Creating Sparks That Last & All Things Relationships

GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCED Quick drop-in to say that I’ll be running a giveaway of my midlife romcom novella, Love & Laughter (and other disasters) , ONLY FOR BLOG SUBSCRIBERS at the end of March. The Australian or New Zealand winner will receive a signed paperback copy of Love & Laughter , plus a cover art bookmark. The international winner will receive an ebook copy, plus a cover art screensaver of a quote from Love & Laughter , for smartphones. Subscribe at the link below, and share with a friend who loves second chance romance too. Blog Sign Up Form: Author profile: Giveaway Details:

Grab it With Arms Open Wide When life propels you forwards, be sure to grab it with arms open wide. I could never have imagined the life that my novella, Love & Laughter, has taken on all of its own accord. The secret to the novella's success? Community. Creating genuine connections and friendships is the answer to lasting support from your circle of influence. But this will never happen with fake and shallow engagement. To feel part of a warm environment of belonging, we have to encourage each other wholeheartedly. Okay, let me explain. My life cycle on Instagram began as a nonfiction writer-turned-self-published author with the advent of a close-knit network called, Nonfiction Network. In that tight circle of support, we shared each others' work on a weekly basis, then bi-monthly, and now monthly. You can check out our community at this hashtag: #nonfictionnetwork What has this got to do with my novella, you might ask. It is that same community of nonfiction writers and a...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays   However you celebrate and enjoy the festive season, may you strike the perfect balance between fun with family and friends and peace and harmony within. On that note, I am seeing the year out with my final blog post. In this post I have two polar opposite book reviews, yet both equally important in defining our relationship with ourself and others. Goodbye Again: A memoir by Candace Cahill Candace almost started her life as a young adult on the wrong foot. She made a decision almost entirely alone, that would have resounding aftershocks on her life.  Candace chose to provide her baby with a better life by opting for adoption. She agonized over the decision with minimal help and clung onto every update she received of her baby until the updates stopped completely.  By this stage, Candace had met a partner who supported her better than she could have imagined, since hiding her shame from the world previously. This more mature love, as co...

 The Humility of the Cover Art Overlooking the hills of Tuscany at sunset from the courtyard of San Gimignano Photograph by yours truly, Elora Canne To continue our exploration of seeing EN ROUTE through the eyes of the author, I'm going to give you sneak peek into the humility that surrounds the cover of my memoir. • What scene resonated with you most on a personal level? (Why? How did it make you feel?) Let me start by saying, ouch, the fact that this photograph ended up being the cover of my memoir is beyond ironic! I had read a memoir about the Montepulciano region in Italy and really wanted to visit the area, alas we couldn't get there and visited San Gimignano instead. So to begin with, we weren't even meant to be there and that ended up being my book cover. Secondly!!! Secondly, my husband and I both took a sunset photo through the same arch at the same time and I wholeheartedly bragged that my photo was better. (It was, despite being off-centre!) Nevertheless, once ...