Men have a midlife crisis and buy a swanky car. Women uproot their lives. Turning forty has a uniquely terrifying hit for women: hormones are blowing up for the second time in our lives. Was this the inspiration for me to rewrite my life? Or was the urge to write brewing deep inside, waiting for the forty catalyst to set fire. Thinking back at early twenties me, she should have started writing. Fresh out of college, she was struggling in an over-saturated market. Who knew tea

Being based on a large island, everything is a bit more limited. The West Coast of British Columbia, is peppered with smaller islands. They refer to my island as the mainland. I guess it is a perspective thing. Since beginning my journey to become an author with a paycheck, I have been hungry to find a community. I subscribe to two online communities, belong to multiple associations, yet I’ve never met another aspiring author in person. A writer’s festival could be the key to

ChatGPT seemed like an exciting, world-altering software. Where Google had fallen flat since its inception, ChatGPT steps up and fills in the blanks. Overnight, information is easier to access. But do we want AI writing our novels? What happens to our society when AI is writing our ideals? What happens when writers are obsolete? Why should anyone care? For now, publishers and readers alike don’t want AI-generated content. “AI slop” has become a shorthand for writing devote of

If having detailed yearly and quarterly goals makes me type A, guilty. Some may call it rigid, I call it grounding. They are not set in stone, they change as circumstances do. They do make me quite delighted to check off. Quarter one, I did quite well with my goals. Two missed by only a few days. Goal 1: Finish draft 2 of Broken Trad Wife. I also finished draft 3-5, so triple check. Goal 2: Submit to 2 Beta Readers Check. Two writers from Jericho Writers as well as a few fami

For Stevie, writing is not just a creative outlet, it’s a “shot of escape.” In her upcoming work, Broken Trad Wife, Mack explores the boundaries that define womanhood. Weaving elements of magical realism into domestic life, she illuminates the internal struggles that often go unspoken. In this interview, Mack discusses her discipline to daily creativity, influence of narrative structure and why it is never too late to rewrite your own story. The "Shot of Escape": When Magic