I’m pouring over the page proofs for The Veil Weavers, making sure every detail is correct. It’s shocking how much still needs correcting...

For schools interested in having writers visit (like me), the application deadline for the Canadian Author’s Association Writers in...

I’ve been rereading books I loved when I was a child, after discussing old favorites in Banff. The Owl Service, by Alan Garner, was...

We drove out to the new Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park this morning, just west of Calgary. It used to be Harvie family ranchland, and...

The editing of The Veil Weavers is complete. It’s always a little scary, letting go of a story. I comfort myself by remembering I get one...

The Canadian Authors Association has a Writers in Schools Program, where schools can apply to have a writer who is a member of the...

I came home from Banff with a long list of recommended books to read (some of them actual books in my bag, purchased from writers in...

There – I’ve said it. And it’s finally true. Bathroom fully renovated (and it’s lovely), hole in the bedroom wall patched (cut to reach...

My editor found another error in The Veil Weavers. She called last night, concerned about a chapter opening near the end of the story....

I went for a walk on Nose Hill on Sunday. When I sat in the grass it was so quiet the sound of my breathing was louder than the sounds...

I’ve had a strangely lovely day. First, downtown for a Wordfest session with Arthur Slade and Scott Chantler. Scott writes graphic...

After the course at the Banff Centre, I’ve been thinking about what makes great kids books. I think this quote from Shane Peacock defines...

I’ve just finished another round of editing for The Veil Weavers, and my brain is fried. Following Art Slade’s suggestion, part of my...

We have squirrels – many, many squirrels. We also have a pear tree with inedible (to us) pears, so we let them fall, making the air...

I just got back from my road trip to Airdrie. Well, road trip is perhaps an exaggeration ­– it was 25 minutes door to door. I had a great...

Our experiment growing potatoes in a garbage can has concluded with a very small haul, enough for one meal – an awful lot of garbage can...

I’ll be giving two talks in Airdrie on Friday, September 30, as part of their ARTember celebrations. I’m really looking forward to it; I...

Inspired by Art Slade’s stories of writing while walking on a treadmill, and unable to squeeze one into my small, shared office space,...

I’m just home from Banff, and I feel marinated in story and language. That’s all we did, besides eat and crack endless jokes. And it was...