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Friday, October 16, 2015

Debra L. Butterfield interviewed me

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Debra L. Butterfield is an editor, author, and writing coach. Here’s her smiling face. She just posted the following interview with me...
Saturday, October 10, 2015

plan a great book reading

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Good article here: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-plan-a-great-book-reading-5-tips   Elma Schemen...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

writing action & fight scenes: Fonda Lee

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Good article here: http://www.yamisfits.com/2014/11/writing-club-wednesday-guest-post-by.html   Elma Schemenauer CONSIDER THE SUNFLOWERS: 19...
Monday, October 5, 2015

anthology seeks personal essays on faith

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Chasing the Divine, a new anthology, invites personal essays up to 4000 words on the subject of faith in today’s Canadian context. Stories f...
Monday, September 28, 2015

bedtime stories a key to literacy

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Good article here: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/26/bedtime-story-is-key-to-literacy-says-childrens-writer-cottrell-boyce

book marketing: wrong turns & how to avoid them

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Good article by Jonathan Gunson: http://bestsellerlabs.com/the-book-marketing-maze/ .   Elma Schemenauer CONSIDER THE SUNFLOWERS: 1940s-era...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

KAMLOOPS ADULT LEARNERS & CONSIDER THE SUNFLOWERS on Youtube

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The Kamloops Adult Learners Society & my novel Consider the Sunflowers are on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zZ-uW5b7fZo . My part starts at...
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My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.
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