by Pam | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog, Writing Tips
When artists need to rework a detail, they can paint right over it. When writers need to rework something, maybe it’s not so different. I’ve been musing about that since an artist friend invited me into her studio last week. It was a tiny cabin in the...
by Pam | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog
My young-adult adventure novel has clinched yet another enthusiastic review, most recently from Emmie Zeelie on NetGalley: “Tracker’s Canyon is nail-biting from the start. From the beginning the reader is kept in suspense and wondering who it is who wants...
by Pam | Oct 4, 2017 | Blog
Can a novel cure what ails you? Absolutely: It’s called bibliotherapy, which means reading as a type of therapy. I was sitting in the library one day, having a small bout of writer’s block while trying to start a new novel, when I looked up and saw a book titled The...
by Pam | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
I’ve barely started writing my new novel, but it’s all outlined and going smoothly. There will be bears in it :), and since I recently returned from the Great Bear Rainforest where I was researching it, I thought I’d add a few more photos to my...
by Pam | Sep 19, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
The joy of being an author is the research for my young-adult adventure novels that sometimes involves fun trips. I just returned from several days in Bella Coola, British Columbia, 267 miles (429 kilometers) northwest of Vancouver in the Great Bear Rainforest. With...
by Pam | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
From Netgalley and educator Martha Lawton comes yet another five-star review of my young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon (Dundurn Press): Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “Tracker’s Canyon was a great adventure story for many students. The book is well...
