Work In Progress

The Sidney Literary Festival is just around the corner. Do you know of any young writers who would like to join us on Saturday, October 5 ...

Answers to some frequently asked questions: Q: How old are you? A: The answer, of course, is a moving target, but it's easy enough ...

If you were not an author, what would you be? When I was 10, my list of possible professions looked like this: -writer -actress -horse ...

Another student question: Do people walk up to you on the street and ask, "Oh my gosh you're Nikki Tate?" Do you like that s...

How long does it take you to come up with your books? That depends. Some books seem to flow pretty easily - others are more painful (and ...

This week I had the pleasure of spending some time with students at Cloverdale Traditional School in Victoria. And a pleasure it was, indeed...

My primary profession might be 'author,' but it turns out I wind up doing various other things as well. Some of my other jobs, like ...

Well this is quite exciting news! Venom has been nominated for a Chocolate Lily award! This blurb is from the website: The Chocolate Li...

Come One, Come All to Tall Tales Books On Saturday, May 15, Orca will launch three of its spring 2010 titles at Tall Tales Books , a wonder...

How cool is this? Sascha (my youngest brother) handed off the Paralympic flame to Dani (my daughter) on top of Whistler Mountain on the week...

Work on the go – again. Well, you can take the writer out of her office, but you can’t take the office away from the writer. Thank goodness ...

I’ve never made a pilgrimage to a place mentioned in a novel – at least, not before our trip to Seattle. Having recently read Jamie Ford...

Awwww... look who was in our hotel room when we arrived! Meet Lucia! The hotel room at the Monaco in Seattle comes complete with a pet! Ho...

I’m writing this somewhere in the middle of the  Strait of Juan de Fuca  between Vancouver Island and Seattle. It’s pitch dark outside and...

One of the (many) great things about my line of work is that I'm completely portable. Here in Hawaii (where various family members have...

Wow... this was a very nice way to start the day! Laura Robinson Published on Monday, Dec. 07, 2009 10:28AM EST Last updated on Monday...

This Saturday (November 28), come join a whole slew of BC authors and illustrators who will be attending the CWILL-BC Kids' Book Bash!...

Every week Jane and I set each other a poetry challenge. This week we chose one from the Poets and Writers website. Our instructions were ...

Though things have been quiet over here on this blog, the Dark Creek Chronicles farm blog has been busy, busy, busy. I supposed part of that...

A lovely mini-review written by Barbara Julian appeared in yesterday's Times Colonist... Though, I'm not exactly sure how to interpr...

Razor's Edge is due out any minute. Come help celebrate the arrival of the new book at one of these events... And, if you aren't i...

This wasn't where we were supposed to wind up yesterday! Poor Dani had an unfortunate landing when dismounting during a vaulting demon...

  Just ask me how much I love my waterproof camera! And, just ask me how much fun it is to be paddling about Coles Bay on a hot, summer'...

  Dinny watching over his buddies while they enjoy a snooze... Ringo taking full advantage of being able to stretch out without fear of bein...

  we spotted one, two, three deer trotting along Quadra Street! The third one was just behind these two fellows. Just after we passed, the t...

  After spending way too many days in a row labouring on the bathroom reno (which is nearly done - stay tuned for before and after photos!),...