Sylvia McNicoll's Blog, page 14

Peace on Earth–A Writer and a Conservative Get Together at Christmas

  Okay, I was beating a dead horse, trying to explain how Bill C11 affects writers, how school boards and ministries were trying to opt out of paying anything for copying and downloading copyright files under the umbrella of educational … Continue reading →

Ebook or Paperback––I want both

My ereader resembles my favourite toy:  an etch a sketch.  It fits a gazillion books and slips into my purse, most importantly, the version I have, allows me to make scribbly notes (that I likely can’t read later) on the … Continue reading →

Visiting old characters-Mrs. Dobroski from Grave Secrets

What does my new GPS have to do with my 1999 title Grave Secrets?  Lately I’ve been reading all the books on the Red Maple list so that when I meet the authors May 15th, I will know a little … Continue reading →

The Making of the Reading Trailer

 This isn’t Hollywood.  We have no production budget.  I created a great script but became too busy to audition actors who would have to fill the roles with no reimbursement.   A publisher I worked with once told me she … Continue reading →

The Next big thing: What I’m working on now

 Marsha Skrypuch tagged me to answer a few questions about the project I’m working on right now which is difficult as I’m working on rewrites for three different books.  One is called What the Dog Says, and it’s almost ready … Continue reading →

Arts Hamilton

Last night, November 12, was a celebration of literary arts in the Hamilton community. Lots of prizes are given out and my friends Marsha Skrypuch, Estelle Salata and Gary Barwin were celebrated.  The crazy thing about awards is that such … Continue reading →

The Endcap–A Signing by product

This endcap is located at my nearest Indigo at 1250 Brant Street, right next to the new Marshalls.  I’m signing there this Thursday, November 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Chris Chehowski, the enthusiastic new manager there, invited me … Continue reading →

Author Appreciation Party-No Award Envy Here

Authors love to party and we love being appreciated. So when Wendy Mason and Christie Harkin invited us to an author appreciation party, we showed up in droves. (Full confession, camera battery was dead and Frankenstein and his bride did … Continue reading →

Bookstore Signings––Are they worth your time?

 The Red Maple program will get into full swing around January, so I’m told, but I received my first note regarding the awards, the day after the announcement.  I think it had more to do with bookstore signings than the … Continue reading →

Nominated for the OLA Red Maple Award: Crush. Candy. Corpse

Writers love libraries, they’re our paradise. The angels who help us around there are the librarians.  Over the summer a flock of the angels spend their times reading all the Canadian children’s books and making lists of ten for each … Continue reading →