by Sylvia McNicoll | Mar 9, 2009 | Sylvia McNicoll
Finally I finished the last book in the wild life series: The Nine Minute Disaster Zone. For six books, I have viewed life from the point of view of 14 year old Zanna. It’s pretty emotional for me to leave Last Chance Pass in Alberta and head for Europe, first for Zurich Switzerland, then for Paris France. I had to say good by to my wolf dog and my boyfriend Tyler as well as my glaciologist father. Also I had to conclude a kind of mystery about Tyler’s mom and how she died.
And I did this twice as the first ending didn’t have enough tension.
Now the awful part. Waiting. Will the editor like it or not? Am I free to go on to new stories?
by Sylvia McNicoll | Mar 5, 2009 | Sylvia McNicoll
Not sure how it was that the whole economy suddenly flushed down the toilet but certainly the publishing industry was having its problems for a few years now. 2009 perhaps won’t be a year for lots of contracts. Still on February 11, at a CANSCAIP general meeting Gillian Chan, one of my favourite partners in projects with no profit, officially awarded me with the highest token of esteem the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers has, their pin. I believe Mark Thurman designed it and the three entities represent writers, visual artists and jugglers…I mean performers.
Gillian mentioned all my executive positions in the past, recording secretary, treasurer, vice-president and president; as well as my current position as programs officer along with Gillian O’Reilly and Andrea Wayne Von Koningslow. I learned things from each of these positions but my favourite pet projects were the mass book launches at the Mississauga Public Library, OLA, Book Expo and coming soon at the Saskatchewan Reading Conference in Saskatoon.
May there always be books to launch no matter what the economy does.
by Sylvia McNicoll | Mar 5, 2009 | Sylvia McNicoll
So 2009 begins. Lovely eiderdown snow blankets. So far the most exciting thing we’ve done is go to an Ontario Science Centre Sleepover. Can we ever get enough of wheelchair races or forming face and hand sculptures out of red metal pin thingies?
We got there at 4 in the afternoon and explored till midnight. Here’s Hunter competing in a balloon race.
Much more excitement to come.
by Sylvia McNicoll | Mar 5, 2009 | Sylvia McNicoll
So Santa came
in a much smaller form this year but still there was Christmas Lego. Here’s Hunter finishing up a Sponge Bob Square Pants Lego present.
by Sylvia McNicoll | Mar 5, 2009 | Sylvia McNicoll
Originally, the new baby was scheduled for January 5th but the birthday was moved back to December 20. Christmas Eve,
Jennifer( eldest daughter) began experiencing contractions. It was surreal timing them instead of concentrating on more mundane things such as opening gifts.
Five-fifteen on Christmas morning, Jadzia finally made her appearance. Bob and I were in charge of William, her brother, and it was only us three for Christmas dinner. Later, we sent a Christmas meal to the hospital because Joseph Brant’s idea of the traditional meal was fish sticks.
No present could have stood up to the excitement of the Christmas birth so it was a good year to go without stuff.
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