by Pam | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog, book trailer
A “how-to” for cheapskates & dummies: 17 fully-outlined steps! By Pam Withers, www.pamwithers.com We all know that book trailers are the latest thing. They boost book sales, impress publishers (as long as they look professional) and connect with audiences...
by Pam | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog, Book News
Does that ever feel good, especially for a novel that took a year to write, and threw me for a loop several times! (If I were a quitter, I’d have quit on it. But I’m not.) It’s titled In Hiding and is a wilderness-survival young-adult tale....
by Pam | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog, Books
I’m humbled and honored, and doing a little happy-dance! 😊 It’s official as of today that my young-adult novel Stowaway is one of ten in Canada nominated for a Red Maple 2020 fiction award. I’m also tickled that this is my third nomination (for...
by Pam | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog, Writing Tips
I’m often asked my favorite books on writing craft (fiction), so I’m going to list them here. They’ve been of great help to me, and I urge writers of any level to embrace them. There are a whole lot of bad books on writing craft out there, so enjoy...
by Pam | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
This past weekend I was honored to host the fifth annual CWILL-BC writers’ retreat on Mayne Island, British Columbia — for members of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators of B.C. Instructor Ellen Schwartz was highly popular and did a wonderful...