by Pam | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yes, today’s kids are heavily influenced by school, peers, and the media, but parents can and should reassert control to ensure they prosper in work and in life. Here are some tips for concerned parents.1) This generation’s college degree is the equivalent of last...
by Pam | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
One in a series of stories-behind-writing-the-books, which I offer intermittently here on my blog.At fifteen Wilf is certain that he is too old for summer camp. When his parents ignore his protests and ship him off anyway, he decides to escape from camp by canoe and...
by Pam | Feb 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
One in a series of stories-behind-writing-the-books, which I offer intermittently here on my blog.Montana-born Rex loves nothing more than to take his kayak out on a river, the faster and more powerful the better. When he gets the opportunity to tackle the well-named...
by Pam | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Help! I am working at three novels at one time. I hate that. I only like to work on one at a time. (Though I know one author who always likes to work on two at a time. She calls one her “morning novel” and the other her “afternoon novel,” and says she gets more work...
by Pam | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
In our competitive world, parents concerned about their children’s future job prospects are naturally inclined to provide them with as many advantages as possible: private kindergarten places, tutoring, sports coaching and more.Does it work? To some extent, but not as...
by Pam | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
The tenth in a series of stories-behind-writing-the-books, which I offer intermittently here on my blog. When best friends Jake and Peter discover mountainboarding, they decide it’s one of the best free-ride sports around. They’re stoked about bombing down...
