Yolande Essiembre Blog
April 2020 Update
Hope! I simply want to offer this poem. NOT CANCELLED Not cancelled! Ours thoughts Our imagination Our creativity Not cancelled! Breathing Smiling Living Not cancelled! Beauty Wonder Possibilities Not cancelled! Love Sharing Caring...
January 2020 Update
May your New Year be happy and may you be showered with blessings of health, peace and love. I have confidence that each of us can contribute to the happiness and well-being of others. Scientists tell us that everything is energy, that we are energy. I believe that...
October 2019 Update
Happy Fall and welcome to the new subscribers! I have spent many enjoyable hours writing during the summer and I have started my second draft of the book. With the help of a writing coach, I am reviewing each chapter one by one. I also appreciate the help and feedback...
July 2019 Update
In the last week of June, I participated in a wonderful writing retreat Writing by The Sea. It was held in Victoria by The Sea, a beautiful and inviting village on Prince Edward Island. I learned about the technicalities of writing, about structure, process and...
June 2019 Update
It has now been a whole year since I began writing my book. The last weekend of the month of May I attended “Wordspring”, the spring event offered by the Writers Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB). It was a wonderful weekend filled with workshops, a panel discussion,...
May 2019 Update
Hello and welcome to new subscribers! Everyday life, travels, and responsibilities sometimes consume all space and time. April was that way for me. My book had to be put to the side with a promise to come back to it soon. In my head, words kept swirling around waiting...
April 2019 Update
Happy spring everyone! On the first day of spring, the winners of the Hay House Writer's Workshop Contest were announced. If you log on to the Hay House Face book page you will be able to read about the winning proposals. My book was not chosen. Was I disappointed? A...
March 2019 Update
Welcome everyone! Writing this book is giving me great joy. I love to write with pen and paper. Every time a new thought or idea about my book crosses my mind, I write it down. Sometimes, a whole chapter will come to me and I can write the first draft from start to...
February 2019 Update
Welcome and thank you to all new subscribers. I want to thank all of you for your interest in my book. I am enjoying writing it. I compare it to traveling. It is like a journey where I go from chapter to chapter and discover the hidden treasures that each reveals. I...