I had the great experience of visiting Marist Brothers School in Kobe over my school’s spring break in order to speak about my two sports novels, Trading […]
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A Real Visit to Marist Brothers School in Kobe…Followed by A Virtual Visit
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After the Earthquake
In the wild maelstrom of post-earthquake news, pseudo-news and high-speed opinions, it has been difficult to know what to make of the past month here in Japan. […]
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London Times Literary Review – Spiders
While reading my weekly edition of the London Times Literary Review in early March, I happened on an interesting review of a book called Spider that examines […]
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SCBWI Interview – Why Write Novels About Sports?
I was recently interviewed about my sports novel writing by Holly Thompson of SCBWI (the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators). You can find the interview by […]
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A Week Ago, in Cairo
Just over a week ago, on Sunday, Jan. 23, I gave a 30-minute Skype talk on writing to a class of Grade 7s at Cairo International School. […]
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Back to Where it All Began…
During Christmas holidays back in Canada, I was lucky enough to visit three Vancouver area schools: Point Grey Secondary School, Lord Selkirk Elementary School and Cambie Secondary […]
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The Writing Game
A big aspect of writing, and soccer, is hard work. It is acquiring the discipline to push through that last sprint no matter how much your aching […]