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Island in the Clouds: New eBook by Susan M. Toy

A dear friend of mine, Susan M. Toy, just launched her eBook, Island in the Clouds. I was lucky enough to have a peek at the process of publishing an eBook as she prepared it for publication, and even luckier to have the chance to read it just before it was finalized. From Susan’s blog: [...]

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WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org: Which One is Right For You?

When I first started blogging, I read several articles about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, but eventually decided to host my blog using WordPress.com. My easy-to-use WordPress.com site has served me well over the past year or so, but when I decided to combine my blog and website, it was time to move to [...]

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Welcome!

Thanks for dropping by my new website/blog! If you’ve landed here after reading a post on my old blog, blog.carriemumford.com, thank you SO much for making the leap to my new WordPress.org site with me! You can re-subscribe to email alerts by entering your email address in the widget on the right-hand side of this [...]

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First Story Published: Full of Crow Quarterly Fiction

I’m very excited (and a bit nervous) to let you know that one of my short stories has been published in a journal called Full of Crow. I have been submitting my stories to journals for just over a year now, so I was thrilled when I heard that my fictional story Tiki Bar had [...]

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My Single New Year’s Resolution

Happy New Year! I hope you had a fantastic holiday that included some rest and relaxation and lots of family time and reading and/or writing. I’ve spent the better part of my morning reading excellent posts from some of my favourite bloggers about New Year’s Resolutions, sipping coffee, and pondering my own resolutions for 2012. [...]

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Happy Holidays & Thank You!

I woke up today and realized that somehow, the holidays are upon us! I have decided to take a blogging break for the next few weeks — give myself some time to regenerate my imagination and rest my typing fingers, to put my stocking-covered feet up while I read and sip eggnog, to spend my [...]

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Island in the Clouds: New eBook by Susan M. Toy

A dear friend of mine, Susan M. Toy, just launched her eBook, Island in the Clouds. I was lucky enough [...]

Favourite Posts of the Week (Feb 2012)

I don’t know if it’s the fresh new year, or simply coincidence, but I have run across a plethora of [...]

Top 5 Questions About Editing (Answered by a Former Editor)

I’m often surprised by how much confusion there is around editing in the world of writers. Not only is there [...]

First Story Published: Full of Crow Quarterly Fiction

I’m very excited (and a bit nervous) to let you know that one of my short stories has been published [...]

My Single New Year’s Resolution

Happy New Year! I hope you had a fantastic holiday that included some rest and relaxation and lots of family [...]

Where’s Your Favourite Place to Read?

Just a quick post today as I’m mired in holiday preparations and celebrations as I am sure some (many?) of [...]