Some things never change. Dan Hogg is in trouble and, once again, he’s wearing the wrong underwear. To find out ‘how come’, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until Fall… read more →
My luggage isn’t quite packed yet but my travel plans are taking shape. I’ll be visiting the Toronto area from January 26th until February 3 to celebrate Literacy Day and… read more →
I’m delighted to announce that my YA mystery Not Suitable for Family Viewing has been nominated for the 2011 Red Maple Award. And I do mean ‘delighted’. Several of my other… read more →
I don’t know if those little monkeys are scratching their heads over how to write a mystery novel or not – but that’s what I’m going to be speaking about… read more →
The Greater Victoria Public Library recently invited me to their Teen RC Author chat line – “Canada’s year round on-line forum for teen readers”. It was my first time ‘chatting’… read more →
This is the proposed cover for my new Young Adult Quick Read for Orca Soundings. I’d love your opinion. Too gruesome? Or am I just being a wimp?
Canadian Children’s Book News recently published a profile of me. You can read all about it here. (As you can see, this photo of me, first thing in the morning,… read more →
I’m not a sporty type so have no idea what that actual means but thought it sounded like it might be a good title for this post. That’s because two… read more →
Not Suitable for Family Viewing has just been nominated for the 2011 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award. We’ll have to wait until April of next year to see if the… read more →
Or even the battle for that matter. But I did win the – I don’t know – skirmish, I guess. Congratulations to Henry Neff on winning Best Book for The… read more →