Language has been a hot topic in Quebec (where I was born and raised) for as long as I can remember. I’ve had ample time and opportunity to mull over ever aspect of language as an element of culture and connection (or disconnection)...
Are you Blocking Your Own Creative Flow?
I’m writing about this because one of the biggest, baddest monsters under the bed of most creative writers is the desire to...
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How to Take the Pressure off Parents
Despite this oft repeated adage “it takes a village to raise a child”our society seems to have headed in the opposite direction...
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Writing Great Songs Without Music Theory
Everyone has their own process when it comes to writing, be it song-writing, creative writing or writing a thesis. As a self...
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Once upon a time most community events were places where all generations mingled. Elders, youth, children, adults…everybody had a place in the circle when it came to celebration! These days it seems more and more spaces are anything but...
We all have those moments where we find ourselves staring at a blank page thinking….nothing. In fact, I had one of those moments as I tried to begin writing this blog post. Unfortunately many of us experience this “blank” feeling as a big...
The conversation begins “wow, you mean you actually make a living doing this? You’re so lucky!” Lucky to do what I love, lucky to make ends meet as a young, female, independent singer-songwriter…”Lucky?” Well, I guess that’s one way of looking...
Sometimes it seems like people are living their lives at breakneck speed. Perhaps it’s because we’re trying to match paces with technological advancements that require us to be in communication and “on top of things” 24/7. Maybe...