We are celebrating World Folktales and Fables this week. For most of us these are the first sotires that were read to us as children. These are fantastical and magic realms that also included a subtle warning of danger too. There are differences between a fable and a...
I am extremely grateful for my local bookstore, The Sherwood Park Bookworm for working with me to host a children's colouring contest. As my little monster, Rumble's story takes place at Halloween it is the perfect time of the year to get kids involved and read the...
There are multitude ways to promote your novels, from in person events to online social media sites, interviews, author readings and more. Other ideas are holding a prize draw at an event, or an online contest for a free copy of your book, or maybe as a guest at a...
The Ghost Wrangler Gold Winner in the 2024 Global Book Awards by critically acclaimed author, Matthew Hughes In a world of wizards and walled cities, Galabras Nachecko is a necromancer in the seaport metropolis of Golathreon, connecting the living with deceased...
National Young Readers Day is celebrated during National Young Readers Week on the second Tuesday in November every year. The event's roots come from the "BOOK IT!" program, created by Pizza Hut in 1984 after an initiative created by Ronald Reagan to remind Americans...
This week we celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week to celebrate books, reading and the connections they bring. Many schools, libraries and bookstores are hosting local authors and having special events throughout the week to promote the wonder of stories. The first...
11/6 - National Non-Fiction Day (it's "national" in England; let's spread it internationally!) I have collaborated with a couple of authors on one non-fiction book through my writer's group. It is a work book for seniors to help them begin the process of writing down...
There are a multitude of myths and legends in every country in the world. As children we grow up with them as bedtime storie,s and through movies based on legends. As these narratives develop over time, with changes due to modern perception and 'politically' correct...
When I write, I use places I have visited, or know well, for the setting of my narratives. While others are purely conjured up in my imagination. For example, for my YA adventure novella, Creature Hunt on Planet Toaria, the planet Toaria is completely my creation,...