E-mail
Me:
tibert@ns.sympatico.ca
RR#1, Milford Station, Hants County,
NS B0N 1Y0
(902) 758-1190
Writer
~ Photographer
Diane Lynn Tibert
is a writer and
professional
photographer based in mainland Nova Scotia.
She specializes in gardening, history and
genealogy. Since 1999, hundreds of
articles have
appeared in more
than two dozen publications, including Saltscapes
Magazine, Plant and
Garden Magazine, alive Magazine, East Coast
Gardener and Canadian
Gardening.
Diane has completed several courses in photography
and
specializes in garden close ups and
landscapes, people and still life.
Her photographs have appeared with many of the articles she
has
written.
In
Column
In March of 2000, Diane became
the gardening
columnist
for the Weekly Press serving
Hants
County, Nova Scotia. Her Garden Tales
column
provided a unique look at gardening with children and contained handy
gardening information.
In March 2001, The Guysborough
Journal began publishing Diana's Garden Tales column, and
continued
for three years. The Dartmouth
Laker, The Bedford Magazine and
The Southender began publishing the column in April of 2001.
In March of 2006, Garden Tales
celebrated its sixth anniversary in print, appearing in four Nova
Scotia newspapers. Due to other projects Diana wanted to explore,
Garden Tales ended its long run in
September 2006. Many thanks to her dedicated readers who kept the
column popular.
In October 2005, Diane began a genealogy
column, Roots
to the Past. The
column enjoyed an 18-month run in The
Halifax Daily
News (Halifax, NS). It is currently published in The
Journal-Pioneer (Summerside, PEI), The Western Star (Corner Brook,
NL), The Citizen
(Amherst, NS), The
Bridgewater Bulletin (Bridgewater, NS), The Lunenburg Progress Enterprise (Lunenburg,
NS), The Guysborough
Journal (Guysborough County, NS), The Kings County Record (Sussex,
NB), Times & Transcript
(Moncton, NB), Bedford
Magazine (Bedford, NS) and the Southender
(Halifax, NS).
In Book
Diane appears in Moira
Allen's book, The Writer's Guide to
Queries, Pitches & Proposals, second edition. Published by Allworth
Press in the fall of 2010.
Diane's young adult novel
was published December 2010 under the pen name Candy McMudd. Mystery Light in Cranberry Cove is
set in a fictional community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
Ages: 8 to 12
Softcover (188 pages): $12.95
E-book at Smashwords:
$1.99
Available in the gift shop at the Liscomb Lodge, Liscomb Mills,
Guysborough County, NS
Read the first chapter: click here
In Blog
Diane blogs twice a week. She
can be read at: http://dianetibert.wordpress.com/
In Typing
Diane’s Typing
Services: Do you have a hand-written manuscript you
need transformed into type-written pages or into a computer file?
Whether it’s
a manuscript destined for an editor or a report or resume that needs a
professional touch, Diane can transform your hand-written pages into a
clean copy. Basic spelling and grammar errors corrected.
Typing Pricing:
$2.00 a page
(A page is one typed page set in the following format: 1 inche margins,
12 point Times New Roman font, letter size paper.)
Add: $0.05 per page for black only printing
Add: $0.10 per page for printing pages containing colour images 4x6 and
smaller
Add: $0.50 per page for printing pages containing colour images larger
than 4x6
Basic formatting included.
PDF formatting available.
Postage not included in pricing.
50% of payment due before work begins and 50% due when work is
completed, but before it is delivered unless you are a previous
customer.
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Course
In October 2009, Diane
instructed a How to Get Published course with
East Hants Community Education at Hants East Rural High. The
eight-hour, four-week course provided the basic information on how to
break into the publishing world. Some of the topics discussed included
writing a query and cover letter, preparing a manuscript for
submission, writing a book proposal and where to look to find the right
publisher for fiction and non-fiction. Diane also ran the course
in April 2010.
In Fiction
Diane
enjoys writing fiction and is currently seeking a publisher
for her fantasy novel, Shadows in
the Stone, book one of Castle
Keepers.
Argon wiped his eyes with the back of his
sleeve and blinked away the tears that threatened to fall. He was
exhausted. The strain of losing Isla and possibly Anna was
pushing his nerves to the brink. The uncertainty of his dad’s condition
only added to his stress. Had he survived the beating? Casting a
sideways glance at Jed, he wondered if he had the strength to survive. Was he
asking too much of his friend? A few short weeks ago, Argon had been
satisfied with his life; he had been exactly where he wanted to be.
Now, he feared he was losing everyone he loved the most.
Writing is a solitary occupation.
Family,
friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer.
He must be alone,
uninterrupted,
and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
~ Jessamyn West
In Testimonial
"Diana Tibert's articles have been featured
several
times in East Coast Gardener.
Her stories are always packed with helpful
information and require minimal editing. Her timely queries are often
accepted
by our publication. I have been particularly impressed by her
photographic
skills - always a bonus with a writer."
~ Carla Allen, former Editorial Co-ordinator
East Coast Gardener
"Diana Lynn Tibert provides clean,
focussed
copy
and great photos that always target Saltscapes'
needs and interests. She's
a joy to work with."
~ Diane LeBlanc, former Editor
SALTSCAPES, canada's east coast magazine
"Diana is a
pleasure to work with, her
writing
style is clear and her column needs no editing prior to publication.
She
also provides great photographs and sends everything via-e-mail, which
I find convenient (no scanning or retyping required)."
~ Elizabeth Hargreaves, former editor
Graphic Advocate (Southender, Bedford Magazine, Dartmouth Laker)
In
Membership
Writers
Federation of Nova Scotia (since
2000): A place for writers.
Cebequid Books
(since May 2010): A forum for Nova Scotia Writers.
East
Hants Writers' Group (since May 2010): A group of writers who meet
every third Tuesday of the month at the Elmsdale Library.
Halifax Editors &
Writers (since June 2010): A forum for Nova Scotia Writers and
Editors.
Veterans of
Guysborough
County: The book will preserve the names, faces, memories and
history of
the
more than 2,000 veterans who called Guysborough County, home. Every
veteran
who served overseas, in Canada and with the Merchant Marine during the
First and Second World Wars, will be named. Accompanying each name will
be a photograph and a 300-word biography.
"They
gave their tomorrows for our
todays."
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When Diane
is not busy with her three small
children,
writing, researching, sketching, working in the garden and attending
workshops,
she
can be found practising yoga, hiking, fishing, rockhounding, chasing
fairies through cemeteries and searching for
adventure . . . or whatever comes her way.
Life's
journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Hot Damn!
What a Ride!"
Last Updated: January 26,
2011
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Diane Lynn
Tibert
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Quarter Castle Publishing
