Lorna Schultz Nicholson's Blog, page 7
February 4, 2014
Blogging from the Olympics!
Hi Everyone, I thought I would give you a heads up that I will be blogging about my Olympic experiences from Sochi, Russia. I leave February 8th. Yes, I’m missing the opening ceremonies but for good reason. The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is putting on an hour show on my book Puckster Goes to the Olympics! So exciting. [...]
December 10, 2013
School Library Journal Review for Forward Pass
I just got a good review from School Library Journal for my Podium Sports Series soccer book, Forward Pass. Obviously, this is a really awesome early Christmas gift. SCHULTZ NICHOLSON, Lorna. Forward Pass. 144p. (Podium Sports Academy Series). Lorimer. 2013. RTE $16.95. ISBN 9781459403734; pap. $9.95. ISBN 9781459403727; ebk. $7.95. ISBN 9781459403741. Gr 8 Up–Set [...]
November 25, 2013
More Puckster Books!
My latest two Puckster books are out and they are titled Puckster’s First Hockey Tryout and Puckster Goes to the Olympics. They are cute books, written for children aged 4-8. And believe it or not, they are not just for hockey fans. All young children can be entertained by the woodland characters (well, except Juan [...]
September 24, 2013
Big Air – New Podium Sports Series Book
I have a new book out in my Podium Sports Series and this time it is a snowboarding book. Just in time for the upcoming season! This series is considered a high-lo and written for high school students who are reluctant readers. So…the vocab is lo, written at a grade three/four level, but the concept [...]
August 19, 2013
Publishers Weekly Review
I just got my first publishers weekly review and I have to say I’m pleased. It’s funny how one little review can make an author so happy! Well, for awhile anyway. Until the bad one comes in. Lol. All good and all part of the business. To take the good with the bad. For now [...]
July 12, 2013
Becoming Indigo
The second book in the Indigo series is now available. Becoming Indigo starts with our heroine, Indigo Russell, moving out of her parents home and living in an apartment with two roommates. Yes, strange things start happening. Although the book is a novel, it was inspired by psychic Tara Taylor. I loved delving into Tara’s [...]
February 27, 2013
Forward Pass
The 4th book in my Podium Sports Academy series will be released on March 1, 2013. This time Parmita takes the stage. She is Podium’s soccer goalie. Check her out on amazon. She even made #1 under New Hot Releases in dysfunctional relationships. Yup, you have to get the book to find out why her relationships are [...]
January 22, 2013
New Reviews
Here are a few reviews that just came in from School Library Journal for my Podium Sports Academy Series. I thought I would share. “[Vegas Tryout is] hard-hitting, and it accurately depicts anorexia and how it affects teens.” “Both hi/lo books (Rookie and Vegas Tryout) tackle difficult teen problems in an easy-to-read style.” 
January 17, 2013
Doping in Sport
Okay, so my Podium Sports Academy teen book, One Cycle, is about a lacrosse player who decides he needs to be bigger to get a scholarship. He decides to do One Cycle of testosterone. Just one cycle. And you know what, he finds out that what he is doing is not honest. How about that [...]
January 9, 2013
Happy New Year
Is the chocolate all gone??? When the New Year comes I swear off chocolate but…then it creeps back into my life as I’m sitting at my computer doing edits. Yikes. When is Valentine’s Day? Haha. My New Year started off great with a short story published in the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of Jack and Jill [...]
