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Witchlanders– A CRYSTAL KITE WINNER!!!
Holy moly! I’m completely speechless this morning to have learned on Twitter (before it even showed up on the SCBWI website!) that WITCHLANDERS has won the Crystal Kite Award for my region. (It’s up there now so–yes!–it’s official!) From the SCBWI …
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Debut Novelist, Richard Ungar
My interview with Richard Ungar posted on Cynsations yesterday. He talks about making the transition from picture books to novels, his mentor Peter Carver and–of course!–his debut novel, TIME SNATCHERS. Have a look!
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Newsy Bits – Crystal Kite Nomination!
Still in a tizzy over being on sub, but I hope to have some news about that soon! As a result my blogging has ground to a halt, but I do have a few bits of news to pass on! …
On Sub! and Other News
I’m just getting back to work and writing after being sick. I feel like Rip Van Winkle–I went to bed when it was still winter, and when I woke up, it was spring! To be honest, I’m finding it a …
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Baaaaaad Blogger: Do I Have Social Media Fatigue? Or Am I Just Lazy?
Wow. It has been exactly one month since I last posted. I don’t think I’ve ever let that much time elapse since I began this blog way back in February 2011. Oh, what interesting things I had to say back then. …
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My OLA Scrapbook!
Last weekend, hundreds of librarians and authors from across Canada converged on Toronto to attend The Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2012. I was there to present Witchlanders in a three-minute infomercial with 34 other authors at CANSCAIP’s annual OLA …
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Two Events Coming Up in Toronto
Hi Friends! I’m afraid this is all the posting I’ll be doing this week–I’m trying to get some writing done, doncha know? However, I did do a rather fun “When I’m Not Writing” guest post over at Tynga’s Reviews, so …
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Which Brontë Sibling Are You?
I was so excited about this post that it’s going up a day early – but since it’s Anne Brontë’s birthday today, I think it’s quite appropriate. I made my first quiz! It’s called “Which Bronte Sibling Are You?” and …
YA Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Winner Announced!
Sorry for the slight delay in picking a winner, friends. I’ve been sick, and–boy!–there were a lot of entries to go through. But, thanks to the number generator at random.org, I can now announce that the winner of a signed …
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The Truth about Trends–a guest post by Megan Crewe
I’m thrilled to be hosting Megan Crewe on the blog today. Megan and I spoke about speculative fiction at last November’s CANSCAIP meeting and I found her to be nothing less than profound. I asked her to write up a …
