Author Visit – Kinistino School 2010
As an author I've had some much-appreciated gifts from my audience: A good review, an autograph asked for, a question about the next book I'm going to write. But none of these tops the gift I received...
View ArticleFirst Day of the Virtual Literacy Day Conference
Whew! The first day of our virtual Literacy Day Conference was absolutely incredibly amazing! Yes, that's a lot of adjectives for a professional writer to be tossing around, but hey, it really was a...
View Article2011 Fall Author Tour
It's that time of year again--the leaves are turning colour, the combines have finished chugging through the fields, and Saskatchewan's Education Week has arrived. Once again, Education Week overlaps...
View Article8 Secrets to Making a Successful Panel Presentation
So you've been asked to present on a panel and you're not sure what that entails. What should you pack into your approximately 15 or 20 minutes (depending on how many people are on the panel)? What's...
View ArticleGet Teens Involved in Books–Saskatoon & Regina Public Libraries Hold Book...
If there's one thing we all know, it's that reading is good for young people. Beyond the basic literacy skills development, books can inform and inspire! I teach a completely online Library Training...
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