Do you have immortal longings in you? Is there no creature loves you? Could you be bounded in a nutshell and count yourself a king of infinite space were it not that you have bad dreams? Now's your chance to tell all. To celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday this month, CBC Canada Writes is hosting a "Shakespeare… Continue reading Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge
Category: contests
28 Tricks Winner – and more to be won!
Now that I've rested up from over-blogging last month, I'm back to announce the winner of my Fearless February contest: Danielle E. Shipley. Congratulations, Danielle. A copy of 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6 will soon be heading your way. If you want to win a copy of this hilarious middle-grade comedy, you have… Continue reading 28 Tricks Winner – and more to be won!
Who’s Afraid of Squirrels? (Fearless February Day 12)
Sciurophobia. The fear of squirrels. Are you serious? While some of us are charmed by these little cuties, others can’t get past the orange teeth and fleas. If you suffer from Sciurophobia, your skin crawls and you just want to die when a squirrel scrabbles down a tree with a “chhkk—chhkk—mwa-ha-hah.” All rodent-phobia sufferers experience… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Squirrels? (Fearless February Day 12)
Who’s Afraid of Spiders? (Fearless February Day 10)
Arachnophobia. The fear of spiders. This is the most common animal phobia - which goes to show how irrational phobias are, since dogs and horses kill way more people each year than spiders. Spiders are creepy, I'll admit. Those fangs, those eyes, the clicking of their little clawed feet, the way they drop from a… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Spiders? (Fearless February Day 10)
Fearless February
Dave Davidson, the persuasive hero of my soon-to-be-released middle-grade comedy, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, will be taking over this blog for the next month. Dave is a self-proclaimed "fear-slayer" who helps his friends through the scariest moments of grade 6, with sage and not-so-sage advice. Afraid of dancing at the school dance? Dave has tricks to fix… Continue reading Fearless February
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