by Pam | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Book News
It’s a mere four-day countdown to Canada’s largest kids’ book awards (I’m one of 10 authors nominated for the Red Maple Award), and this year anyone can watch the Forest of Reading Festival awards online on Tuesday, June 16: curio.ca/forestoforeading Big kudos to the...
by Pam | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog
I just wrote two words that are rather thrilling to me: “the end.” That means I just completed a young-adult novel. My 20th, to be exact. (The 18th, Stowaway, just came out, and the 19th has been accepted and is currently being scheduled by Dundurn Press)....
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 | 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...
