Sigrid Macdonald

Sigrid Macdonald is a freelance writer, a public speaker, a book editor and a book coach. Originally from New Jersey, Macdonald currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario. Her articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail newspaper; The Women's Freedom Network Newsletter; the American magazine, Justice Denied; Toastmaster International; Carleton University’s Women's Center magazine called 52%: Capital Letters, a publication of Ottawa Independent Writers; True North Perspectives and the newsletter of The Anxiety Disorders Association of Ontario.

GETTING HIP: Recovery from a Total Hip Replacement is Macdonald's first book. It is a patient's guide, meant to help people to prepare for hip surgery and to recover with a minimal amount of pain and discomfort.

Her second book, D'Amour Road, is a novel about two Canadian women who are about to tu 40. One woman goes missing and the other launches a massive search team to find her friend in conjunction with the police, her colorful women's collective and a younger man whom she finds particularly captivating. Its focus is on the conflicting emotions of the people who are left behind when a loved one disappears.

Lastly, Be Your Own Editor is a crash course in writing basics. It covers everything from establishing realistic dialogue and background setting in fiction, to organizing and structuring blog posts, articles and nonfiction manuscripts. Punctuation is handled in a thorough and lighthearted manner, and word usage is examined intensely. If you aren't sure when to use loath or loathe, complement or compliment, or principal or principle... or you don't know when everyday, anymore or percent are used as one word or two, this reader-friendly book is for you.