I am happy to announce after three years of hard work and effort, my book entitled Wake Me Up Inside is available to order on FriesenPress. Just click on the link: http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000007101140/Lee-Bice-Matheson-Wake-Me-Up-Inside You will not be disappointed. For a fast, roller coaster of a ride, read, that will leave you feeling haunted, order it today. Enjoy!
Amazon has Wake Me Up Inside already!
July 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For those of you who have been waiting for the revised edition of Wake Me Up Inside with a new book cover and parts re-written, re-edited, it is now on Amazon as an ebook. Click on the link: http://www.amazon.com/Wake-Me-Up-Inside-ebook/dp/B008JHIJY0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1342270064&sr=8-5&keywords=Wake+Me+Up+Inside to order! It’ll be worth your time to read! And I warned you, it will leave you feeling haunted. Happy Reading. 🙂 Thank you!
Wake Me Up Inside is online!
July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This just in…. Take a look at my book soon to be released:
http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000007101140/Lee-Bice-Matheson-Wake-Me-Up-Inside
In Praise of “Wake Me Up Inside” by Lee Bice-Matheson “It was an amazing feeling …. ” So begins this lively short first novel written by Lee Bice-Matheson. It tells the story of a young girl who will soon be a young woman, so part of the novel’s charm lies in how it describes young Paige’s exuberant feelings for her grandparents, her parents, and her best friends of both sexes. It begins in Scarborough, the Ontario one, not the one in North Yorkshire, England, and then it transports the reader to “the Manor” where life is rather different, both demanding and rewarding! The author deserves to be congratulated, for she has found a style that moves along in a sprightly fashion. She spares the reader the descriptive passages found in most first novels in favour of rewarding the reader with reams of lively speech. The result is that young Paige is very much alive, she enters into relationships, and she turns out to be something of an acrobat, for she leaps off the page! The novel may begin with a dream sequence, but it ends with a hilarious scene with these very words: “What now?! Sacrilege!” Revised edition to be released in April: REVIEWED BY JOHN ROBERT COLOMBO, AUTHOR & ANTHOLOGIST, Canada’s Mr Mystery and Master Gatherer.
Let me know what you think! 🙂 Thank you. Lee
FIRST BOOK SIGNING
July 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My first book signing will be at http://sarniabookkeeper.com/ on August 18, 2012. Susan Chamberlain, the owner, has graciously agreed to have me as a guest author. How excited am I? Ecstatic! The Bookkeeper was the only store that we bought our books from when we lived in Sarnia. I would order books by phone for my son, Justin, who when old enough, said ‘Mom, I’ll phone and order my own books from now on’. This from the child who did not like speaking on the telephone but he loved The Bookkeeper and the staff. 🙂 I am very ecstatic! Thank you to Susan. Please pass it along to any and everyone who lives in Sarnia and the surrounding area. This hometown girl is excited to come home again!
WAKE ME UP INSIDE: NEW BOOK COVER
July 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Happy Canada Day Weekend!
