Sylvia McNicoll's Blog, page 12
August 25, 2013
The Summertime Bookstore Signing
What I like about a signing is that it’s a real and demonstrable effort to connect my book to readers without the need to be shortlisted for any prizes, which let’s face it, are hit and miss and certainly out … Continue reading →
July 27, 2013
Different Creative Paths and Skink on the Brink
I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because trying something new always sends me down a different path and different paths reroute creativity for unique results. Yeah okay and I feel I am all knowing about grammar too. … Continue reading →
July 14, 2013
Celebrating 20 Years of OLA Silver Birch & Forest of Reading
Seventeen years ago I won the third ever OLA (Ontario Library Association) Silver Birch Award for Bringing Up Beauty,(Fitzhenry Whiteside) a novel about best friends and boyfriends and fostering a puppy for Guide Dogs Canada. See above on the right … Continue reading →
July 5, 2013
Engaging Characters take over the story
I never meant to write about them. The bombsquad using a robot to disengage a backpack “bomb”. A friendly crossing guard who twirls his stop sign like a baton and shares his driving judgements even though he can’t drive … Continue reading →
June 23, 2013
June 17, 2013
Fudge for Thought
Brown sugar melting with butter and milk, puckering up and popping a kiss of sweetness into the air, is there anything better? In Dying to Go Viral (Fitzhenry Whiteside) Jade lists making fudge as one of the things she wants … Continue reading →
June 10, 2013
Grant Me Creative Writing Money Canada Council
The Secret to Getting Grants Recently I attended a session at the Onwords Conference of The Writers’ Union of Canada called “The Desperate People” or “Get that Grant”. The speakers included Marion Vitrac, Program Officer for Canada Council’s Grants to … Continue reading →
June 5, 2013
Online Book Launch for Dying to Go Viral…is dying to go viral.
Celebrate the launching of Dying to Go Viral, without having to leave the comfort of your home or classroom, Thursday, June 6, 2013 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Live on: http://www.youtube.com/user/SylviaMcN... Fourteen year old Jade is dying to be … Continue reading →
May 28, 2013
Food is love: Mars Bars for my Book Launch
1) First you enlist a handsome helper to unwrap and break up four Mars Bars per batch into a pot. Sampling the Mars Bars is a must. 2) Add 1/4 cup butter and melt the two together. Beautiful! … Continue reading →
May 22, 2013
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week
My favourite thing about TD Canadian Children’s Book week it that I have the opportunity to visit so many different groups of kids in a short time in a part of the country I would likely not get to. Certainly … Continue reading →
