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Word Up in Whitby

by | Mar 7, 2006 | pre-wp

Spring is on its way and in addition to bringing more writing projects, it also sees me heading out to Whitby, Ontario to be a guest at Words in Whitby 2006. The annual celebration of authors takes place on April 7, 8 and 9 at the Centennial Building in Whitby. The...

Canadian Kids Book Pulled from Awards List

by | Mar 2, 2006 | pre-wp

With Freedom to Read Week only a few days away (oops – we’re in the middle of it now!), it’s ironic that the York Region District School Board is pulling from its list of Silver Birch nominees, Three Wishes, by fellow CANSCAIPer, Deborah Ellis....

First Second Gets Comics Marketing

by | Mar 1, 2006 | pre-wp

Early last year, I read a press release [launches pdf!] that introduced me to a new comic publisher, called First Second Books. They’re actually an imprint of Roaring Brook Press (who apparently don’t have a website yet?!), so they’re coming from a...

Happiness is a Game of Laser Tag

by | Feb 21, 2006 | pre-wp

Image from Vidlit.com Thankfully, my time spent working in corporate offices has been very brief. But I’d barely finished my first donut when I realized I was in another world, filled with it’s own warped language, customs and demands (pizza day! Crazy...

(Not) Everybody is Working for the Weekend

by | Feb 17, 2006 | pre-wp

For freelancers like me weekends don’t exist. It’s Friday and we’re all meant to be getting excited about getting two days off to do whatever we please (which inevitably means cleaning the house/apartment/shed/car/cat/dog/gun/whatever.) For the last...