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Category Archives: Writing
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
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! 🙂
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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