Around the world

Around the world

I’ve been doing everything but blogging the past ten months, mostly traveling but of course, also writing. I have a new middle-grade adventure book off the press (Paintball Island), a young-adult one coming in March (Andreo’s Race, Tundra Books), and...
Off to San Francisco!

Off to San Francisco!

I’m San Francisco-bound next week, promoting Jump-Starting Boys! My schedule includes: Monday, Sept. 16 interview with KPFA host Denny Smithson Monday, Sept. 16 6-7 pm presentation at Kumon Campbell, 1784 Winchester Blvd., Campbell Tuesday Sept. 17 taping at...
Jump-Starting Boys: List of Media Attention!

Jump-Starting Boys: List of Media Attention!

Wow, what response my co-author (and older sister) Cynthia Gill (see photos of us, young and old; me on the left in the top photo, me on the right in the bottom photo) and I are getting from our just-off-the-press book for parents and educators: Jump-Starting Boys....
A Spoonful of Fun

A Spoonful of Fun

Why am I Mary Poppins in this photo?! As a long-time member of Children’s Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia, Canada (www.cwill.bc), I was happy to celebrate the organization’s 20-year anniversary two nights ago by attending a big party. The...
Festival of Trees book awards

Festival of Trees book awards

Two weeks in Ontario! Has it really been more than a week since I arrived back from a whirlwind author’s tour in which I spoke at schools in London, Whitby and Ottawa? Great schools, libraries and students! Wonderful staff! And such great questions from the...