Finally Friday – 27 November

by | Nov 27, 2009 | Daily Writings

We Canadians had our Thanksgiving back in October, but it doesn’t mean I’m not thankful. Drop by the Debs to find out what for. Or should I say, “who for”? As for News, Reviews & Contest info, I’ll be including it on Fridays, but this...

“I” is such a boring word!

by | Nov 26, 2009 | Daily Writings

I know that lately I’ve been posting a lot about my first review , the wonderful contest over at bookologist, and other promo type items. Those are all things I do want to share with you, but so we don’t get sick and tired of me, I’m going to start...

Wild Card Wednesday – Aspiring Writer Series

by | Nov 25, 2009 | Daily Writings

I decided that it’s unfair that only the writers with books coming out ever get interviewed. Over the next few months, I will interview a few aspiring writers. That way, when their books are published, you can say, “Oh…I knew them when!” The...

Win my book!

by | Nov 24, 2009 | Daily Writings

I’m very excited because The Bookologist is having a contest to win an advance reading copy of my book! And not just my book, but these two other great books from Putnam too. So hop on over there and enter to win. And if you do, will you send me the other two...

Food For Thought

by | Nov 23, 2009 | Daily Writings

Last night, I was making homemade pizza. I had a craving. I have this craving quite a bit, actually. I said to my husband, “You know, I think I crave pizza so much because they’re always eating it in YA books. He laughed. But it’s true, isn’t...

Changes on the blog & my first review

by | Nov 20, 2009 | Daily Writings

When I started my blog Need to Read several years ago over on Livejournal, there weren’t that many book blogs. At least, not that I remember. Now it seems like everyone and their brother is doing book reviews. I’ve reached a point where I don’t...

The Need to Read & my first review

by | Nov 20, 2009 | Daily Writings, Need to Read

When I started my blog Need to Read several years ago over on Livejournal, there weren’t that many book blogs. At least, not that I remember. Now it seems like everyone and their brother is doing book reviews. I’ve reached a point where I don’t...

Two winners!

by | Nov 19, 2009 | Daily Writings

First off, the winner of the signed copy of Blessing’s Bead is Susi Gregg Fowler! Thanks so much to everyone who entered. While I’m not giving anything away this week, I definitely have something fantastic to give away the week of December 2nd, and there...

We have a winner!

by | Nov 12, 2009 | Daily Writings

Wow! We had a LOT of entries to win Nova’s book Dani Noir. I put all the names into my fleece hat (it was a real sacrifice taking it off for the draw as it’s been very cold here today!) and my friend and critique partner, Wanda, who is visiting me from...

Wild Card Wednesday – Debby Dahl Edwardson

by | Nov 11, 2009 | Daily Writings

I’m very excited to have Debby here. We’ve “known” each other for years on a Yahoo group for kid’s writers and I remember when she sold Blessing’s Bead, her debut novel, out now. Here’s a bit about the book: Nutaaq and her...

Want a sneak peek of my book?

by | Nov 9, 2009 | Daily Writings

In January or thereabouts, I will be assigned a publicist and if you’re a book blogger or reviewer, it’s possible you might be able to get an ARC through her (I know it’s a her…that’s all I know). However, since I don’t really know...

That’s really lame!

by | Nov 7, 2009 | Daily Writings

There are two teens on the island who are special to my heart, and so when it came time to have a teen or two read Restoring Harmony and make sure that I’d gotten all my Canadianisms right, I asked them to read the manuscript. This was last June or so. They both...

Woooooooohooooooooo!!!!!!

by | Nov 5, 2009 | Daily Writings

ARCs at last!!!!!! My book is real! I have to share this part too…imagine this: I hear someone pull up to the back of the house (our driveway goes around to the back) and I look out my window. It’s a guy in a white, unmarked van and he’s messing around with a box in...

Sorry…we’re out of paper!

by | Nov 5, 2009 | Daily Writings

I bet you’ve never gotten a rejection letter from a publisher saying that they’d love to publish you’re book, but they’re short on paper. That was the case in England during WWII. There’s an extremely interesting segment on Radio...

Someone’s helping me over at The Debs

by | Oct 30, 2009 | Daily Writings

It’s Friday and that means I’m over at The Debutante Ball blogging. Well, actually, it’s not me…well, it is sort of me…I mean…in honour of Halloween…I have one of my alter-egos helping me out…I mean…well, just pop...

Betsy & Nikki

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Need to Read

After all the blogging about Betsy and the re-release of the Betsy-Tacy high school books, I felt compelled to read a few. I read Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself. Basically, I walked around for three days with a smile on my face because they’re...

Red Hair & more!

by | Oct 28, 2009 | Daily Writings

So…I couldn’t help but notice that a few people have dropped by to read the Red Hair article. Thanks for coming over! I’ve been thinking for a while that it really needs some updating because some of the things I rarely see anymore (vegetarian teens,...

Wild Card Wednesday – Guest Blogger Art Slade

by | Oct 28, 2009 | Daily Writings

Way back when I first started this blog, I interviewed one of my favourite (and fellow Canadian) writers, Arthur Slade. You can read it here. He has a new book out, and it’s been so long since we’ve heard from him here, I thought he should come back. He...