Author Archives: Erin Thomas

Ten Honest Things: Blog Links

Have you ever heard of the Honest Scrap Award? I hadn’t. A writing friend, Kevin Craig, recently chose me as one of his three pay-it-forward Honest Scrap Award recipients. Which means that at the end of this blog, I get … Continue reading

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GG Finalist Cheryl Rainfield

Exciting news! My friend Cheryl Rainfield is a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for her novel, Scars! She’s quite understandably thrilled. It’s a wonderful, and well-deserved honour. If you haven’t read her book yet, you need to! Here she … Continue reading

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I’ve Been iPadded! (Geek-talk alert.)

For our tenth anniversary last month, my lovely husband surprised me with an iPad. (I’ve mentioned that he’s a hard-core Mac Geek, right?) I’m not exactly an early adapter when it comes to technology, and I have to admit, it … Continue reading

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Cheryl Rainfield Television Interview

I’ve mentioned my friend Cheryl Rainfield, author of Scars, on this blog. She just sent me a link to an interview she did for Daytime Toronto. It’s well worth watching! Cheryl’s Interview on YouTube

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All on the Same Fuse

The power just went out. No surprise. We’re getting into that chilly time of year, and my husband and I both work from home. Unfortunately, both of our offices, and the space heaters that we’ve squeezed into them to make … Continue reading

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Book Launches

This is book launch week! Last Tuesday was the launch of “Writescape: Inspiration Station“, a book of writing exercises put together by my friends and writing group partners Ruth Walker and Gwynn Scheltema. The writing exercise book came about as a … Continue reading

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Book Launch, School Presentation, Deadline!

Lots of blog-worthy news lately. Not a lot of time for blog writing. Book Launch My book launch, held on May 15 at Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, was a huge success. There were more than 50 people there–far more … Continue reading

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Downloadable Guide to Uxbridge and Book Launch Poster

The book launch approacheth. Five days. Eep. Things are well under way, though. Door prizes taken care of. Icing topper for the cake ordered. Crafts and decorations in hand. Aaron and I even managed to put together a handy-dandy “Beginner’s … Continue reading

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Free Teacher’s Guide for Boarder Patrol

Orca makes all of their teacher’s guides free for download. The one for Boarder Patrol just went up! Boarder Patrol isn’t available yet, but here’s the link to the teacher’s guide. Enjoy! 🙂

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Book Launch Date Change! May 15, 2010

Due to a conflict with Book Expo Canada (which, oddly enough, appears to lack a proper web site), the book launch for Boarder Patrol is being changed. Same wonderful location, slightly earlier date. New information: Boarder Patrol Book Launch Blue … Continue reading

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