I spent the morning at William Aberhart High School in Calgary at Career Day. I was asked to speak about A Career As A Writer. A writer...

Crow Boy has arrived. I received a very heavy box today, holding my free copies of Crow Boy, all the extras for my family, and the stack...

From the conservatory at the Tyrrell Museum where I sat and plotted what kind of chaos Kyle and Lucas could get into in their next...

Road trip to the Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller = more photos.

There’s a new page on my website, for Crow Boy. It comes out on April 9, with a launch at Monkeyshines Children’s Bookstore, in Calgary,...

We have a name! Finally, after dozens of suggestions back and forth and around the Orca office, it’s been decided. Cursed! Jane is the...

We’re still debating titles for the Spirit Man book (working title “There’s A Witchdoctor In My Grandmother’s Bathroom”). When the...

I’ve been asked to speak at four elementary schools as part of the Calgary Public Library’s It’s a Crime Not To Read program. Here’s the...

We had a rare morning when we were all free to play, so we trekked off to the Calgary Zoo to see the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit. Animated...

Progress Report on There’s a Witchdoctor in My Grandmother’s Bathroom: The witchdoctor has been renamed the Spirit Man. We’re still...

Had a cold, feeling better, up at 6:00 am Sunday morning. House quiet, made coffee, sat and wrote. A perfect way to start the day. Maureen

It’s March 2, and it’s been warm and melty for two weeks. I’ve spotted a few things growing in my garden – some garlic greens close to...

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! She chortled in her joy Eric Orchard is doing the cover for the soon-to-be-renamed There’s a...

I’ve just finished the first round of editing for There’s A Witchdoctor In My Grandmother’s Bathroom (which will definitely be renamed)....

Metaphors are unfortunately literal to my younger daughter. If someone says, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” she looks up at the sky and...

This morning I want to settle in and focus on three different projects. The kids at Lakeview and a brainstorming session with my younger...

Thursday I spent another day in Lethbridge, at Lakeview School. This is the second school I’ve visited using Feather Brain for a One...

The two-week forecast is for temperatures just above freezing, and I’m thrilled. As the sun hits the frost layered on all the trees,...

I have a new manuscript, fully written and reasonably edited. It’s still a thrill to get to this point, to be able to carry it around and...

I’m working on recording short clips from my books for my website. My husband is helping, using his flashy new computer music software...