tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51939152013-03-18T02:27:51.938-03:00a writer's lifeAmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-83126372203369762332011-07-09T15:17:00.000-03:002011-07-09T15:17:11.979-03:002011-07-09T15:17:11.979-03:00After eight years of blogging in this little corner of cyberspace, I'm packing up my posts and moving to a new campsite. I hope you'll come along for the ride! My thoughts, dreams and musings can...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It started with Gopher, The English Server, and a little cyber hole-in-the-wall called D-Con. I loved that geeky, text-only...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.com7http://amimckay.blogspot.com/2010/12/until-spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-76351892393848229872010-11-25T16:57:00.000-04:002010-11-25T16:57:46.536-04:002010-11-25T16:57:46.536-04:00Whew...what a crazy couple of days it's been. I'm still not quite caught up on sleep yet, but I thought I'd post a little behind the scenes slide show of the Canada Reads 2011 launch in Toronto. I'm...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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(You can check out a sampling of their adventures at their newly launched blog, The...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.com2http://amimckay.blogspot.com/2010/08/field-trip.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-81962474769254842622010-06-01T23:19:00.010-03:002010-06-02T09:19:29.680-03:002010-06-02T09:19:29.680-03:00We've had a long, steady rain here today...good for the garden and good for writing. Tending a garden has helped me learn a lot about myself. In the past few years I've found that both gardening and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I absolutely adore Fox's new series Glee. I sing along. I cheer for the music geeks. I hiss at the Cheerios. My heart breaks every time Rachel gets drenched in the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.com7http://amimckay.blogspot.com/2009/09/dont-stop-believin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-50348668070836053872009-09-07T16:25:00.008-03:002009-09-07T17:15:23.369-03:002009-09-07T17:15:23.369-03:00The other day, I handed in my manuscript for The Virgin Cure. There's still much to be done in the year before publication, but now the work becomes a collaborative effort with other voices and...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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When I was small, I loved to visit my great aunt who lived in South Bend, Indiana. The Bader Avenue house was designed and built for her by her husband. It boasted...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.com10http://amimckay.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-tangled-bank.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-83364787575164484212009-05-18T09:49:00.003-03:002009-05-18T10:37:51.765-03:002009-05-18T10:37:51.765-03:00Ever spot someone who has his/her head in a book? Ever let curiosity get the best of you and sidle close enough to note the title, or even grab a look-see at the text on the page? A bookstore friend...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Through a string of serendipitous tweets on Twitter, I recently found myself honoured to have my latest book club adventure featured at Book Club Girl's blog! You can...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560740313420231408noreply@blogger.com1http://amimckay.blogspot.com/2009/04/twitter-skype-and-guest-posting-oh-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193915.post-88754298206931466092009-03-16T15:26:00.006-03:002009-03-16T15:54:40.251-03:002009-03-16T15:54:40.251-03:00Over the weekend I watched a CTV documentary called "Lost Adventures of Childhood." It featured interviews with writers and thinkers such as Carl Honore (author of Under Pressure: Rescuing our...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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