Now, more than any other time, an author needs to use a different way of selling and promoting their books. Unless you’re a household name, that is. And I won’t name anyone in particular. And so my website manager, Sarah … Continue reading →
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be part of Author Afternoons. On Saturday, June 29th, from 1:00-3:30 pm, I’ll be at the Waterloo Visitor and Heritage Information Centre on 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo. I’ll be giving a workshop … Continue reading →
This Saturday, May 18th, I’ll be at The Living Outdoors in Cambridge with my books, especially my picture books, Harry’s Trees and Les arbres de Harry, illustrated by Maja Wizor. Come and see me there, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring … Continue reading →
Today I’ll be in Palmerston for a book signing, featuring my newest book, Piece by Piece, and I’ll have copies of my other books along too. This book makes a great gift for a mother, grandmother or friend. You can … Continue reading →
Please note that I have several book events already set up for Piece by Piece April 13th, at Family Home Health Care Centre in Palmerston ON, from 11 am to 3 pm May 11th, at Tavistock Public Library, … Continue reading →
Having a new book is very exciting. A lot of work goes in to getting it this far, including years of writing, then editing, revision and even more editing. Once the book is about to be released comes the task … Continue reading →
I was thinking on awakening this morning of stories in my first published book—stories of home and among them the poetry that spoke of those places. We had an attic—which many older houses do—a space at the top of … Continue reading →
Today my publisher and I made the last few scans of the pdf for my book, Piece by Piece. We’d done the careful combing through more than a week ago and further refined some pieces of the text and layout. … Continue reading →
After what seemed like a long cold winter, then a late ice storm here in Ontario, our gardens are erupting with colour. First the narcissus, then the hyacinths. It seemed like they were patiently waiting for the snow and ice … Continue reading →
The inns are filling as people arrive in Bethlem for the required census. After all, who would argue with the Roman governor about such things. It would mean a new taxation likely, to add to the burden of the poor, … Continue reading →
