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Writing is my AEIOU and Sometimes Y
Note to self: kids are really smart. Case in point. The other day I got interviewed by a grade 10 student. He needed to dissect a living writer for a class project, and somehow, poor guy, he got...
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The Re-write Blues
Rewriting a novel is like arriving at your new apartment right after the movers have dropped off all your stuff. Everything you need is in that huge mountain of boxes, only you have no idea where....
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Real Life Superheroes, Part 2
Take a look at the runners in these pictures. Can you tell what makes them all special? First, there’s America’s Dick Beardsley (on the left): Up next, Spain’s Fernandez Anaya (in green): And finally,...
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This Girl is Six!
People tell me that running 100 miles is crazy. “It’s impossible!” they say. Yes it is – almost. But somewhere along the way, I must’ve decided that I wanted to accomplish the impossible, so I went out...
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Inch by Inch it’s a Cinch
A friend recently wrote this on her Facebook wall: Need advice on how to balance 9-5 job with creative projects. The comments rained down. Kill your TV, get a housekeeper, lose the social life, sleep...
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Who told Tyler Heggie about my book?
Truth is stranger than fiction. Younger too. Recently I wrote a novel about a 13 year-old who runs a 100-mile ultra-marathon. I know what you’re thinking: No WAY could a kid do that! Wrong! An 11...
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You Don’t Have to be Great to Start…
I’ve been spending so much time lately going BLAH BLAH BLAH about running, I thought I should say a word about writing. After all, if there’s one thing I do more than run, it’s write. True story: after...
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Holy Trailballs it’s Winter Already!
Running has given me so much over the years. My health, lots of crazy adventures, a clusterbomb of crazy friends. But running gave me another life-changing gift – one I hadn’t thought much about until...
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Polishing the Turd
Which is harder: running a 100-mile race, or writing a novel about it? A lof of people have asked me this question. I wasn’t sure how to answer it at first. “Both nearly killed me!” I blurted out....
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Rise and Shine!
Looking for some inspiration to get out and run this morning? This oughtta do the trick: As Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike says: “If you have a body, you are an athlete.” And, at the risk of turning...
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