The past year of my life is a blur. I gave it (semi-willingly) to my home renovation. A project that we thought was going to take four months, actually took twelve. The end result is gorgeous (thank the gods) but talk about a full-on experience of having my life turned upside down, shaken up, then spun around a thousand times.

 A similar effect is happening in the Canadian TV industry at the moment. The previous television fund (CTF) has been replaced with a new fund — the Canadian Media Fund (CMF). Basically, the Canadian financing structure has officially embraced new media as a critical aspect of the evolution of television.

After going to a CMF information session, I estimate that this fund renovation is only at the stage of receiving the construction permits. We’ve done the demolition of the old house and we’ve got the design drawings for the new house, but just how will this project pan out? That’s going to be a long, drawn out, and possibly painful process.

Now. It’s likely that this renovation will turn into a work of beauty, just like my home did. And hopefully, there will be a lot more room for our collective artistic family. As far as I can see, however, the contractor has great intentions, but he’s only ever done traditional, Victorian homes and this is a modern, eco-renovation.

As someone who has created a lot of digital and communications strategies, I’m particularly concerned with how the folks creating the digital content are going to make a living. Producers know they need to provide dynamic web/media content … but how much money will go to the creator?

I am beyond excited at the possibilities for the transmedia space, but a grrl needs to make a living. And a decent one at that.

During the past few weeks everything in my life has been on hold. It’s like the fates got together and realized the funniest thing to do to a workaholic writer would be to wrench control away from her on every level of her life.

I’m being a tad dramatic. But would I be a storyteller if I weren’t? (more…)

It’s a tricky balance being a creative type. Not only are most of us juggling a dayjob and our passion. But we usually have to answer to family and friends for our not-so-little obsession. How do you explain that the people in your head are just as important as the folks standing in front of you?

Yeah. I know how it sounds. But being crazy has its up side.

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If you’re a true Pacific Northwester, there’s not much in life that can’t be solved with coffee. Not lammo Starbucks coffee. But dark, hearty Italian espresso. Whatever the universe throws your way, you can rebound with java at your side.

Shall I give you an example?

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