The Inkwell

04/11/2016

Thanks to everyone who came out on Friday to get a signed copy of Go Deep! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces, and new faces too!

If you missed the launch but want a signed copy (and live in or near Vancouver/Victoria/Gulf Islands), send me a message and we can arrange something!

Otherwise, books are always available to be ordered at your local bookstore and online at Amazon, Powell's, Createspace and so forth. Go Deep can also be bought using Facebook's handy 'Shop Now' button by the right of this page's name.

To order via your indie bookstore (which also helps encourage them to stock the books!), you can use these ISBNs:

Go Deep: 978-0992022440
Don't Bang the Barista!: 978-0992022433
The Old Arbutus Tree: 978-0992022402
Eat to Beat Acne: 978-0992022426

Eat to Beat Acne is also stocked at Eternal Abundance (on the Drive), and I'm hoping to confirm stockists in town for Go Deep and DBTB next week.

Thanks for reading!

07/15/2015

My first attempt at video poetry. Let me know what you think! And let me know if you're a video poet!

A video poem response to the recent wildfires in the PNW.

07/09/2015

Pretty sure I'll never get a contract with the behemoth that is now Penguin Random House.

What price do you put on culture? That’s the question Canadian writers and publishing professionals have been asking in the wake of comments by Brad Martin, the head of Penguin Random House Canada.

06/28/2015

A perfect summation of why I'm wary of writing groups.

Writing groups can cause fatal frustration, deep self-doubt, and sometimes years of wasted effort. Learn the most common dangers of writing groups, and find out how to improve your group to give yo...

06/27/2015

Remember when I wrote my first novel? It's still hovering at 4.86/5-stars on Goodreads!

And I got this nice review a while back.

http://justinevandale.blogspot.ca/2013/11/review-181-old-arbutus-tree-leigh.html

06/26/2015

A round-up of all the creative stuff I've been poking my fingers into this year so far. And some thoughts on future projects!

I promised myself 2015 would be the year I pushed myself creatively and professionally, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty fantastic year so far!

06/25/2015

I have three new poems in Hobart today - check them out!

06/10/2015

A great opportunity for writers who are intersectional feminists!

http://everydayfeminism.com/get-involved/apply-feature-writer/

We're seeking Feature Writers with a sophisticated intersectional feminist analysis and proven writing skills specifically for online readers.

03/06/2015

Sometimes, this is how it feels to be a freelancer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s84dBopsIe4

Follow Audrey on Facebook: http://bit.ly/AudreyFB Go Audrey! More slow motion Audrey: http://youtu.be/oZvNRpmwwWA Don't forget Lulu: http://youtu.be/wVXExp6c...

03/06/2015

If the pen is mightier than the sword, should freelance writers be called freepens?

Maybe not.

http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-origin-of-the-word-freelance-and-why-it-should-make-us-happy-freelancers-doing-what-you-love/

"Freelance" was originally two words, "free" and "lance", which references independent workers and the weapons they used. Here we see a Bedouin warrior, a nomad and independent worker with a lance, around 1900.

01/22/2015

Thanks to Art Song Lab, I get to spend the next few months working with a talented young composer to create an entirely new art-song!

Everyone should mark June 5th in their calendar, because that will be when the fruits of our collaboration will be premiered in Vancouver!

01/07/2015

If truth be told, my initial interest in Don’t Bang the Barista probably had something to do with my long-held crush on the red-headed, fresh-faced beauty who works the morning shift at the coffee ...