When I heard that Martin Scorsese was making a movie of one of my favorite books, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, I was delighted. Then when I heard they were changing the name to Hugo (which I’m still not happy …
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Some Thoughts on Scene Structure
I was minding my own business one day when a piece of wisdom floated by on my Twitter feed: “What’s the precise turning point in your current scene? Make its trigger more dramatic—or less obvious.” It was from the agent …
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Canadian authors! Have you written to your MP yet about Bill C-11?
In its current form, Bill C-11 is a catastrophe for authors, since it directly undermines copyright, which is how authors earn their meagre incomes. -Paulina Ayala, MP forHonoré-Mercier,Quebec All right, if you are American you might just want to …
And the winners are…
Congratulations to the two winners of my WITCHLANDERS giveaway, JUDY RUSSELL and CHERIE!!! I’ll be emailing you later today to get a mailing addresses. Yay! These winners were chosen by the Random Number Generator at RANDOM.ORG Here’s what you win: …
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Witchlanders Gets Another Star! (That Makes Three!) And Give-Away!
I never say “squee.” I mean, what kind of word is that, anyway? Surely there’s a better word for a woman of a certain age to use when she’s excited about something. A dignified word like: Topping! Oh Topping, Muffie. …
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Writing the Unreal with Lena Coakley and Megan Crewe – Wed. in Toronto
Writing the Unreal Wednesday, November 16th CANSCAIP Meeting – Free and open to the public 7:30 PM Northern District Library 40 Orchard View Blvd. (Yonge and Eglinton area) 2nd Floor, rooms AB (Please note! This is a change from the …
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Agent Hunting
I was thrilled by the response to my October 19th post, A Query Dissected, in which I shared the query letter that got me my agent and discussed some of the things I thought a query needed to be successful. …
My Time in Narnia as the Fifth Pevensie Sibling
Loved doing this interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith over on the Cynsations blog–she always asks insightful questions. Have a look!
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My Witch Fantasy Dinner Party
It’s Witch Week over at Serendipity Reviews, and to celebrate I have invited some of my favorite witches to a sumptuous dinner party, complete with special dishes in their honor. Pull up a chair! And check out the great review Serendipity gave Witchlanders!
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My Interview with Harper Collins Canada Editor, Hadley Dyer
My first interview as Canadian corruspondant for Cynthia Leitich Smith’s fabulous Cynsations blog posts today! It’s an interview with the wonderful writer and editor, Hadley Dyer. Have a look!
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