Inspiration Strikes
2nd Oct 2019
																		In our latest house move, I discovered an old cartoon we had drawn when our house was struck by lightning. This happened in the 90s. It’s an exciting experience. Fortunately we had very good ground protection but it was a blinding strike. A friend, looking out an upstairs window said it looked like a dazzling… Read					
												Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale! July 1, 2019 – July 31, 2019 Welcome to the 11th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter sale! For the entire month of July, thousands of Smashwords authors and publishers will offer readers exclusive discounts on their ebooks. It’s a great opportunity!					
												Over my writing career I have had many enjoyable visits to schools. I love talking to the students about writing and my stories. The enthusiasm and excitement the children and teachers exhibit revitalizes my energy and enjoyment in the writing process. Recently I spent a morning at Brooksbank Elementary school in North Vancouver. What a… 
												In the last little while I have presented  lessons over Skype. The first was in Georgia, USA, and the second in Utah, USA. It was a delight for me to face a group of children and give a talk. I find that working out what is important and what I want to impart helps focus… 
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												Our Giveaway has ended. The lucky winner Cathy, is from the State of Illinois, U.S.A.  The books have been ordered and should be delivered to her , next week.Illinois is a midwestern state bordering Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west. Nicknamed “the Prairie State,” it’s marked by farmland, forests, rolling… 
												Our Giveaway has ended. The lucky winner Stacey, is from the State of Oklahoma, U.S.A The books have been ordered and should  be delivered to her by Amazon,  next week.Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States. It is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the fifty United… 
												Lady Knight, Bk. 3 in the “Crystal Journal Series” for young readers (8 to 80), has been shortlisted in the 2018-19 “Chocolate Lily Book Award” Vancouver, B.C. Canada.  					
												Royal BC Museum             EXHIBIT            May 18 — Dec. 31, 2018 A marvelous opportunity is happening in our Province of British Columbia. If you are interested in the history of Egypt this is a must visit. Great timing for us, as Book 2 of the Crystal Journals Series is “Pharaoh’s Tomb” and G. Rosemary has brought… 