Rachelle Delaney

I haven’t been a terribly dedicated blogger of late. Between working on my new novel, planning courses, and hacking away at an unwieldy writing contract, I’ve only been able to sneak in the odd 140-character Twitter update. But things are going very well indeed. In fact, was struck this morning by how many great things are happening, and not just for me.

Case in point. My crazy talented friend Anne Casselman is off on the adventure of a lifetime, joining Alexandra Cousteau’s (yes, that’s Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter) Blue Legacy team as they explore and raise awareness of water issues throughout North America. Anne is the new Expedition Writer (coolest job title ever), and will spend the next four month reporting from a bus full of researchers and media gurus.

Then there’s the talented Mr Colangelo, who’s apparently satisfied with the wildlife camera traps he’s been testing in our living room (capturing images of unsuspecting writers slurping breakfast cereal), and is heading back to the Sacred Headwaters of northern BC (read all about this amazing and endangered place here). This time he’ll be joined by a group of world renowned conservation photogs from the International League of Conservation Photographers to document this amazing place.

It all makes me realize that the old adage is true: persist in doing what you love, what means the world to you, and things will work out. Somehow. They just do.

As for me, I’m gearing up for a summer of teaching writing camps, novel writing, and celebrating the release of The Lost Souls of Island X, due out in August. And (if you can stand just one more piece of good news) I found out today that The Canadian Children’s Book Centre named The Ship of Lost Souls one of their best books for kids of 2010.

Man. All these good things call for chocolate. Or pie? Perhaps chocolate pie…