Children’s Literature
The writer life is weird and wonderful. One week there could be a series of events converging at the same time and you try believing in your incredible luck and the [...]
November 30th is L.M. Montgomery's 142nd Birthday and to celebrate I've decided to give away ONE signed ARC of Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Montgomery on Twitter! I know! [...]
I don't tend to talk politics on this blog, mostly because it is meant to focus on writing, the creative process and what is happening in the life of Mel. But [...]
Today is a VERY exciting day because I can finally tell you something that I had to keep to myself for almost two months! The good news is, if you [...]
Monday I sent the proofs of MAUD to my editor. Today I cut many inches off my hair. For over two years I've kept it long because it helped me get into the [...]
Book Birthdays are the perfect way to celebrate spring. And today is Deborah Kerbel's special book birthday, as we celebrate her sixth (SIXTH!) novel, Feathered. When Deborah told me about [...]
How is it the end of February? I had such plans to write some kind of philosophical forward-looking blog post about my goals for 2016 and now it is practically [...]
I met Nicole Winters through a local Toronto writers group that supports Canadian authors and illustrators, Torkidlit. We get together once a month, talk shop, and celebrate our successes. Nicole [...]
Everything is circular. My first post of 2015 was the exclusive Canadian cover reveal of Ingrid Sundberg's YA novel, All We Left Behind, and here we are at the end of [...]
In which a road trip brings the opportunity to follow up with one of my favourite people, meet "Gilbert Blythe"--well online anyway--and connect with the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. [...]
Today is L.M. Montgomery's 141st Birthday and it is time to party like its 1874 because it feels like everyone is pulling out their best table linens and china to [...]
I am pretty pleased to introduce you to Trina St. Jean, a new Canadian YA writer . Interestingly story, I met Trina when I lived in Montreal through a mutual [...]