June 29, 2012 by
Yes, believe it or not, Canadians are as patriotic as their American counterparts. We love being Canadians whether it’s because of the maple trees, flag, maple syrup, beer, salmon or otherwise. If you are interested in a bit of Canadian history, please go to www.historica-dominion.ca for our history. Stand up Canada and be proud of this home and native land from East to Western sea! 🙂
Writing for Writing’s Sake
June 26, 2012 by 4 Comments
Someone asked me the other day: “Why do you write, Lee Anne? Don’t you find it hard and lots of work?” I reflected on the question before answering and then admitted, “Well I write for writing’s sake.” I have a passion, a drive within me that encourages me to keep on writing. Did I ever think I would make lots and lots of money from it? Simply put, no. I feel I have something to say and hope people appreciate it, or please, for Heaven’s sake, don’t read on. I write from my heart, from a place of love, and I hope it enlightens readers a bit while on their journey in life. Each one of us has our own unique journey. It is about finding your passion and hopefully it helps others. But one question I’d like to propose is this: How much do you love in life? And I don’t mean inter-personal love, I mean love life, people, humanity, nature? Are you conscious of preserving nature for our future generations to come? See, these are the things I reflect upon and weave into my books. I look at life beyond my personal feelings, but my spiritual journey of enlightenment and factoring in the need to help others who may not be able to help themselves. This is probably my main purpose of writing. Like I said, I write for writing’s sake. 🙂
Brilliant Breakthrough posted in Globe & Mail on Treating Depression
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Finally, an accessible way for the treatment of depression. Hallelujah! for all those suffering, this is a red letter day! 🙂
Hair Salons: Prevention
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I have mentioned that I have mild asthma in my posts. This is the first series of booklets to reach the public on prevention of developing asthma for those workers in hair/beauty salons. If you treasure your health at all, these booklets are a must read from the Lung Association. Here is the link:
Lucky in Love
June 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here’s something I don’t blog about much: my terrific husband. But once in awhile, something so special and unique happens that it’s time to reveal a bit about oneself: Lee Bice-Matheson, the author, no the writer, no, the wife! My husband and I raised our son, Justin, in a small city called Sarnia. After years of suffering with my asthma, afterall Sarnia was named the city with the worst air quality in Canada, Justin was heading off to first year university in the fall to Montreal at McGill and Kevin announced, ‘We are moving!’ I looked at him in disbelief and said, ‘Say what?’ Again, he said, ‘We’re moving!’ and in that brief moment, I agreed one hundred percent. He was sick and tired of watching me, his wife, suffer in the spring/summer/fall months stuck inside in the air conditioning while most people carried on with their life. I was once told that I would have to find something to do indoors and being a lover of nature, that to me was a death sentence. However, I decided to take a post-graduate writing course during which both of my parents died. Hmm…. that was not in the plan. So I deferred the course for a few months of grieving and then continued and finished the course. I began to write a novel about, you guessed it, ghosts. What else would entertain my thoughts so much at that terrible time?! So when Kevin announced ‘we’re moving’, he said ‘Lee Anne, I’m getting you to fresher air’. The search was on in Ontario to find fresh air. We searched high and low. In fact, one friend of ours asked ‘Are you looking to move?’ They realized with my suffering and our son heading off to school soon, it would make sense. We found a beautiful little city named Orillia. In fact, the famous writer Stephen Leacock made his summer home here. It still stands to this day as a museum. And guess what? Stephen Leacock was a professor at? You guessed it: McGill University. See how the world works? And now, we are happily settled in what most people call ‘God’s country’. It is situated between two lakes – Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. They sure are beautiful. So when there are ‘bad air days’ announced in Ontario, it’s as if there is an invisible veil preventing it from coming north of Barrie, to Orillia. Do we suffer from the same heat waves? Yes. But not as long as the rest of Ontario. And does the air bother me? Only occasionally, and when it does it’s gone within the same day. Not like the week it would have when we lived in Sarnia. We are absolutely thrilled living this new life. I highly recommend in your late forties or fifties to take a look at your life and if you are not happy, make the move. We did and there is no looking back. We have more opportunities here than ever before. Kevin is the president of a local business group and part of a non-profit community that he enjoys so much. I am involved with several very famous writers living where? You guessed it! Near Orillia, but I won’t say who or where they live. I was outdoors every day last summer but two. In Sarnia, I was indoors every day but two. Now, I ask you, is that living? and believe you me, no one wants to socialize with someone who has a health problem. Did you know in China, people with health problems are revered and most respected in the family? Each family member and friend helps to take care of them? Well, lucky for me, I’m lucky in love. My husband, Kevin, is the best husband in the world. He moved his sick wife to Orillia, and I have never been so busy, nor been in a close proximity with so many awesome authors, it makes my head spin. We left behind many awesome people that we hold dear in our hearts, and Kevin left his legacy behind. Thank you to my dear husband, best friend and partner. Without you, I would not have known what it’s like to live a ‘normal’ life. 🙂 I am forever grateful and in love with you!