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Trico’s Got Talent – July 10 to 14
This summer I’ll be working as an instructor at the Trico’s Got Talent performing arts camp, where children will experience their very own theatre production. In a dramatic and fun-filled week , children will learn how to write, rehearse and perform their own unique play in just five days. Children will create the plot, craft the script, write dialogue and hone their acting skills for their very own dramatic production, which will then be performed at the end of the week on the final day of camp. Registration for Trico’s...
read morePlayWriting Camp in Calgary in July
PlayWriting Camp will take place once again with the Calgary Arts Summer School Association this July. The 2017 PlayWriting camp will take place from July 17 to 21 at St. Vladimir’s Cultural Centre, 404 Meredith Road NE (Near Memorial Drive and Edmonton Trail), Calgary, Alberta. In a dramatic and fun-filled week of half day camps, children will learn how to write, rehearse and perform their own unique play in just five days. Children will create the plot, craft the script, write dialogue and hone their acting skills for their very...
read moreGuest Author Mackenzie Reide
My guest today is Mackenzie Reide, author of The Adventurers, an adventure-mystery for 8 to 12 year olds. She also writes short stories for adults. Her latest novel, The Adventurers: The Mask of the Troll, is the second book in The Adventurers trilogy. Last year we spoke about the first book, The Mystery of Troll Creek. Can you tell us about the second book? The Mask of the Troll starts right where The Mystery of Troll Creek left off. Our heroes, Dana, Amy, and Jack have survived being buried alive in the old abandoned coal mine. The bad guys...
read moreTrico’s Got Talent – July 10 to 14
This summer I’ll be working as an instructor at the Trico’s Got Talent performing arts camp, where children will experience their very own theatre production. In a dramatic and fun-filled week , children will learn how to write, rehearse and perform their own unique play in just five days. Children will create the plot, craft the script, write dialogue and hone their acting skills for their very own dramatic production, which will then be performed at the end of the week on the final day of camp. Registration for...
read moreBook Signing at Indigo Signal Hill, June 3
This Saturday, I’ll be at Indigo at Signal Hill in Calgary from 11.30 am to 5 pm. I’ll be signing copies of The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, Flashback, and Future Imperfect. Indigo is located at 5570 Signal Hill Centre SW in Calgary. Hope to see you...
read moreWorkshops at Drumheller Public Library – May 31
This week I’ll be conducting the third of a series of workshops at Drumheller Public Library on the craft of writing historical fiction, a fascinating genre that combines the events of the past with characters and stories from the writer’s imagination. Examine the art of writing historical fiction and the need to fully immerse yourself in a particular time period to make your storytelling more believable. Learn how to write effective, authentic and appealing historical fiction and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories....
read moreWorkshop at Three Hills Library – May 25
This week at Three Hills Library I’ll be running a condensed version of my workshop on Writing for Children and Young Adults. Start to learn how to write effective, authentic, and appealing fiction for young people and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories. Explore the writing process from initial concept to finished work including story structure, the creation of outlines and the importance of research, editing and revision. Examine ways to to research publishing houses where you can submit your work, along with cover...
read moreBook Signing at Chapters Crowfoot, May 20
This Saturday, I’ll be at Chapters Crowfoot in Calgary from 11 am to 5 pm. I’ll be signing copies of The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, Flashback, and Future Imperfect. Chapters is located at 66 Crowfoot Terrace NW in Calgary. Hope to see you...
read moreWriting for Publication – Saturday, May 27 at Mount Royal University
The Writing for Publication class takes place at Mount Royal University on Saturday, May 27, 9 am to 4 pm. Have you ever read a novel, short story or nonfiction article and thought, “I could have written that”? This workshop shows you where to find ideas and turn them into a marketable venture. Half the class is spent exploring novels, short stories and non-fiction projects from concept to draft, the other half discussing how the various markets operate. This class is ideal for novice writers wishing to write material for...
read moreGuest author Konn Lavery
Today’s guest is Edmonton author Konn Lavery, who is known for his Mental Damnation dark fantasy series. He has also written the thriller/horror novel Seed Me which was released last summer. Konn and I have discussed his writing last year in March, mostly covering his Mental Damnation series. Now he is back to tell us what has changed with the dark fantasy series. Konn Lavery, can you introduce yourself to us and your writing? Hi Simon! Thanks for having me again. I am a freelance graphic designer/web developer by trade and a writer at...
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