PLACE–Where Do We Live?

PLACE–Where Do We Live?

Like most readers, I visualize the details of place when I read a book, while arranging a room, while giving directions. While on my daily walks, I observe my surroundings, though sometimes I obsessively observe details of place. As I pass Scudder Pond, I say:...
Chuckanut Writers Presents: WhaMemWriMo

Chuckanut Writers Presents: WhaMemWriMo

Aristotle’s Incline: How to Plot Your Memoir or Novel Back in the 1990s, I learned from Jack Remick and Robert Ray to plot my novels and memoirs using Aristotle’s Incline: the three act play structure. It is an easy way to keep track of your scenes. Bob...
Celia’s Heaven: A Novel by Nancy Canyon

Celia’s Heaven: A Novel by Nancy Canyon

CELIA’s HEAVEN by Nancy Canyon – Magic Realism, Family Saga, Contemporary Literature “Star sat on the edge of Celia’s bed watching Johnny pull on his pants. Oh, how she’d obsessed over him while dusting the aisles of organic peas and...
Why Practice?

Why Practice?

The Importance of Practice If you want to write or paint or play music, or dance, you must practice.  I believe this to be true in all artistic endeavors. I have danced on stage, taken lessons on the Hammond organ, sang in choirs, and currently I paint and write....
Celia’s Heaven: A Novel, is now available!

Celia’s Heaven: A Novel, is now available!

Exciting news about Celia’s Heaven After nearly 17 years–not all of them spent on writing this book–the final version of my award winning paranormal novel, Celia’s Heaven, was released by Penchant Press International. To purchase a copy, see...
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