She decided to self-publish when her publisher rejected her last book, not because it wasn't good but because they decided to go with "Big Name Authors" only. She has started a small publishing concern, Rebound Press.

She has published several of her own books, and plans to publish work by local Ottawa and other Canadian authors. She just announced an award for authors who are not eligible for the biggies because they aren't represented by big publishers (the Toby Awards, named after her cool dog).