What’s inside the teachers’ guide?
Writing the author’s note made me think really hard about the book’s themes and characters. What was the most important part of the story? The takeaway? The message?
Tag: Orca
Spilling my secrets
The real-life news story that inspired Betting Game, and how an OPP expert in illegal gambling reinvented my bad guy. An interview on the Orca blog. #TuesdayTalk
3 Question Thursday with Karen Krossing
Today, Toronto author Karen Krossing joins me for 3 Question Thursday.
Karen, you’ve written novels set in fantasy worlds and contemporary settings. Which do you find more challenging to write and why?
3 Question Thursday with Orca’s Jen Cameron
Today I’m talking with Jen Cameron, the marketing coordinator from Orca Books.
Jen is a new author’s best friend. When Betting Game was still in edits, she gave me a game plan and coached me through the process. My book was in good hands, every step of the way.
3 Question Thursday with Heather Smith
Orca author Heather Smith fields my questions this week. Her novel Baygirl was a 2015 OLA White Pine Award nominee.
What made you decide on this time and place in history for the story?