| A Real Blog |
[Oct. 3rd, 2009|01:26 pm] |
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Most people know I don't really keep a blog here - I just use it to post to other people's blogs.
But - seeing as I have three months off to write, I decided that I should also use this time as an opportunity to do other things. To try other things...including setting up a real blog. Mostly, I've avoided it because I didn't believe I had enough interesting things to write about. I've also avoided it because I didn't want it to get outdated. But now I have a nice defined period: Three Months. I also have something interesting to write about: the journey of finishing and editing Summer of Flight (and the agent-finding process that will no doubt follow), in addition to all the other work that I plan to do at the same time. Because I can't just do one thing. If, at the end of three months, I want to end it - I can. On the other hand, if I am finding it fun and interesting, and I have enough to keep going, I can do that to. So - if you are interested in following the three month journey - feel free to check out where I will be posting it: http://thethreemonthjourney.blogspot.com/ |
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| Support our CityChase Team |
[Aug. 13th, 2009|11:55 am] |
This Saturday, Karina Sumner-Smith and I will be competing in the Mitsubishi CityChase - what this means is that we will be racing around Toronto trying to gather "chase points" mostly by doing odd stunts and challenges. As part of the first chase point, we have been asked to fundraise a minimum of $50 for Right to Play before end of day tomorrow 10 PM FRIDAY, August 14, 2009 (Yikes - more urgent than I thought!). Right to Play (www.righttoplay.ca) supports programs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.
We all know that dreaming of a better world - whether through sports, writing, art, or any other form of creativity - can in fact result in a better world. If you would like to support our team - and this great endeavour - please donate. Even $5 can go a long way. You can donate by making a secure online donation. All you need to do is click on the link below (or paste it into your web browser): http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?SID=2293341Please use this link to ensure your donation is credited to my team. Thank you so much for even considering supporting our efforts. At a minimum, I will post pictures on Facebook - since I have yet to figure out how to post them here! Jana |
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| Congratulations to Paul Crilley! |
[Jan. 23rd, 2009|11:05 am] |
Paul just posted this elsewhere, and I had to spread the word:
CHILDREN'S: MIDDLE GRADE Paul Crilley's THE INVISIBLE ORDER and THE FIRE KING, the first books in a fantasy series about a 12-year-old girl living in Victorian London who gets caught up in a centuries long secret war being fought between the various factions of Faerie and mankind, to Regina Griffin at Egmont, in a good deal, at auction, by Ginger Clark at Curtis Brown (NA).
Julie Czerneda and I bought Paul's short story, "The Invisible Order" for UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS - and these books are an expansion of that tale and world. Nice to know I have good taste! ::innocent grin::
Congratulations Paul - I can't wait to read the books!
Jana
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| A Toast to the New Year |
[Jan. 1st, 2009|12:54 pm] |
First was Change.
Next came Opportunity. Then most recently - Transformation. Now, the world is wide open - anything can happen. So many balls are in play - that who knows which ones will drop and which will grow roots and become trees. So much potential. So much ... Possibility. So, here is me raising a glass to a year that will be unique to everyone - where potential should be taken advantage of, and even small things can matter and have an impact. Here is to dreams being achieved, to new adventures and new goals - to stories, to travels, and to the chance to see good friends. To the Year of Possibility. (And to those who have dubbed it the Year of Fulfillment and the Year of Courage - here's to you too!) Jana |
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