A couple of weeks ago, my town hosted the biggest writing festival I have ever seen here. In other words, five authors came and gave readings at our quaint little theatre. The authors were in town as part of a school district project. Since winter,… Read More
About a year ago, author Susan Juby came to my town’s library to speak to local schoolchildren. I was duly impressed with Juby’s public speaking skills. This year, the grade sixes and sevens (and me, seated at the back) were invited to listen to Nikki… Read More
Being a writer, and being—at this point in life—so much better at expressing myself on paper than in person, I always get tongue-tied when people ask me, “So what’s your book about?” I have my elevator pitch prepared, but the words come out rehearsed and… Read More
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