There’s this Meme going around, called The Next Big Thing. Folks have been sharing details of their current writing and up-and-coming projects. My DD, Shari Green, was tagged and I was happily reading her post when, wham! I came across my name. So I’ve been tagged now, too. The idea is to answer the questions andContinue reading “‘The Next Big Thing’ Meme”
Tag Archives: Laura Best
A worthwhile challenge: can we do it?
Yes, I know I said I was taking a blogging hiatus, but this is worth breaking it for. Every so often I come across a very worthwhile cause. This time it was on Facebook, where I discovered singer/songwriter Jimmy Rankin had decided to do a Christmas giveaway — a personally signed guitar. He plans to giveContinue reading “A worthwhile challenge: can we do it?”
Finalists Announced for Geoffrey Bilson Award
Finalists for the GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE were announced yesterday. Sponsored by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund the winner of this award will receive $5000. Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists, but a special shout out to finalist Laura Best, author of BITTER, SWEET (Nimbus PublishingContinue reading “Finalists Announced for Geoffrey Bilson Award”
Beautiful Blog or Blogger Award
Receiving an award is always an honour. There have been a number of awards circulating the blogosphere during the past year, each suggesting the recipient’s blog has been providing value to its readership. Joylene Butler surprised me with the “Beautiful Blogger Award” last week. I was honoured by this award but I admit to aContinue reading “Beautiful Blog or Blogger Award”
Interview with Canadian Author Laura Best
. I’m delighted to welcome Laura Best to my blog today. Laura has lived in the small community of East Dalhousie, NS her entire life. She was a contributor to Christmas in the Maritimes: A Treasury of Stories and Memories and A Maritime Christmas: New Stories and Memories of the Season, and her fiction hasContinue reading “Interview with Canadian Author Laura Best”
NaNoWriMo – Let’s GO!!!
This is it! This is my time to….. And now that I’m racing against the word clock you may not see as much of me over the next thirty days. That might not be a bad thing. I imagine you’re getting pretty tired of hearing about NaNoWriMo if you don’t happen to be a participant.Continue reading “NaNoWriMo – Let’s GO!!!”
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