Wednesday, July 06, 2011
My new site is up
I've been busy building myself a new site which includes a wordpress blog and website rolled into one. I'm gradually transferring content. This is where all new posts will be located.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
National Aboriginal Day and Summer Solstice Today
Today is the summer solstice, but also National Aboriginal Day. I'm hoping to get to a few of the activities to celebrate with my First Nations and Metis friends. Just about right now, a Salish Welcome Totem is being raised at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre. I'll be there in spirit, and will try to get down soon to take a picture of it for you.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The Guardian's top non-fiction list
It makes me wonder if anyone has put a similar list together for kid's non-fiction?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Blink & Caution takes home the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Here's a shout out to Tim Wynne-Jones for winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction. Way to go Tim!
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Michael Hauge's 6 stage plot structure
Today I'm trying to apply Michael Hauge's "6 stage plot structure" to the young adult novel I've been working on. He also has a wonderful "Story Concept Template" that I find useful. If you don't know who Michael Hauge is and you have writerly aspirations, you may want to spend a little time on his website. You may even want to order a book or two. This guy is amazing. I took a two day workshop with him, and I would love to do more. He gets right the heart of your writing, doesn't mince words, and he's good. His credentials speak for themselves.
Labels:
novel writing,
plot structure,
story concept
Thursday, June 02, 2011
The Cat is Out of the Bag: Pajama Press
My former publisher, Gail Winskill has started a new press. I'm super excited. They are starting out with three fabulous authors, who have all been edited by Ann Featherstone, my long-time editor. I just know that this new publishing house for children's titles will be great.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Help Slave Lake, AB rebuild their fire-devestated library
My son-in-law has been up fighting the fire in Slave Lake Alberta. In a phone conversation to us he spoke about how terrible the destruction was. What a nightmare for the people of that fire-devestated town. My heart goes out to them. One of their losses has been their new public library. I'm so happy to see that support from other libraries, publishers and book lovers has been pouring in. Please consider helping with:
1) cash donations which can be made through www.slavelakelibrary.ab.ca on their "Make a Donation" link, or
2) donating new or nearly new books (they are asking for books no older than 2 years, probably to avoid musty cast-offs). These can be shipped to the Peace Library system headquarters for cataloguing and storage until a temporary library can be opened in Slave Lake.
ATTN: Books for Slave Lake Library
Peace Library System
8301 -- 110 Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8W 6T2
1) cash donations which can be made through www.slavelakelibrary.ab.ca on their "Make a Donation" link, or
2) donating new or nearly new books (they are asking for books no older than 2 years, probably to avoid musty cast-offs). These can be shipped to the Peace Library system headquarters for cataloguing and storage until a temporary library can be opened in Slave Lake.
ATTN: Books for Slave Lake Library
Peace Library System
8301 -- 110 Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8W 6T2
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