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Apr 21
2010

Day One: Blue Met

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IMG_12121212121.jpgIt's Day One of the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival here in Montreal  --

Apr 19
2010

New Friends at Macdonald High School

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IMG_1010101.jpgHello hello, dear blog readers! I'm just in from a long, but happy day. I started at Marianopolis

Apr 17
2010

I Love Sheree Fitch

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Today, I did something I haven't done for ages -- I took a class instead of giving one! I did a one-day workshop with Nova Scotia children's writer Sheree Fitch. Sheree called

Apr 16
2010

"The More You Can Learn the Better"

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IMG_9999.jpgThat's what a student named Shaugn told me this morning. I was back at Vanier College, again because I was participating in the Kleinmann Family Foundation 17th Annual Cegep Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide.

Apr 14
2010

The Gift of Listening

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Okay, so I'll admit it: I am not always the best listener (maybe because I do so much talking!!). But it's a skill I am working on.

Today, I was at Vanier College as part of the school

Apr 08
2010

Writing Lessons from a Photo Editor

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IMG_77777.jpgI  know what you're thinking -- what could a photo editor have to teach us about writing?

Well, you'd better keep reading, because today, Marcos Townsend, photo editor at The

Apr 07
2010

YA Writer Lori Weber Pays a Return Visit to Marianopolis

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My friend, local YA writer Lori Weber, came to work with my Writing for Children class this morning at Marianopolis College. Lori is the author of five novels for young adults, the most recent of which

Apr 06
2010

Time to Breathe!!

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During the most hectic days of the semester, I sometimes feel like I don't have time to breathe. But this week isn't like that. Ahhhh... it feels good. I used the long weekend to do this &#

Mar 31
2010

Helping Students Gear Up for Trip to Nunavik

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IMG_666666.jpgI spent part of this afternoon at Royal West Academy in Montreal West. It was a special visit

Mar 30
2010

Another Visit to Beaconsfield High

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IMG_55555.jpgHello hello dear blog readers,

I've posted a pic from this morning's whirlwind visit to Beaconsfield