Author Visit – Best Ever!
6th Jun 2019
																		
												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… Read					
												WRAD 1st. Feb.2018. http://www.litworld.org/mission/ World Read Aloud Day is a day when authors all over the planet read from their works for audiences. The aim of the experience is to foster a love of reading in the children and give them a sense of the joys of being a writer. The three of us visited… 
												A School Visit – late October 2017 – 350 children Recently I had the opportunity to visit a school situated in North Vancouver. I was booked for four sessions with three classes attending each session. The librarian grouped the children by age so that I could tailor my talks to each learning level. I had… 
												Last Saturday I joined a critique group for a meeting. It was my second time. It’s summer here in Canada so we met in Trout Lake Park. But Vancouver, being Vancouver, it rained lightly. So we sat under a willow tree. Writing can be a very lonely activity. You plot in your head and hope… 
												Here I am again. This time I am writing from Australia. At the moment I am in Adelaide, which is in the state of South Australia. The weather is hot here. Since we arrived we have had many days where the temperature has reached over 30 degrees celsius. The house we are staying in and… 