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Book Launch Date!

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Made the Local News!

Whitby This Week published a short piece on the course Gwynn Scheltema and I are teaching in Oshawa next month. I think the course was already close to full, but this might help reach a few more people. I’m looking … Continue reading

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Exciting News and an Upcoming Course

I’m excited about my friend Lena’s upcoming book, Witchlanders! Take a look at her cool new book trailer. Boarder Patrol one of CCBC’s “Best Books for Kids & Teens 2011” In other exciting news, I learned last week that Boarder Patrol … Continue reading

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Look! Free buttons! And a new book!

For various reasons, I’m feeling neither clever nor articulate these days. I mean, um, all my clever-articulate-ness is being routed into my writing projects. Yes. That’s it. (Nods sagely. Hides writing projects.) And so, in lieu of a proper blog … Continue reading

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Scribbling Women Update and Website 2.0!

Scribbling Women Book Tour Coming this week: Marthe Jocelyne’s “Scribbling Women” book tour has officially started. If you comment on any post that’s part of the book tour, you are entered into a draw with Tundra Books to win a complete … Continue reading

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Lena Coakley’s Website Open

I wouldn’t normally post twice in one day, but this deserves its own space. My friend (and very talented writer) Lena Coakley has just posted her first blog entry. It’s a cute one, on writing and superstition and how she … Continue reading

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New Book Covers and Writing Workshop

Book Covers The Skinwalker books are coming! This is the new hi-low fantasy series from HIP Books that Cheryl Rainfield, Deb Ouellet and I have been working on. Paul Kropp sent us the cover images yesterday. Mine is the one … Continue reading

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Blue Heron Books featured on CBC Books

Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge is being featured as one of Canada’s best-loved bookstores on CBC Books! See the Shop Talk article here. I’ve blogged about Blue Heron books before. Shelley, the owner of Blue Heron, was kind enough to … Continue reading

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Remembrance Day Links

Friend and fellow writer Bill Swan is feeling proud over his stepson launching a new song at the True Patriot Love Foundation fundraiser dinner last night. Net proceeds from the song go to foundation, which raises money for Canadian forces … Continue reading

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Online Interview, Arthur Slade and PYI Conference

It’s been a busy few days in writing land. Yesterday was the annual CANSCAIP Packaging Your Imagination Conference. The day before that, I had the opportunity to drive one of the PYI speakers (Arthur Slade) to a couple of library … Continue reading

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