by Joelle | Jan 17, 2011 | Daily Writings
I haven’t reviewed books on this site in quite a long time, and those of you who remember when I used to do them, they were usually more “lovefests” than reviews. And that’s what you’re going to get today. I just finished reading THE SKY...
by Joelle | Jan 12, 2011 | Daily Writings
I’m very excited to share with you all a new piece I wrote for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2010 bulletin – a new companion piece to Red Hair Is Not as Uncommon as You Think I’ve moved it to the top of my blog again...
by Joelle | Jan 11, 2011 | Daily Writings
I really wanted to win this ARC of DIVERGENT over at Janet Reid’s blog, but I’m hopeless at the “use these five words in a one hundred word story” contests. Not to mention, I had to look up four of the five words to be sure I knew what they...
by Joelle | Jan 11, 2011 | Daily Writings
I’m over at The Novel Road today. Had lots of fun with that interview, so I hope you like it. Also, I’m posting a link to this teen reader’s review of Restoring Harmony because…well…yeah, he loved it and so it makes me happy. I replaced...
by Joelle | Dec 26, 2010 | Daily Writings
For a while, you could find me feeling sorry for myself because my next book won’t be out until 2012. But then I remembered that I have the best job in the world, I have one book out already, one that’s almost done (the YA that comes out in 2012),...
by Joelle | Dec 23, 2010 | Daily Writings
Eileen Cook’s wonderful husband, Bob, saves the day again. Not only does he keep my website running smoothly, just out of the goodness of his heart, but he provided me with this lovely audio file of my interview from the CBC. Hope you like it! And thanks, Bob!...
by Joelle | Dec 20, 2010 | Daily Writings
Today I was a guest on Shelagh Rogers’ fabulous show The Next Chapter on the CBC. It airs again on Saturday the 25th at 4pm, western time. Be careful though because this show is all about books and I bet you will end up with a bunch of stuff to add to your To Be...
by Joelle | Dec 17, 2010 | Daily Writings
Never fear, I am here to help you. Every year I do a list of my Fave 15 YAs and MG, but this year, because I was editing, and I find it hard to read within my genre when I edit, I read mostly adult stuff. So, instead of the traditional list, I thought I’d give...
by Joelle | Dec 11, 2010 | Daily Writings
Remember the wonderful and talented Sarah Tradewell? You know her as the Canadian teen fiddler who stars in the Restoring Harmony book trailer and wrote the tune Brianna’s Reel to go with the book. But not only is she an ace fiddler, she also plays classical...
by Joelle | Nov 18, 2010 | Daily Writings
As many of you know, I’m spending most of my waking hours editing, editing, and more editing my second novel, THE RIGHT & THE REAL. Yesterday, I finished the first slog through with my editor’s fantastic notes. I still have a lot of polishing and...
by Joelle | Nov 14, 2010 | Daily Writings
And the best part is, I don’t have to leave the house. Which is doubly good because I really, really, really need to stay after those edits. To celebrate Restoring Harmony being out for 6 months (yes, 6 months already!), Kelsey over at The Teen Book Scene has...
by Joelle | Nov 12, 2010 | Daily Writings
This post was originally on The Debutante Ball last year. Every time someone asks me about the treadmill desk, I have to go search for that post to give them the link. I finally got the bright idea of putting it on my own site. Old, slow Joe…. About a 2 years...
by Joelle | Nov 5, 2010 | Daily Writings
Have you ever been reading along in a book and read something that you think the author wrote specifically for you? Well, I just did, and I’m going to share it with you. But first, let me tell you about this book All Roads Lead Me Back to You by Kennedy Foster....
by Joelle | Nov 1, 2010 | Daily Writings
I just wanted to pop in to let you all know that to celebrate Restoring Harmony being out for six months (how can that be? Time does fly!), I am going on a blog tour. Later this month I will be hosted by a bunch of great bloggers and as we get closer to the dates,...
by Joelle | Oct 24, 2010 | Daily Writings
I live on an island that boasts a world famous wooden boat building school. A few weeks ago, they offered a two day workshop called Woodworking for Women. I was all about that. Power tools! Yay. Seriously, I have a degree in theatre, so I’m somewhat familiar...
by Joelle | Oct 21, 2010 | Daily Writings
As you check out the list of finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, I hope you will remember that you heard about my friend Kathryn Erskine’s wonderful book MOCKINGBIRD first here! Well, maybe you didn’t hear about it...
by Joelle | Oct 13, 2010 | Daily Writings
If you missed Wordstock, never fear! You can read about all your favourite YA authors that were there over at The Eager Readers. And you can see a video of yours truly reading from Restoring Harmony below. Notice where I sort of laugh? That’s because VERY LOUD...
by Joelle | Oct 9, 2010 | Daily Writings
Upcoming Schedule: November 2020 Writing with Sensory Detail – Wednesday, 4th November 5-8pm (PST) Book Discussion – Wednesday 18th November 5 -6:15pm (PST) December 2020 Expansive Writing – Wednesday, 2nd December 5-8pm (PST) Book Discussion...
by Joelle | Oct 5, 2010 | Daily Writings
Had a great time at Mosaic Books and Hooked On Books this weekend. Talked to lots of people, signed a few books, and met the great staff at both stores. Thank you to all who made this possible, especially Julia, the wonderful sale’s rep for RH. I’m off to...
by Joelle | Sep 29, 2010 | Daily Writings
I have a couple of signings this week in British Columbia. I hope to see some of you there. October 1 – Kelowna, BC Mosaic Books I’ll be signing books and visiting with customers from 2pm to 4pm. Drop in and say hello. October 2nd – Penticton, BC...
by Joelle | Sep 28, 2010 | Daily Writings
My friend and fellow writer, Joelle Charbonneau’s debut book is released today! Last May, when I was celebrating my release with the other members of The Debutante Ball, I pulled an old switcheroo on them all and instead of posting about my book on my day, I...
by Joelle | Sep 23, 2010 | Daily Writings
Today I’m over at the Wordstock Festival blog doing a guest post about what it means to live in one country and set your books in another. Hope you’ll check it out here.
by Joelle | Sep 20, 2010 | Daily Writings
I’ve decided to change this blog from a regular thing to a place where I post updates, things that interest me, and topics I want to share with you all whenever those things come up. I think when I started blogging, it was still fairly new…not everyone was...
by Joelle | Sep 11, 2010 | Daily Writings
Suddenly Saturday is my handy, dandy name for Dang, I missed Finally Friday! Actually, I was a bit under the weather yesterday, so I blew off FF, but today I remembered that I had a few things I wanted to tell y’all about, so here I am. First off,...
by Joelle | Sep 8, 2010 | Daily Writings
Just wanted to let any of you in the Kelowna BC area, or the Greater Portland (Oregon) area know I will be in your neck of the woods and if you’d like to book me in for a school visit, I will waive my travel fees because someone else is already paying them. If...
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