Natasha Deen‘s books include Burned from Orca’s Retribution series, Sleight of Hand and Across the Floor. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her family. The following is a post written by her. Stories change the world. I’m proof of this. My family immigrated from Guyana, South America to Canada, inspired by stories of …
#TuesdayTalk with Sonya Spreen Bates. Sonya’s new Orca Sports novel, Off the Rim, launches this month. Sonya, you’ve written quite a few books for Orca now, including early chapterbooks and sports novels. Where do you get your story ideas from? Ideas come from everywhere and anywhere. Memories, dreams, travel, overheard …
#TuesdayTalk with Trina St. Jean. Trina’s debut YA novel, Blank, launches this month. Trina, what’s the oddest or most unusual job you’ve ever had? I wrote personality tests for one of the top online testing sites. Some were serious, like The Resilience Test, and some were just for fun, like …
#TuesdayTalk with Karen Krossing. Karen’s new YA novel, Punch Like a Girl, launches this month. Karen, what do you look for in a good story? I look for a compelling character in an intriguing situation. I want the premise to be unusual or a new twist on an old idea. …
