by Pam | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
by Pam Withers & Cynthia Gill “The largest achievement gap between boys and girls occurs in writing.” —Ralph Fletcher, Boy Writers Laura’s oldest son was in second grade when his teacher took her aside and told Laura point-blank, “Paul is getting behind in...
by Pam | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recent Syrian refugees (arrived in February in Victoria, BC, Canada) were invited to a family-day welcoming picnic on Mayne Island, BC, Canada, where I spend my summers. As a member of the steering committee that worked for months to make this event happen, I’m...
by Pam | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog
If I haven’t gotten much writing done lately, it’s because I was privileged to have three sisters (and two nephews) descend on me recently. It was like a “sister retreat” or partial family reunion. There are six kids in our family. I’m...
by Pam | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
The nice thing about being a writer is that there is always more writing-craft to learn. For instance, I recently attended a writers’ retreat where I learned a new word and concept: “interiority.” A sort of x-ray vision into a character. And a new rule: You can show...
by Pam | Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
This blog is a bit belated (technical difficulties), but last weekend I attended (and coordinated) a fantastic writers’ retreat on Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada, involving some of the best children’s writers in British Columbia. I got much out of...
