Preflight issues when working with color-illustrated books in Canva and submitting to Ingram Spark I wrote this documentation after hours of frustration when trying to format Canva’s downloaded Print PDF to a PDF/X-1a:2001 compliant format when submitting a children’s book to Ingram Spark. I had all sorts of art box and other errors, and tried …
I know I’m terrible at posting new blog entries consistently, but life is going well. I’ve just been reading more books and am making good headway in my newest novel. On politics and social media, recently Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the following: Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments …
I’ve been a writer since I learned to write. And if I’m not writing, I must find some other creative thing to do. I’m not very good at painting or drawing, and I don’t play any musical instrument proficiently. The older I get, I realize that my hand-eye coordination is getting worse. Some of that …
I can hear the smooth voice of Ella Fitzgerald swimming around the house in a sea of foliage-scented breezes wafting through the screens. I am sorry for writing like once every six months. Though livin’ is easy, it is busy. My job takes up a lot of time, and then the rest of my time …
I know I haven’t written since October, but—maybe it’s just a part of getting older—though I love writing about memories, current insights, and dreams, I have lost my desire for social media. Like, I don’t think the world cares about my story. Social media is all about people sharing their stories, and I am not …
I attended the Canadian citizenship ceremony on Friday, October 27, and now am a citizen. I guess everyone has their own story about their path to citizenship. Mine seems pretty ordinary. I was born and raised in the United States, married a Canadian in 2006, and got landed immigrant status (permanent residency) in 2008. Until …
The last time I wrote was in early May this year when the peepers had just come out. It’s one of my favorite sounds in the world. The peepers sing until June. Then the crickets come out in August and go until the early fall. Since I last wrote, we’ve had a close call with …
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It’s barely spring here in eastern Nova Scotia. Nary a flower has bloomed except for the occasional colt’s foot that peeks its yellow head out of the early green grass. It’s the first part of May, and the trees are only just now getting buds. A month from now we will be cursing the heat …
It’s Sunday morning, and I’m relaxing some before getting back into an incredibly fun, energizing, and yet somewhat tiring walking challenge that my workplace is doing. The goal is to walk from New Hampshire to our city (Halifax) and then make it as far west as possible. I think Seattle is the final goal. I …
My family is so thoughtful when giving stuff for winter holidays. They know me. I get stuff like books, music, socks, and candles. My relatives send me gifts from local places, home-made gifts, etc. I’m the same way and prefer to make stuff myself or order from Etsy to send to those I also love. …