Sylvia McNicoll's Blog, page 9
February 11, 2015
I’m terrified! The Launch
A brand new book is born and the world keeps spinning. Reviews come in, or not. A story makes a 10 best list. Or not. It’s nominated for a major award… Well, you get the picture. We tweet, blog, post … Continue reading →
February 8, 2015
Writers’ Panel at Burlington Public Library
People came! Always a speaker’s first concern but when you initiate and help organize a writing panel, you can lose sleep over it. Frankly, I panicked when both our local book store A Different Drummer Books and our community paper … Continue reading →
February 4, 2015
Writers Studio At Alton Public Library–Creating a Writing Community
Writers share a common passion, a kind of living-in-our-imagination-and then-pouring-it-on-paper- pastime that can make us lonely. If we’re lucky we find each other. In Burlington, my home base, I have found Jennifer Maruno, Rebecca Bender, Jennifer Mook-Sang and Lana Button. … Continue reading →
January 27, 2015
The Netgalley Review & a Book Launch Invite
It starts off politely enough with the disclaimer freebie readers are required to use: “Thank you Netgalley for the free review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.” Then it launches into “Mother******g piece of s**t, this to describe my … Continue reading →
January 20, 2015
Fresh and Local Artists in your community
I am your local author. To celebrate Family Literacy Day 0n Saturday January 24, 10:30 to 11:30 I will read from my some of my favourite picture books at Tansley Woods Library, 1996 Itabashi Way in Burlington. When I … Continue reading →
January 1, 2015
The Readability Factor-Writing the Hi/lo Novel
My core belief is that everyone should enjoy reading. At the beginning of my career I would have said kids who don’t like reading either a) have a difficulty/disability with reading or b)haven’t found the right book. A difficulty could … Continue reading →
October 27, 2014
Technology and the Writer
My birthday present finally came–my most expensive phone to date. a phone that I will use for taking photos and movies, porting presentations, keeping notes, storing addresses and dates, reading and listening to books, texting, Skyping, googling and much, … Continue reading →
October 8, 2014
Meeting the writer: Michael Crummey
What’s the difference between Michael the man and Michael Crummey the writer? At Burlington Public Library’s One Book One Burlington celebration, newly Governor General nominated Michael Crummey was asked that question. He answered something like–I put the best part … Continue reading →
October 5, 2014
Signing: Interacting with some great readers.
“I like Canadian authors because there is not a lot of them and they are all really good.” Yesterday, Jennifer Maruno (Totem, Kid Soldier, War Bird & The Cherry Blossom Series) and I met some wonderful readers. Here are the … Continue reading →
September 25, 2014
Word on the Street–Do we market ourselves well enough?
For Toronto’s Word on the Street, Andrea Wayne Von Koningslow (Bing and Chutney) and I sat at the CANSCAIP booth while two new young writers stood in front drawing people in. One was a “selfie” with two picture books. They … Continue reading →
