This is the epic annual chat where I get to reflect on the year with my great writing friend, Nicolas Lemieux. Yay! Welcome back to our dual platform, Nicolas. How about we start with introductions and a brief summary of our year in writing, then dive deeper into the highlights? Read on... and to read in French, click here.

I’m very excited to present a new anthology brought to you by The Dreamer’s Bookshop (TDB) Author Collective. If you love poetry and stories in multiple genres all about DREAMS, you can support the authors, including me, by purchasing the book and wonderful merch directly through the charming little shop in Belgium. The gorgeous paperback is also available on Amazon. Keep reading...

First of all, I want to say I adored Uncle Lauran. I just had no idea…

Recently, someone asked on social media about using different pen names for different genres. My first reaction was that a name is the most important aspect of a writer and should sell the author, regardless of the genre. It’s hard to imagine using multiple pen names and struggling to brand each one for different genres. I already have a hard enough time branding my single pen name. Of course, I’m self-published in today’s...