Sylvia McNicoll
Canadian Author for Young People
Final, final, cover
The colour has been corrected; here is the final image. In order to bond with it I will have a t-shirt made with the image on it. DCB will also create a poster for me to display at upcoming events. Can you see any differences between this and the last cover?
And the Final Cover is….
Climbing the stairs, with a dog standing by for moral support, and surrounded by ribbons of words that 12 year old Ella recites to shore herself up and to memorize for her CN tower recital–here it is the final cover. This week this image will be finalized with…
Whittling Down the Cover Choices
In my family there are three graphic designers and others trained in photography and art as well as nine grandchildren. I ask everyone’s opinions on the cover in order to see if they conform with mine. I definitely wanted railings for my stairs, for safety and…
Stage one of cover consultation- Blue to the Sky
Twelve year-old Ella wants to conquer her fear of public speaking by climbing the CN Tower to recite her poem on allergies. She also wants to someday own a dog that won’t make her sneeze or wheeze. Julie McLaughlin prepared these roughs based on my idea that we…
Summer is not over yet!
</ Cicadas buzz in the soft evening air of August. Local peaches, and corn and watermelon await our eating pleasure at stands and grocery stores, fresh from the farm yards. It’s still warm enough for a swim at the beach or pool. We are going on a second…
Encore Reading and Writing
\\ Here I am hard at work editing my upcoming novel Blue to the Sky, a story about a girl coping with too many allergies and surviving because of poetry. Banjo is here giving me encouragement and making sure I take breaks, especially for walks. I’m reading this…
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