Sylvia McNicoll's Blog, page 6

Canadian Authors Celebrate 150 in South Korea

Best thing ever that’s happened in my career. The Canadian Embassy in Korea invited Kathy Stinson and me to be celebrated and showcased in the Canada150 spotlight at the Seoul International Book Fair. Thirteen hour flight each way, five whirlwind … Continue reading →

Meet the author–fall in love with reading

Share This: At a CANSCAIP (Canadian Society for Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers) meeting a woman commented passionately on how she had tried everything to get her son to read–then he met an author and everything changed. He grew to … Continue reading →

The Near-perfect Launch

Share This: Over two hundred readers crowd the room, some already lined up for an autograph. Phones flash, click, snap or whatever camera apps do. Books quickly disappear from a pile on the table, and your hand cramps up from … Continue reading →

The Comic Book War

The Comic Book War by Jacqueline Guest My rating: 5 of 5 stars First of all a big congratulations to the author Jacqueline Guest who has just been appointed as a member of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian … Continue reading →

Pong and Ping Pins–New Book Present

Authors need to acknowledge their own creations and buy themselves gifts. This is to help fortify us for the tough world out there that perhaps doesn’t celebrate our work enough. I decided to reward myself for The Great Mistake Series … Continue reading →

The Perfect Skype Visit

Lana Button, author of Willow’s Whispers, Willow Finds a Way and Willow’s Smile, challenged me to write about the perfect Skype class visit. The biggest problem, I find, is that I don’t know how the visit goes. Because of the … Continue reading →

Things I got right today, this year, in my life.

When I walk my dog, I often pick up dog do bags others leave behind–they drive me nuts. Why would you go to the trouble of bagging excrement and then just leave it mid path or park or even in … Continue reading →

Do More of What You Love

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Sciatica–a word I’d heard mentioned along with pain and back–suddenly became the only topic on my mind. Started just before the Canadian Writers’ Summit when I had to … Continue reading →

Would you swim in goose poop to save your dog?

  A nice walk down the lake, that’s what we were after.  Spencer Smith Park offered no parking and the Beach Road was closed. “Let’s go to Lasalle Park,” my photographer husband said. “Great idea,” I said, knowing I’d be … Continue reading →

Connecting with the Reader–Imagine in the Park Arts Festival

For most authors, festivals are way outside their comfort zone largely because there is a loss of control. Weather foremost–even a tent or building may shelter you from the elements but if it’s too lovely, people may head for the … Continue reading →