers that they...
I’m so happy to have the opportunity to talk about two of my favorite passions. My memoir about my rare disorder and the environment! The brain is a complicated organ. But how aware are we that the slightest little thing can go wrong and change the course of a life...
Stress. We hear about and feel stress daily, to the point where we don’t even realize how much it is affecting us. And if we do know how it’s affecting us, we often don’t know how to reduce it or get away from it. It just becomes a part of our life. In a study done in...
Who hasn’t read books about pirates and treasure chests of gold? In the past few years, there has been a resurgence for television viewers interested in lost treasures and the expeditions to find them. On television, there is The Curse of Oak Island, where Marty and...
The extreme cold has been causing extreme temperatures here in our city. 2019’s New Work Award winner Alison Neuman and The Print Machine in Edmonton are launching a short campaign to help those in need with a T-shirt Drive. For every long sleeve T-shirt purchased-...
Guest Post by Jaclyn Dawn As a writer and instructor, I have been asked by Alison to write a few guest blogs on basic grammar. At least with a blog, I couldn’t hear my audience groan. Let’s start with punctuation. Despite what texting may lead you to believe, we still...
Guest Post by Jaclyn Dawn My fellow writer/editor and friend Alison asked, “As an instructor, which grammar errors do you see most often?” The answer came easily: fragments and run-ons. A sentence needs a subject and a predicate, an actor and an action. [Jaclyn]...
When we finished the Sunset Syndrome in May 2016, I knew I wanted to have even more people see this amazing story. Thankfully, Alison agreed and we're now busy rehearsing for the Edmonton Fringe! The cast is full of talented, hard-working actors who are all committed...
Finding the time to get activities accomplished in a day can be a challenge. Everyone has a set of tasks to accomplish daily and a certain number of hours for each. Creative writing is one of my activities for which I'm always trying to figure out a better system so...
There is nothing like the feeling of a new idea or character popping into your head. There is excitement to create the new project and to begin the new journey. This is one of my favourite parts of being a writer. No matter the genre or the size of the project, this...