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Happy Holidays

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Writing Classes with me in 2022

Hello friends,

If you’re looking to enrol in some writing classes for 2022, please see below for the classes I’ll be teaching.😊

ELLA* IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
COURSE 22-A6 – INTRODUCTION TO NOVEL WRITING
Tuesday January 18 – Tuesday March 8, 2022 (classes run 2X a week)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
PDF Handouts provided
*ELLA’s mandate is to offer older adults (seniors) non-credit educational courses.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – ONLINE CLASS
COURSE 1717, SECTION 72 – WRITING FOR CHILDREN: INTR...

My Interview with CTV Saskatoon & Jeff Rogstad

Say what you will…

But starting the day with a cat who wants to hold your hand while you rub his ears and Neil Diamond sings, “Forever in Blue Jeans,” in the background is a very warm and civilized way to start the day.

Intro to Writing for Children at the University of Toronto

This fall, join me online with the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. I’ll be teaching Introduction to Children’s Writing (Course 1717, Section 075).
There will be two components – a weekly webinar on Wednesdays, from 6:30-8:30 PM (ET) and an offline component with assignments and exercises.
Modules will cover a variety of topics, from finding story ideas, genres and word counts, and editing. There will also be a module on publishing, covering both traditional and self-publish...

Starfest 2021 Romance Panel

Please join me at the 2021 Starfest Festival as I host an online romance panel with authors Courtney Milan, Farah Heron & Uzma Jalaluddin. Find full information & buy your tickets at https://www.starfest.ca/romance-panel.

The flexibility of language?

Occasionally, I come across interesting threads and questions that people put online. A few days ago, a (White Male) had posted a thought and asked for advice.
In his post, he said something along the lines of “It’s Saturday morning and I’m in my office. My two teenage kids are upstairs, playing on their computers and practicing their programming skills. I see the gardener and his son arrive to tend our lawns. Here’s my worry. I worry that my kids will grow up and go into I.T., and talk about ho...

There is still time to register!

Good morning wishes

Good morning to everyone, but especially The Miss, who treated us to a full-throated & eight-octave soliloquy on why she should be allowed off leash to get closer to the coyote. It was the kind of speech that would have made Perry Mason & Shakespeare weep in both its poetry and logic. She lost her case, but the judges were impressed by her impassioned argument and vigour. And, of course, for doing all of this while seated and paying attention to us and not the coyote, she was given a conciliatio...

Talking about Maria and the Plague and why our stories matter

I was delighted to be part of the conversation with Alex Lewczuk, Jessica Burtis & Rebecca Bond as we talked about kindness, diversity, Maria & the Plague (gross facts included!), & why our stories matter. Listen to the podcast here, https://bit.ly/3uLnkFs