



About me
I am passionate about fiction and storytelling
and have been all my life. Bookgiddy isn't just
my Instagram username, it's my way of being
in the world.
I am an Author Accelerator certified book coach (fiction). I also hold a Creative Arts diploma from John Abbott College and a BA in journalism from Concordia University. I have participated in numerous writing workshops over the years, including a summer intensive workshop at Humber College. I've read more than 100 books on craft and creative mindset and have studied creativity coaching with Dr. Eric Maisel.
Reading a writer's draft is thrilling work, which is why I love book coaching. Working with someone as they uncover their best writing and storytelling skills is a privilege I never take lightly.

​My fiction and personal essays have appeared in The Toronto Star, The Ottawa Citizen, MORE magazine online, four Chicken Soup for the Soul collections and the fiction anthology: The Company We Keep (Buschek books). For two years I published the e-zine WednesdayWoman.
I am currently writing a coming-of-age novel set in 1974.
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I have been married to the wonderful and wildly supportive Charls (not a typo), for 39 years. We have two amazing grown and married children, a granddaughter and a goldendoodle named Maisy who makes us smile every day.



