by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Writing prompts are one of my favourite ways to get writing started when I’m stuck. I also love coming up with crazy and creative writing prompts for the Young Writers Group. I’m always blown away by how many different stories can come from the same...
by admin | Mar 4, 2020 | News
I have had so many kids and teens tell me they don’t read picture books because they are ‘just for babies’. There is some point where kids get the message that, once they start reading, it’s time to put picture books away for more ‘grown...
by admin | Feb 27, 2020 | Events, News
Last night, I had a lot of fun at the Reader’s Emporium Blind Date with a Book. The last one I went to was nearly two years ago! One great drawcard was that the event is walking distance from home and it was a beautiful evening, so I decided to walk, though I...
by admin | Dec 29, 2019 | News
Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to post SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) on our blogs this year. She believes the way New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made come from a place...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | News
Lately I’ve seen a lot of posts from libraries and bookshops that feature their most popular books. These are the books that have been borrowed the most, or the books that have been bought the most. The lists have the books that people have already heard about...
by admin | Nov 16, 2019 | News
One of the things I love about what I do is attending the launch of new books. This afternoon, I had the great joy of attending the launch of Raymund and the Fear Monster by Megan Higginson and Ester De Boer. I met Megan through Facebook groups a number of years ago,...
