27 Apr, 2016
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff|The business of blogging
On Monday we put the latest issue of the newspaper to bed and sent it off to the printer. It’s always so gratifying when that happens! Tuesday was supposed to be my “day off” but you can probably guess what happened instead: LIFE. I would have liked to turn off my brain and refill my […]
23 Apr, 2016
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff
Greetings! I am attending BConnected this weekend (you can read about my involvement right here) and hosting a roundtable. I just wanted to leave a few of my favourite blogging biz posts here for fellow attendees who might be looking for some food for thought during the conference weekend: What does it mean, to blog with […]
12 Apr, 2016
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff
Confession: I am a jaded conference goer. I have high expectations, not just of the speakers but of the whole event itself. If I’m going to give up a day or two of my life for learning and networking, I need to get something out of it. Last year around this time I attended the […]
08 Apr, 2016
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Publishing/writing/career stuff
I have been sick with a cold for most of the week and I have been dragging my sorry butt around the house in the most pathetic way. At least one member of the family feels sorry for me. She has been at my side through THICK AND THIN*: * That is, when she’s not […]
I have a ton of stuff to share with you but I want to get one recent thing out of my head and onto the page before it flies out of my brain forever. The most recent issue of the Kitchissippi Times is a special International Women’s Day issue. It’d been in the works for […]
My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Piper who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. We also have two human offspring: Emma (24) and Sarah (22). During the day I work as a writer at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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