by Laurie Ness Gordon | Nov 2, 2023 | Writing
After returning home in disgrace to Forest Mills, Ontario, Canada in November 1869, Richard Breeze faces his father’s wrath and an ultimatum: he must work in the family’s sawmill until he has paid back the money his father spent on his education, then he...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jan 10, 2022 | Writing
Taking a break from editing my novel, Finding Home, to participate in a Rummikub tournament. The competition was stiff. I triumphed in the first two games. Sadly, my husband managed to come from behind to become Champion of the World. Maybe I should stick to editing!...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Aug 18, 2020 | Writing
Yup, that’s me. But don’t mistake me for someone who has been hired by the local university or library to offer advice and suggestions to budding writers. That’s not the case at all. it’s just that the COVID-19 pandemic has meant everyone is safer staying at home....
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jun 1, 2015 | The Medal, Writing
Orphan Train, a best-selling novel by Christina Baker Kline, features an unlikely friendship between a girl in foster care and 90+ year old Vivian. A community service position helping the widow clean out her attic is meant to keep Molly out of juvie for the theft of...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 24, 2015 | Writing
Abandoning the last draft of Finding Home for months turned out to be a wise move. Why? When I re-read the manuscript last weekend, I realized that once Sarah arrives in Canada to find her family, I lost interest in her in favour of Richard’s story. If a writer...
