Author Archives: Erin Thomas

Reading Video

My husband recorded me reading from Boarder Patrol this morning. It’s a bit quiet, but pretty good for an iPhone across a room. Especially given that I’m more than a little on the soft-spoken side. Thank goodness for microphones! Erin … Continue reading

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Chocolate Café and other news…

On Sunday, March 28, somewhere between 10:00 and 10:30 a.m., I’ll be reading a short selection from my new YA novel, Boarder Patrol, at Isabella’s Chocolate Café in Oshawa. The reading is part of the second annual Coffee, Tea & … Continue reading

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Getting into Character

This is a writing book recommendation. Sometime last year, around the time my husband and I visited Stratford, I started thinking about acting. Not about me acting! No, no, never. I took Drama in grade ten because someone told me … Continue reading

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Of ARCs and Aliens

It’s been a busy writing week with lots to report. Hence the utter lack of blog updates. When things are happening, I find it hard to make time to write about it, thus my news here tends to be sadly … Continue reading

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Holly Lisle and First Drafts

I just stumbled across Holly Lisle’s novel-in-progress, Talysmana. Holly is an established fantasy writer who is sharing the first draft of her latest novel scene by scene, as she writes it. Incidentally, she is currently running a contest, if anyone … Continue reading

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School Presentation at Sir Wm. Stephenson

Yesterday afternoon, Cheryl Rainfield and I presented to grade five and six classes at Sir William Stephenson public school in Whitby. I didn’t attend Stephenson, but I did attend Kathleen Rowe, the much older, much smaller and much loved school … Continue reading

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It’s About the Audience…

I’m just back from “Breakfast with Santa” with my six year old daughter. It’s a fundraiser event put on by the Ontario Ladies’ College, at Trafalgar Castle, which is right here in Whitby. This is Sarah’s fourth time attending, I … Continue reading

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Boarder Patrol Cover Image!

My editor, Sarah Harvey at Orca Books, says I’m allowed to share this. I think it’s gorgeous. (I’ve tried to convince friends that it’s really me on the cover, but I don’t think anyone believes me.) Sarah and I just … Continue reading

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Book Launch was Brilliant

Two days ago, Cheryl Rainfield, Deb Ouellet, Charlie Hnatiuk and I launched our Dragon Speaker trilogy at Another Story bookstore in Toronto (if you haven’t been there, you need to go. Lovely bookstore, great staff. Cheryl and I are already … Continue reading

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Revisions on ‘Boarder Patrol’ Submitted!

I just sent my latest revisions on Boarder Patrol to my editor. She’s been very kind, pointing out ways to improve the story and “talking me down from my tree” (as my husband would say) when I wanted to scrap … Continue reading

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