I’m off to San Diego for a meditation retreat. I’m planning some writing, too, in the quiet. And some walking on the beach, listening to the ocean, and watching the palm trees sway.
Maureen
Maureen Bush
Updated: Feb 22, 2022
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Maureen Bush
Updated: Feb 22, 2022
As part of my Christmas giving, I have decided to donate a buffalo through plancanada.ca. Why a buffalo? Because I have buffalo in my story The Veil Weavers. Of course, mine are bison and this is a water buffalo, but hey… it’s still a buffalo. And it will make a family very happy.
My challenge to all my kid-writer and illustrator friends (and writers for adults) is to find a donation that fits with one of your stories. Plan Canada has a catalogue, as does Operation Eyesight and Unicef.
Derek Mah, there must be a Save the Komodo Dragon fund somewhere. Monica Kulling – an animal shelter? And Art Slade, Plan Canada has a pig just for you. To anyone who accepts my challenge: please let me know, and pass on the challenge.
Maureen
Maureen Bush
Updated: Feb 22, 2022
At the end of the course I taught on Writing for Children, I asked my writers what they would suggest I keep or change, if I taught it again. Collectively, they liked what I taught, but wanted more writing time. I joked we need Part II in January, focused on writing exercises, and they said Yes. So we are. Writing for Children Part II, at the Alexandra Writer’s Centre, focused on in-class writing exercises and critiquing of student stories. Want to join us?
Maureen
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