Look who Made The Paper

Feeling very blessed to have just seen the Orono Weekly Times. I was interviewed by the delightful Peggy Foster a week ago and I must say that it was an amazing experience.



I was very nervous -- so used to being on the other side of the pen that I rambled on about everything from my writing group to my childhood all the way to my favourite authors. All in regards to my writing career of course, wink wink, and yet Peggy managed to weave it all into a beautifully coherent article. What a fantastic experience! Thank you: Peggy, Roxanne and Marg and everyone else involved in putting out this awesome local paper. Please be sure to grab a copy if you haven't already and check it out.

http://www.oronoweeklytimes.com/

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