Paris Letters

14/10/2024

Oh just obsessing over autumn in Paris.

A photographic tribute to autumn in Paris.

27/09/2024

Look at this fun fact Lisa Anselmo! Best seller buddies!!!! They are considered Hot New Releases, which is... sure, we'll take it.

06/08/2024

The glitz and glam behind the People magazine thing. (I wrote glitch instead of glitz at first... telling)

A little behind the scenes of getting into People magazine. It’s not all coffees and croissants.

05/08/2024

Holy smokes, I'm in PEOPLE magazine! Along with an incredible list of fantastic Paris authors. Check out the link and click on all the things, please. Oui, oui, weeeee!!!!!

Six bestselling authors of fiction, nonfiction and memoir share what drew them to write about the City of Light

25/07/2024

I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for Paris. Here is my top itinerary for a week in the French capital.

This is the fast-track list to get to see the best of Paris in a week. Brought to you by a local writer who only likes visiting good things and tries to avoid wasted steps and time. Janice MacLeod, author of Paris Letters.

24/07/2024

How to make it to Paris... hahahaha:

How do you make it to Paris? Whether it is the Olympics or a quiet little dream in a dusty corner of your heart… in this podcast you'll get a few tips on how Janice MacLeod found her creative life in Paris.

14/07/2024

A fun podcast interview for your morning walk. We talk about the business behind landing a book deal, where my ideas come from, and the benefits to being a writer in a small town.

DoverWrites – a podcast series that celebrates the reading and writing community in Port Dover and Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we talk with Port Dover resident Janice MacLeod, an

24/06/2024

The lazy hazy days of June... it's working... in a matter of speaking.

I’ve been sketching with a calligraphy marker I found at my local craft emporium. Gosh it’s amazing just how different tools can change how something looks. Paint added:

29/05/2024

So my kid tells me all she wants in the whole wide world is a gold play button from YouTube. She's seven and knows of these things?! Anyway, this is a video to enable her. Us doing art together. She abandoned me half way through. Please watch to tickle the algorithm. It's 3 minutes.

Making a collage with an old book, a new book, wrapping paper, and a security envelope. The Polka Dot scrapbook paper pad from Amazon:https://amzn.to/4539h0o...

28/05/2024

The new writing course is up and ready. Includes guided meditations. Yum!

Tap into the flow used by professional writers. This course includes writing exercises, meditations, lessons, and writing prompts. Created by New York Times best selling author and Paris artist Janice MacLeod.

03/05/2024

Jobs for the weekend.

How to master manifesting. It’s a little bit of you and a little bit of woo-woo. Learn how Janice MacLeod has used manifesting to become a best selling author and artist.

29/04/2024

Wow. That took my breath away. Not in a good way.

What happens when a cough gets worse before it gets worse? You create books and paintings in your pyjamas, of course! Check out my new collage book, plus a few more Paris storefront paintings.

20/02/2024

Keep this in mind when you want to start a new project.

It’s a big month for plant death at my house. It’s beginning to dawn on me that I just don’t have enough light in my house for plants to get through the year. The last time I checked, I can’t rotate the earth toward the sun any faster. It’s also apparent that when I even look at one of my ...

17/12/2019

17/12/2019

https://janicemacleod.com/2019/11/top-12-paris-letters-of-all-time/

I just recently discovered the word Listicles. Isn’t that the funniest word ever? It refers to articles that are really lists… Top 10 This and Top 10 That. It got me wondering about whi…

16/08/2019

Dear Aine,

I love a Paris flea market. It's an outdoor museum of the culture. In Paris flea markets, you'll always find ornate cutlery, feathers, and books. You will also, inevitably, come across a booth that is absolutely 100% off the mark. And that booth is usually filled with Buddha statues. I imagine the hierarchy of steps that led to the creation of this booth. First, our salesman travels abroad and falls in love with the local souvenir. In Paris, this is the Eiffel Tower keychain until you see it everywhere. Then the spell is broken and you buy yourself a scarf instead. But our salesman falls in love with the Buddha statues, and the low price, especially when converting into Euros. He fills his bags and dreams of the profits to be had in Paris. He invests in his table, tent, and permit; small expenses when he's already mentally rolling in dough. Locals have NO IDEA how cheap these Buddha statues are in the foreign land and currency. He sets out his wares and stands back, preparing for the buzz. Instead, he gets silence and bored glances by passersby who can't even be bothered to step inside the booth. Next door is a vintage sunglasses salesman who doesn't even need to haggle. People are lapping up his offerings, giggling int he wee mirrors he has slapped up around his booth. A selfie station. It dawns on our entrepreneurial salesman that he has committed a pricey faux pas.

- Janice